Audio Production Engineer

The University of Texas at Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin seeks an Audio Production Engineer to join Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS) on the UT Main Campus. This fixed-term role supports field and studio productions, upskills student engineers, and collaborates with staff to meet project goals.

Responsibilities include recording, mixing, and editing across field and studio settings, plus training staff and reporting on projects. Immediate start; replace-to-Aug 31, 2028.

Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in radio, television or film productions with a Bachelor's Degree, or 5 years’ experience with a High School Diploma/GED.
• Strong knowledge of Audio DAWs and Microsoft Office/Google Workspace.
• Strong knowledge of audio field equipment, including mixers, microphones, loudspeakers, and peripherals.
• Project management experience in setting goals, supervising projects, making deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Record, mix, edit and work on productions with audio needs in the field, in studios and in coordination with other LAITS crews.
• Coordinate with LAITS project and studio staff to understand requirements and advise on achieving production goals.
• Work autonomously and efficiently on multiple projects in pre-production, post-production and production settings.
• Provide training and feedback on productions to staff, including student employees.
• Create and communicate reports on projects and staff.
• Work with clients to understand project needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Dependability

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Audio DAWs

MS Office

Google Workspace

Mixers

Microphones

Loudspeakers

Trello

Slack

Harvest

AirTable

Yamaha/Allen & Heath mixers

Workday

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

• Project management experience in setting goals, supervising projects, making deadlines.

Audio Production Engineer

Hiring Department

College of Liberal Arts

Position Open To

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours

40

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date

Immediately

Position Duration

Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2028

Location

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details

General Notes

Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (LAITS) is seeking highly skilled and motivated professionals to assist with the operations of a unique service department dedicated to creating, maintaining, and promoting technology within the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas. Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

This fixed-term position is expected to be funded through August 31, 2028.

Join Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services (https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/laits/), a unique service department dedicated to creating, maintaining, and promoting technology within the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin offers a competitive benefits package (https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective) that includes:

• 100% employer-paid basic medical coverage for employee
• Optional medical insurance for employee’s dependents - up to 50% employer-paid
• Optional dental, vision, and term life insurance for employees and dependents
• Paid holiday time off each year; state legislature determines the number of holidays
• 12 days of paid vacation time off per year for new employees
• 12 days of paid sick leave per year
• Employer contribution to Teacher Retirement System (TRS)
• Staff Tuition Assistance Program
• Access to Recreation & Health Facilities

Purpose

This position will coordinate with UT instructional staff and LAITS project and studio staff on the creation of online courses and other multimedia projects. This position will work both independently and as a group to help run field and studio productions, as well as assist with post-production work as needed. They will help in the upskilling of student audio engineers while also working with other full-time staff. The role will require technical studio knowledge, organizational skills, communication skills, dependability, and the ability to quickly assess and correct issues.

Responsibilities

• Record, mix, edit and work on productions with audio needs in the field, in studios and in coordination with other AV crews both within and outside of LAITS.
• Coordinate with LAITS project and studio staff to fully understand requirements of each production and advise on ways of achieving stated goals of those productions.
• Work autonomously and efficiently on multiple projects simultaneously, in pre-production, post-production and production settings.
• Provide training and feedback on productions to various staff, including student employees.
• Create and communicate reports on projects and staff.
• Work with clients to understand the specific needs of projects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• At least 1 year experience in the field of radio, television or film program productions with a Bachelor's Degree, or 5 years’ experience with a High School Diploma/GED.
• Strong knowledge of Audio DAWs and Microsoft Office/Google Workspace.
• Strong knowledge of audio field equipment, including mixers, microphones, loudspeakers, and peripherals.
• Project management experience in setting goals, supervising projects, making deadlines.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field.
• More than two years of experience in live video broadcast, and the operation of audioor video production equipment.
• Experience in audio production for online education and online courses.
• Working knowledge of Trello, Slack, and Harvest.
• Experience working with UT Austin event teams.
• Very strong communication skills.
• Experience mixing audio for live-streaming events.
• Demonstrated ability to work well both independently and as part of a team or crew.
• Proficiency in using AirTable.
• At least 2 years of professional experience using Yamaha and Allen & Heath digital mixers.
• At least 2 years of running live audio in large venues.
• Professional customer service and support skills in media creation.
• Proven track record of working well with any crew.
• Experience overseeing or training student audio engineers.
• Experience creating daily work plans.
• Level 2 Dante certification.
• Experience working in Workday.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.
• Experience creating and maintaining file structures on shared server space.
• Professional experience as an audio engineer at The University of Texas at Austin employee

Salary Range

$46,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Environmental Demands

• Work location is on the UT Main Campus.
• Off-campus studio shoots may be required.
• Personally-owned electronic devices will be required in order to communicate effectively with team members.
• May work in extreme temperatures.
• May work outdoors.
• May work around standard office conditions.
• May work around electrical and mechanical hazards

Physical Tasks

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.
• Use of manual dexterity.
• Climbing of stairs.
• Climbing of ladders
• Lifting and moving.

Work Shift

• Overtime, evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required as needs demand.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Employment Eligibility

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, compli…