Audio Post-Production Specialist (Remote | $70–$120/hr)

Synthires; United States; A distancia; USD 96.000 - 165.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Cincinnatus LLC is seeking a Music Producer & Audio Post Specialist (AI Evaluation) for remote work within the United States. The role focuses on evaluating AI-generated music and audio, designing production tasks, and delivering reference outputs to guide model improvements.

Qualifications include 5+ years in commercial music or audio post-production, credits on ads, and proficiency with DAWs (Pro Tools, Logic Pro or Reaper) and industry tools. 40 hours/week, W-2 employment.

Formación

• 5+ years of professional commercial music production or audio post-production experience.
• Experience at a music house or broadcast environment.
• Composer/producer credits on ads including multi-stem arrangements and cutdowns.

Responsabilidades

• Guide research teams in improving AI model performance for commercial music production and audio post-production.
• Design realistic music and audio production tasks including scoring to picture, multi-stem arrangements, voice-over cleanup, sound design, and ad mixing.
• Produce rights-cleared reference deliverables in editable session formats.
• Evaluate AI-generated music, voice-over, sound design, and audio mixes with clear feedback on structure and loudness.
• Develop evaluation guidelines, rubrics, and quality checks for music and audio deliverables.
• Perform loudness and synchronization checks to meet delivery standards.
• Collaborate with SMEs to ensure consistency across AI training data.

Conocimientos

Music production

Audio post-production

Broadcast mixing

Creative direction

Herramientas

Pro Tools

Logic Pro

Reaper

iZotope RX

iZotope Insight

Nugen VisLM

Waves WLM

Descripción del empleo

Music Producer & Audio Post Specialist (AI Evaluation)

Position: Music Producer & Audio Post Specialist (AI Evaluation)

Type: Full-Time, W-2 Employment

Compensation: $70–$120 per hour

Location: Remote – United States

About the Opportunity

Join a leading AI research lab's generative AI team and help improve the quality and capabilities of advanced AI models. We are seeking an experienced Music Producer and Audio Post Specialist with a strong background in commercial composition, music production, mixing, and mastering for broadcast and digital advertising.

In this role, you will apply your professional audio expertise to evaluate AI-generated music and audio, create challenging real-world production tasks, and develop reference deliverables and quality standards. Your creative and technical judgment will help research teams identify gaps in AI-generated content and improve model performance.

This is a full-time W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to work directly within a leading AI lab's extended workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide research teams in identifying knowledge gaps and improving AI model performance in commercial music production and audio post-production.
• Design realistic music and audio production tasks, including scoring to picture, multi-stem arrangements, voice-over cleanup, sound design, and mixing for advertisements.
• Produce rights-cleared reference deliverables in editable session formats.
• Evaluate AI-generated music, voice-over, sound design, and audio mixes, providing clear written feedback on structure, synchronization, intelligibility, mix balance, and loudness.
• Develop evaluation guidelines, rubrics, and quality checks for music and audio deliverables.
• Perform technical loudness and synchronization checks to ensure professional delivery standards.
• Collaborate with other subject matter experts to maintain consistency and accuracy across AI training data.

Required Qualifications

• At least 5 years of professional commercial music production or audio post-production experience for agencies, brands, broadcasters, or production companies.
• Experience working at a music house, audio post-production studio, production music library, television or radio network, or in-house brand audio team. Crowd-rating, data-labeling, and student projects do not count toward this experience.
• Composer and producer credits on broadcast or digital advertisements, including multi-stem arrangements, alternate mixes, and cutdowns such as :60, :30, :15, and :06 delivered to picture.
• Professional mixing and mastering experience for advertisements delivered to broadcast loudness specifications, including:
• ATSC A/85: -24 LKFS, -2 dBTP
• EBU R128: -23 LUFS, -1 dBTP
• Ability to explain broadcast loudness requirements and technical standards confidently.
• Professional fluency in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, or Reaper.
• Experience using iZotope RX for voice-over and dialogue cleanup, along with a professional loudness meter such as iZotope Insight, Nugen VisLM, or Waves WLM.
• Familiarity with editable source files and professional delivery requirements, including DAW sessions, DME and instrument stems, cue sheets, ISRC and metadata, sync licensing terms, and music library delivery requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering audio in Dolby Atmos or 5.1 surround formats.
• Broad experience across commercial composition, music production, sound design, mixing, and mastering.
• Experience developing technical evaluation criteria and quality standards for professional audio deliverables.

Compensation & Engagement

• Compensation: $70–$120 per hour.
• Employment Type: Full-time W-2 employment through Cincinnatus LLC.
• Work Arrangement: Remote within the United States.
• Time Commitment: 40 hours per week, with weekday availability required.
• Employer of Record: Cincinnatus LLC manages W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance.
• Client Placement: Employees may be placed directly within a leading AI lab's team to contribute to high-impact AI development initiatives.