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Experienced audio professional with strong creative and technical skills, with extensive work in UE5 native audio (Metasounds) and Wwise. Designed scalable implementation systems and mixing workflows in close collaboration with audio programmers and fast-moving development teams. Previously delivered audio for interactive games and worked across linear media including trailers and TV. Open to new opportunities with a strong interest in owning creative audio decisions as well as technical implementation.…Experienced audio professional with strong creative and technical skills, with extensive work in UE5 native audio (Metasounds) and Wwise. Designed scalable implementation systems and mixing workflows in close collaboration with audio programmers and fast-moving development teams. Previously delivered audio for interactive games and worked across linear media including trailers and TV. Open to new opportunities with a strong interest in owning creative audio decisions as well as technical implementation.

William K. James

Sound Designer, Lead Sound Engineer, Sound Editor, +5

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Experienced audio professional with strong creative and technical skills, with extensive work in UE5 native audio (Metasounds) and Wwise. Designed scalable implementation systems and mixing workflows in close collaboration with audio programmers and fast-moving development teams. Previously delivered audio for interactive games and worked across linear media including trailers and TV. Open to new opportunities with a strong interest in owning creative audio decisions as well as technical implementation.…Experienced audio professional with strong creative and technical skills, with extensive work in UE5 native audio (Metasounds) and Wwise. Designed scalable implementation systems and mixing workflows in close collaboration with audio programmers and fast-moving development teams. Previously delivered audio for interactive games and worked across linear media including trailers and TV. Open to new opportunities with a strong interest in owning creative audio decisions as well as technical implementation.

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Experienced audio professional with strong creative and technical skills, with extensive work in UE5 native audio (Metasounds) and Wwise. Designed scalable implementation systems and mixing workflows in close collaboration with audio programmers and fast-moving development teams.

Previously delivered audio for interactive games and worked across linear media including trailers and TV. Open to new opportunities with a strong interest in owning creative audio decisions as well as technical implementation.

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Work Experience

Principal Audio Designer at Blue Dot Games

April 1, 2025 - Present

Principal Audio Designer working largely independently on a technically demanding role. Led Wwise implementation, mixing, spatialisation, and data-driven audio assignment for bespoke vehicle audio inheriting from base classes. Designed and implemented a volume-driven ambience system that also supports weapon tail switching and dynamic ambience, including a Wwise soundscape component for dynamic ambience. Developed an explosive resonance system using sphere traces and configurable radius collision checks. Optimised occlusion/voice count with configurable distance thresholds to reduce expensive occlusion line traces—improving frame time from ~8ms to <2ms as measured with Unreal Insights and client traces.

Lead Sound Designer at BULKHEAD

December 1, 2023 - March 31, 2025

Lead Sound Designer on WARDOGS with a heavily technical focus leveraging Metasounds. Owned audio direction and prioritised deliverables through alignment with CEO/EP for milestone targets. Designed key implementation systems for weapons, vehicles, and VO scalable across a large game. Worked with core tech to address replication and update-frequency issues affecting 3P audio, ensuring the server is aware of audio components for weapons. Implemented/handled bespoke occlusion, audio compression changes (Bink to PCM), and spatialisation for vehicle audio across 1P/chase cam/3P. Advocated a raycasted bubble approach around the player for early reflections. Managed and directed outsourcers for assets and technical solutions, supported integration of assets into in-house systems, and led daily standups and overarching technical direction for a multi-disciplinary team.

Sound Designer at BULKHEAD

March 1, 2022 - November 30, 2023

Sound design role at BULKHEAD with continued emphasis on both creative and technical development, primarily engine work alongside support for linear trailers and rip-o-matics. Delivered UE4/UE5 audio using Wwise and native UE5 audio/Metasounds, working closely with audio programmers on system design and technical implementation. Used REAPER extensively with plugins and scripts (including Soundtoys, FF, DMG, iZotope, Plugin Alliance, and NVK). Also delivered music on KILLRUN, Battalion: Legacy, and WARDOGS, including designing a music system for WARDOGS.

Guitar Chair (Professional Musician) at Curve Theatre, Leicester

October 1, 2019 - February 29, 2020

Held the guitar chair for the professional run of West Side Story with 8 shows per week (Sundays off) alongside other work. Full-time performing role during October 2019 to February 2020.

Studio Engineer at Games Workshop

February 1, 2019 - March 31, 2022

Sound design and scoring, including recording, mixing, mastering across multiple media types. Worked with marketing/media teams and delivered significant dialogue across trailers, TV series, and audio dramas/audio books. Used Pro Tools and Reaper daily, including Avid S1 to improve workflow efficiency. Performed extensive VO and dialogue work, including regular commercial trailers and TV series work (e.g., Angels of Death). Used Source Connect for remote voice sessions during the pandemic. Used iZotope RX daily for click/plosive removal and denoise tasks, plus broader audio restoration and cleanup.

Freelance Audio Engineer

February 1, 2017 - February 29, 2020

Freelance recording, mixing, and mastering for multiple music styles. Worked across varied recording techniques and delivered high-quality mixes and masters using common plugin suites. Example credits include Argle Bargle and Adekunle Gold (multiple projects with large streaming reach). Utilised Waves, FabFilter, SSL Native, and many other plugins, with strong microphone technique (M/S, ORTF, A/B, spot, close mic). Used outboard equipment including an ISA preamp and channel compressors.