Sr Director - Audio Production and Sound Technology

Jiostar; Mumbai; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 9,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Jiostar seeks a visionary Sr Director of Audio Production and Sound Technology to shape the sonic world of our productions using AI-native tools and traditional recording and mixing.

The role combines creative sound design, music direction, and development of new audio paradigms, mentoring a team to craft emotionally resonant, cinematically intentional soundscapes for multiple projects.

Qualifications

• Active practice with AI audio generation tools and a portfolio of productions.
• Experience with prompt engineering for audio generation and conditioning.
• Substantial background as sound designer, re-recording mixer, or composer across film/TV.

Responsibilities

• Define sonic identities and music palettes for productions.
• Lead audio across dialogue, SFX, Foley, music, and final mix.
• Develop AI generation frameworks and sound design guardrails.
• Mentor Creative Team ICs in screen audio and sonic storytelling.

Skills

AI audio tools

Prompt engineering

Sound designer

Re-recording mixer

Composer

DAW proficiency

Storytelling through sound

Mentoring ICs

Education

Film/TV sound post-production background

Tools

DAW

Job description

Sr Director - Audio Production and Sound Technology### Sr Director - Audio Production and Sound TechnologyApply: Mumbai - OUC: Posted Today: JR12561Role Summary The Soundscapes Lead reimagines the role of Lead Sound Designer and Music Director for a studio where the complete sonic world of productions is shaped through AI generation tools as much as traditional recording, composition, and mixing. This role is responsible for both the creative sound design of productions and for developing new sonic paradigms — AI-native audio forms and sound design languages that were previously too complex or expensive to realise. Key Responsibilities • Define the sonic identities of productions — sound design languages, music palettes, and audio world logic — and develop AI prompt and generation frameworks that communicate those identities reliably to audio generation tools • Explore new sonic paradigms and audio storytelling forms specific to AI-augmented sound production, developing the studio's capacity to create sonic worlds that were previously beyond reach • Design, direct, and lead complete audio across multiple simultaneous productions — dialogue, sound effects, Foley, music, and final mix — ensuring each is cinematically specific rather than generically atmospheric • Develop prompt engineering frameworks, music generation prompts, and sound design guardrail policies for AI audio tools that produce intentional, creatively directed results • Work closely with the Audio Systems Innovator to ensure the technical pipeline serves the creative sound vision of each production • Mentor Creative Team ICs in the craft of screen audio — teaching the language of sound design, music, and how sound creates meaning, mood, and emotional truth in screen storytelling; the principles that distinguish a specific, cinematically intelligent sound design from a generic one; and how to make intelligent creative decisions from genuine sonic understanding. Develop ICs' habit of listening more critically to their own work before seeking supervisory input, and help them learn to make every production sound more specific, emotionally alive, and cinematically intentional. Identify and recommend ICs who demonstrate the sonic intelligence and creative ambition to advance into Soundscaper specialist roles Requirements • Active practice with AI audio generation tools — music generation, sound design synthesis, voice synthesis, spatial audio — with a portfolio of productions demonstrating the ability to direct AI toward specific, dramatically effective sonic outcomes • Experience with prompt engineering for audio generation and audio conditioning approaches • Substantial background as a sound designer, re-recording mixer, or composer across film or television — with produced work demonstrating craft mastery across the full audio post-production chain • Proficiency in at least one professional DAW and familiarity with the full audio post-production workflow — from production sound through final mix and delivery • Deep understanding of how sound functions as a storytelling instrument — dramatically, emotionally, and spatially — and the ability to develop that understanding in others