Eric Gross
Professional Experience
Electronic Arts (Redwood City, CA - Remote) - (Feb 2021 - May 2023)
Audio Director I/Senior Sound Artist I
Directed post-acquisition audio pipeline and team workflow transition following the Glu Mobile acquisition, ensuring production continuity for multiple mobile (iOS, Android) titles, including Disney and Lord of the Rings IP.
Managed and executed music, sound design, mixing, and voice-over editing for several high-profile mobile games, maintaining standards under aggressive development timelines.
Implemented sound systems directly into the Unity engine and Wwise.
Glu Mobile (San Francisco, CA - Remote) (June 2010 – Feb 2021)
Senior Sound Designer/Sound Designer
Audio lead (Music composition, SFX, VO, Mixing) for a distributed team, directing sound and maintaining high-quality standards across projects.
Remote collaboration with global studios (Moscow, Beijing, Hyderabad, Sao Paulo) on multiple concurrent projects. Contributed to over 70+ titles, including notable external IP titles.
Audio implementation using Wwise, proprietary tools, Unity, and standard version control (Perforce/GitHub).
Drove audio experience for several award-winning, highest-grossing mobile video games in Glu's portfolio.
Dubwax Audio Production (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - (Jan 2000 - Present)
Audio Production Specialist
Freelance contract audio production, recording, mixing, consulting, sound and music design.
Projects include services for musicians and bands, film scoring, video games, television and radio advertisements.
Nexstar Broadcasting Group - WCIA-TV/WCFN-TV (Champaign, IL) - (10/2008 - 6/2010)
Studio Technician
Performed multiple simultaneous technical roles during nightly live news broadcasts, including graphics (Chyron Duet/Lyric), audio operator, camera operator, teleprompter and floor directing.
Ensured seamless, on-air execution of daily newscasts by coordinating control room functions and operating core broadcast systems like Avid Express, Avid iNews, and Avid Deko.
Education
Columbia College Chicago (9/2004 - 5/2006)
Bachelor of Arts (BA) - Audio Arts and Acoustics - Sound System Design
High Honors Graduate/Dean's List
Parkland College (8/1999 - 12/2001)
Associate of Science (AS) - General Studies
Dean's List
Affiliations
Communications Advisory Committee Member | Parkland College (2019 - Present)
Contribute strategic guidance on curriculum and program needs, ensuring communications and media arts programs meet current industry standards.
Perimeter Road Sound Recordings Volunteer | Parkland College (2018 - Present)
Advise students on extracurricular music recording in a recording studio environment.
Foundational Experience
Customer Service, Retail, and Public Interaction Roles (Champaign-Urbana, IL) (1995 – 2005)
Assistant Manager, Jarlings Custard Cup: Oversaw daily store operations, including customer service, managing product, staff, and inventory.
Circulation Clerk at Urbana Free Library; Host at Courier Cafe; Sever at Texas Roadhouse: Responsible for customer service.