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Karina Ishchuk
Sound Designer & Composer with hands-on experience delivering audio for 20+ game
projects. Skilled in end-to-end audio production, including sound design, music composition,
integration, and implementation using FMOD. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional
teams to create immersive and technically optimized audio experiences for interactive media.

Contacts
Ukraine, Odesa
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Experience

Sound Designer — Midnight.Works

Aug 2025 – Apr 2026

-​ Delivered full-cycle audio production for 23 game projects, ensuring consistent audio
quality and style across titles;
-​ Implemented and configured interactive audio systems using FMOD;
-​ Designed and produced custom sound effects using professional libraries and original
field recordings;
-​ Created and maintained detailed sound asset lists in collaboration with game designers;
-​ Selected and integrated licensed music aligned with each project’s artistic direction;
-​ Collaborated with 4 cross-functional teams (developers, designers, artists) to refine
audio direction;
-​ Delivered structured audio packages with clear implementation guidelines for
development teams.

Sound Designer — Maisternia Sliv

2024 – 2025

-​ Cleaned, restored, and enhanced voice recordings, improving clarity and overall audio
quality;
 -​ Applied audio processing to achieve professional sound standards;
-​ Synchronized audio precisely with video content;
-​ Extracted and prepared source audio materials for further production.

Composer — RedViburnumStudio

2024

-​ Composed and produced original soundtrack for the game teaser “F20”;
-​ Delivered music aligned with narrative tone and visual direction.

Education

Odesa National Academy of Music (A. V. Nezhdanova)​
Bachelor’s Degree — Concertmaster Pianist​
2019 – 2023

HfM Detmold​
Certificate — Music Recording for Musicians​
Feb – May 2023

Berdychiv Pedagogical College​
Junior Specialist — Music Teacher​
2014 – 2018

Skills
Technical Skills: ​

-​ Experience with Wwise, FMOD and Git;
-​ Basic knowledge of Unreal Engine.

Music Production and Composition:

-​ Music composition, arrangement, and production;
-​ Knowledge of music theory;
-​ Proficient in Reaper, FL Studio and Adobe Audition.

Audio and Video Editing:

-​ Have experience with DaVinci Resolve, RX Audio Editor and Sony Vegas Pro.

Performance and Instrumentation:

-​ Professional pianist;
 -​ Skilled in playing the domra, accordion, and panpipe;
-​ Music performance expertise.

Languages
English - Intermediate plus
Russian - Fluent
Ukrainian - Fluent