Sound Engineer & Composer (Working from Home - UK Only)

Forever Audio Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Private medical care

Life Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

Training schemes

Season ticket loan

Eye Care

Job summary

Forever Audio Limited invites a Sound Engineer & Composer to join as a remote, home-based specialist. You will engineer from a home setup, compose original music and deliver high-quality sound for audio-visual content, collaborating with clients worldwide.

You should have 3+ years of experience, strong ProTools expertise and be comfortable recording voiceovers with multiple voices, plus sound design and editing. Flexible hours and remote work expected.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of composing, recording and programming music for audio/visual content.
• Extensive knowledge of ProTools and related audio software.
• Strong communication and ability to mentor junior engineers.

Responsibilities

• Engineer audio sessions from a home setup.
• Create original music and songs through to mixing/mastering.
• Create sound design, edit dialogue and deliver final mixes.

Skills

Music composition

Sound design

Voiceover recording

Team mentorship

Communication

Education

No degree required

Tools

Source Connect

Cleanfeed

Izotope RX

Recording studio setup

Job description

Sound Engineer & Composer (Working From Home)

The Company

We are an award-winning (Cinema Audio Society, Music & Sound, Promax UK, Vox) world class leader in audio services, providing clients with a full offering to deliver any requirement needed in audio advertising, content or production across the globe.

We’re based in the UK and USA and our 10 studios in Central London are a centre of excellence. We have creative, media, studios and digital under one roof and work on; ADR, music composition, audio branding, sound design and mixing for TV, advertising and film.

Our clients include Spotify(we are their creative partner in the UK & North America),Acast, Netflix, Amazon,Cartoon Network, Disney,Guinness, Paddy Power Betfair andAudible.

We’re a mix of arty, geeky, techy, sporty, creative types who deliver exceptional products for our clients every single day. Diversity and inclusion matter to us and we are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, physical ability, neurodiversity and experience. We welcome your uniqueness.

In the last few years we’ve also donated time and money to Macmillan Cancer Support, The Malaria Foundation and Crisis, and we intend to do a lot more. We are committed to developing the audio industry and its future talent and we’re an active supporter of initiatives to inspire, train and develop young talent and open our doors to bring a diverse group of people into our industry.

We’rebig on culture, teamwork and growth opportunities, andwe’ve got exciting plans for the future which we’d love you to be part of.

Our Culture - Defined By Our Team

We're creative (standard). We're honest and open. A swear jar would bankrupt a lot of us. We're all equal and we laugh at ourselves and each other.

We're unconventional, productive and we do whatever it takes to get the job done. We like burgers (meat, veggie and vegan).

We always make time for each other and our clients. We live and breathe audio. We're people pleasers. We're all very different and we love that about our team. We praise each other and recognise achievements. We like going to the pub for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. We don't quit, we fix. We're kind and caring. We make a difference. We stick together and pick each other up when it's needed.

We like to dance. We say please and thank you. We're passionate and motivated. We always leave our clients feeling good.

Key Responsibilities

Day to day you will:

• Engineer audio sessions from a home setup.
• Create original music and songs - from composition and production through to mixing and mastering.
• Create sound design, edit dialogue and create final mixes.
• Use Source Connect and Cleanfeed to record voice overs and monitor remotely.
• Deliver files to the team and to clients.
• Share tips and tricks with other engineers - no matter how long we’ve been doing this, we’re always learning!
• We run an engineer mentorship programme in the business, so a willingness to support more junior members of the team will be important.
• Attend occasional out of hours meetings and events, including a monthly engineer team meeting (online).
• At least 3 years experience of composing, recording and programming music for audio and visual content.
• Full confidence with recording voiceover, including with multiple voices, plus tracklaying, sound design, editing audio, internal bouncing and creating stem files (M&Es etc) as requested.
• Experience of songwriting and toplines.
• Experience of directing vocal recording sessions.
• An understanding of song structure and musical terminology.
• An exceptional ear for detail and quality. You will always recognise when something sounds good and when it doesn't.
• An extensive, confident knowledge of ProTools.
• Good working knowledge of Izotope RX, Source Connect, Cleanfeed and other related audio software.

Qualifications and experience

• A thorough knowledge of ProTools is a must – including knowledge of EQ, Compression, searching for sounds, and how to treat voice files. You will be tested on this as part of the latter interview stages.
• Familiarity with other software has been mentioned throughout this doc - the list is not exhaustive.
• You could be someone who's worked as a freelancer or in house at another Post House, but you must have several years of client project experience.
• A degree is not a prerequisite.
• Attention to detail is key and being organised is paramount.
• Great communication skills, with good email and phone-manner are important.

Bonus Points

• Fluency in other languages
• Experience of working on content for cartoons and content for children
• Experience of writing lyrics
• A knowledge of surround mixing would be beneficial

Working Hours

This role is a full time role, 5 days a week,9-6pm with flexibility for early starts and evening work where required.

Location & working arrangements

This role will be home-based.

You can be based anywhere in the UK. However being in the south-east may be of benefit as you could attend meetings or studio sessions in London from time to time, however this is not mandatory.

Home-working setup

As the role is largely remote, you should:

• Have access to a quiet, suitable working environment where you can work confidently on both speakers and headphones.
• Have the ability to record instruments and guide tracks with your own voice.
• Have a reliable, high-speed internet connection suitable for transferring large audio files and collaborating remotely.
• Ideally have a Mac-based home setup with a suitable audio interface and monitoring. However, we can help arrange or provide the necessary equipment if required.

Salary And Benefits (UK)

• Competitive salary, in-line with your skills and experience.
• 25 days holiday plus standard bank holidays for England, and 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year when the business is closed (total of 28 days plus public holidays).
• Subsidised Bupa medical care.
• Life Insurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Various training schemes to help us all be better.
• Season ticket loan scheme.
• Eye Care scheme with Specsavers.
• Help@Hand from Unum (a health and wellbeing app).

The Hiring Process

It’s really important that we are a right fit for each other. Therefore we usually have three chats; phone, online and in person. This is so we can get to know each other properly which is really important for you and us, as we want you to be with us for a long time so you need to know it’s right for you too.

If there is another way you’d like to do this, that will really give you the chance to shine, please tell us if we get in touch to chat.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Previous applicants are welcome. No agencies please, we already work with preferred partners.

We're creative (standard). We're honest and open. We're all equal and we laugh at ourselves and each other.

We're unconventional, productive and we do whatever it takes to get the job done. We like burgers (meat, veggie and vegan).

We always make time for each other and our clients. We live and breathe audio. We're people pleasers. We're all very different and we love that about our team. We praise each other and recognise achievements. We like going to the pub. We don't quit, we fix. We're kind and caring. We make a difference. We stick together and pick each other up when it's needed.

We like to dance. We say please and thank you. We're passionate and motivated. We always leave our clients feeling good.