Steve Dobias Email & Phone Number

Chicago, Il, Us

Chicago, Il, Us

Madison, Wi, Us

• Sound design and implementation for unannounced AAA FPS title, with active role shaping aesthetic vision and production pipeline.• Previously embedded with Amazon Game Studios as an audio designer on their MMO, New World, where I created and implemented SFX for emotes, creatures, mission objectives, and housing items.• Previously audio lead on colony sim in development.• Resource planning and scheduling for audio resources in concert with other disciplines. • Composition, editorial, and implementation of interactive musical scores.• Use of Unreal, Wwise, Reaper, foley, animation tagging, Atmos, and more to craft a compelling player experience.

• Managed in-house recording studio, including planning and vision for integration with independent label.• Researched comparable business models to create process for marketing original music.• Engineered, recorded, and completed sound design for premiere in-house studio projects.• Coordinated music distribution to digital storefronts and streaming services, managing attribution, metadata, and royalty payment.• Developed long-term strategy and opportunities for additional revenue verticals.

• Coordinated 500 post-production sessions for film, music, TV, and digital formats.• Supervised audio for projects originating in THEAREgroup, an artist collective/residence for creatives. • Co-produced documentary film and podcast content for internal use and external clients.• Conducted market research to identify and develop prospective clients through needs assessment.• Administration of performance rights/royalty splits for all music publicly distributed.• Primary point of contact for discovery, billing, scheduling, and problem resolution.• Managed online and social media content ensuring quality, presentation, and customer satisfaction.

Hoffman Estates, Il, Us

• Created and implemented a diverse set of sound assets for top-selling game franchise “Saints Row” in Wwise.• Designed audio content for event classes, character interactions, special moves, and background events. • Performed audio mix optimization by blending classes of in-game audio events to enhance player experiences.

Chicago, Il, Us

• Designed and engineered major game and UI sounds for the WB Games release "Injustice: Gods Among Us".• Created sound assets for character special moves, background interaction and events, and in-game cinemas.• Utilized a combination of tools - FMOD, UDK, Foley, animation tagging, and surround mixing in Vegas Pro.

• Toured internationally to support US Armed Forces on two occasions.• Assisted in songwriting, recording session engineering, planning and strategy.• Conducted extensive outreach to radio stations and maintained contact databases to manage outreach efforts. • Marketed music to record stores, managed inventory and led promotional work to advance and promote shows.• Won four Independent Music Awards and “Best Band” by Chicago Tribune’s RedEye.

Associates Of Applied Science, Recording Arts Technology/Technician

Bachelor Of Science In Psychology