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Software Product Designer (Audio) - Sonnox
The Focusrite Group đŹđ§ Finstock, West Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
The role involves translating product direction into finished audio plug-in designs by bridging the gap between product management and software development. Responsibilities include creating UX concepts, building functional prototypes, and collaborating with DSP experts to ensure high-fidelity musical tools.
Responsibilities
- Concept & UX Design: Translate briefs into design conceptsâcontrol sets, signal flow, workflow logic (wireframes)âwith rationale for decisions
- Prototyping & Validation: Build functional prototypes to validate workflow assumptions and demonstrate intent to the engineering team
- Lead listening tests and user validation to iterate on the sonic and functional experience
- Translate Research to Reality: Collaborate with the Lead DSP Developer to turn algorithmic concepts into high-fidelity musical tools
- The 'Trusted Ear': Collaborate with the Brand & Product Lead to identify the musical and product intent during the prototyping phase
- Quality Control: Provide the critical link between math and music; when the logic is sound but the audio isn't, you are responsible for diagnosing the issue and articulating the path forward
- UI Execution: Collaborate with the Brand & Product Lead to define UI behaviour and interaction requirements; providing direction and design review to ensure visual execution matches the product intent; partner with Graphic Design talent to deliver a worldâclass final aesthetic
Requirements
- Experience in product design, UX design, or audio software product development
- Significant time spent in professional audio â production, mixing, mastering, or post â with a credible portfolio of work
- Demonstrable experience designing software UXs, with examples of taking a project from concept to functional specification
- Expert-level experience using DAWs (e.g., Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live) and a deep familiarity with audio plug-in categories (EQ, Dynamics, Reverb, etc.)
- Technical Skills: Proficient in at least one prototyping environment for audio: Max/MSP, Pure Data, Python with audio libraries, or similar
- Strong understanding of audio signal flow and the technical principles of music production
- Excellent technical writing skills for creating user-facing and internal documentation
Benefits
- Pension
- Private health cover
- Lifestyle benefits
- Small company atmosphere with the support of a large group
- Beautiful and peaceful location on The Cornbury Estate in Oxfordshire
Key Skills
About The Focusrite Group
Weâre a passionate bunch united by a single objective: to smash through barriers and unleash boundless creativity in the world of sound. From bedroom beat making to uniting festival crowds, we support our customers at every step of their music-making journey. We are a group of 13 world-leading MI and pro audio brands, operating across two divisions. Our Content Creation division consists of Focusrite, Focusrite Pro, Novation, Ampify, ADAM Audio, Sequential, Oberheim and Sonnox, while our Audio Reproduction division houses Martin Audio, Optimal Audio, Linea Research, TiMax and OutBoard.
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