Freelance Composer: Orchestral & TV Scoring (Remote)

Nehslo, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Nehslo Animation Studios is building a vetted Freelance Composer Pool for upcoming animated and mixed-media productions. This pool will serve as a curated network of composers eligible for project-based engagement across original IP, episodic series, short-form content, and client productions.

As a Freelance Composer, you will write original music that serves the story and the picture. You’ll work with Directors and Sound Designers to develop a musical identity specific to each project and not

Qualifications

• Proven experience composing original score for film, television, animation, or mixed-media productions.
• Ability to score to picture and convey emotional and narrative depth.
• Experience collaborating in spotting sessions and incorporating director notes.
• Deliver production-ready stems and cues to specification.
• Clear and effective communication in remote, cross-departmental environments.

Responsibilities

• Compose and produce original scores for assigned productions.
• Participate in spotting sessions to establish tone and themes.
• Develop leitmotifs for characters or story elements where applicable.
• Deliver stems and finished cues per pipeline requirements.
• Revise cues based on editorial changes and director feedback.

Skills

Original score composition

Score to picture

Spotting sessions collaboration

Produce stems and cues

Remote cross-department communication

Tools

DAW proficiency

Orchestral sample libraries

Job description

Nehslo Animation Studios is building a vetted Freelance Composer Pool for upcoming animated and mixed-media productions. This pool will serve as a curated network of composers eligible for project-based engagement across original IP, episodic series, short-form content, and client productions.

As a Freelance Composer, you will write original music that serves the story and the picture. You’ll work with Directors and Sound Designers to develop a musical identity specific to each project and not