Key Responsibilities
On-Set Audio Recording
- Plan and execute location sound recording, ensuring clean dialogue capture, minimal ambient noise, and optimal mic placement for various video formats.
- Operate and manage professional audio recording equipment, including shotgun microphones, lavalier systems, audio recorders, boom poles, and wireless audio kits.
- Conduct sound checks, monitor levels in real time, and troubleshoot issues on set to ensure uncompromised audio capture.
- Implement best practices for soundproofing and ambient control, particularly in studio environments.
Audio Post-Production
- Perform audio editing, clean-up, mixing, and mastering for all types of video content.
- Reduce noise, hums, and unwanted frequencies using industry-standard software like Adobe Audition, Pro Tools, or DaVinci Resolve Fairlight.
- Synchronize audio with video footage, ensuring lip sync accuracy and audio continuity.
- Design and incorporate sound effects, room tone, and background scores, collaborating with composers or sourcing royalty-free libraries when required.
Sound Quality & Consistency
- Maintain a consistent audio signature and brand sound identity across all videos.
- Ensure voice clarity, balanced tone, and correct loudness levels, optimized for various platforms (YouTube, LMS, social media, etc.).
- Implement Loudness Standards (LUFS), Dynamic Range Control (DRC), and EQ balancing appropriate for the content type.
Equipment Management & Workflow Optimization
- Manage, maintain, and upgrade audio equipment inventory, including microphones, audio interfaces, mixers, and monitoring systems.
- Recommend and integrate new technologies or tools that enhance recording quality or workflow efficiency.
- Document and refine audio production workflows, ensuring smooth handoffs between recording, post, and delivery teams.
What We're Looking For
- Experience: 2+ years as a Sound Engineer, Location Sound Recordist, or Audio Post-Production Specialist in professional video production environments.
- Technical Proficiency:
- Mastery of audio recording tools (Zoom F series, Sound Devices MixPre, Rode, Sennheiser, Shure, or equivalent professional microphones).
- Strong command over DAWs (Adobe Audition, Pro Tools, Fairlight, Logic Pro).
- Familiarity with audio plugins for noise reduction, de-reverb, EQ, compression, and limiting.
- Attention to Detail: Acute sensitivity to audio imperfections, pacing, volume consistency, and tonal balance.
- Problem Solving: Ability to troubleshoot live sound issues swiftly and effectively, ensuring minimal downtime on shoot days.
- Collaborative Spirit: Comfort working in close coordination with cinematographers, directors, and editors, with a proactive approach to creative problem-solving.
Nice to Have
- Experience with 5.1 Surround and immersive audio formats.
- Knowledge of Foley recording, ADR, and voiceover session direction.
- Familiarity with audio for animation and motion graphics projects.
- Understanding of broadcast standards and delivery formats for OTT, YouTube, and LMS platforms.
