Music Engineer - Freelance

United Front Street Network, LLC; Florida; On-site; USD 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

United Front Street Network, LLC is seeking a sound engineer to operate recording and broadcasting equipment for live performances and productions in Florida. The role involves setting up microphones, mixing and editing audio, and ensuring optimal sound quality across sessions.

The engineer will collaborate with producers and performers to achieve the desired sound, record and edit audio, and coordinate with video if applicable.

Qualifications

• Experience operating recording equipment and mixing consoles.
• Ability to record, edit, and reproduce sounds for live and recorded projects.
• Familiarity with synchronization of audio with video is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Confer with producers and performers to determine the desired sound.
• Mix and edit voices, music, and sounds for live performances and recorded events.
• Record speech and music using recording equipment.
• Regulate volume and sound quality during sessions with control consoles.
• Prepare equipment by setting up microphones and testing gear.
• Synchronize audio with video actions using control consoles.
• Keep logs of recordings.
• Report equipment problems and arrange repairs.

Skills

Sound engineering

Live sound mixing

Recording techniques

Tools

Sound mixing boards

Recording equipment

Microphones

Audio editing software

Job description

Sound engineer job profile and description:

The sound engineer is the one who is responsible for operating the machinery and equipments. He/She needs to operate the functions related to broadcasting, recording and amplification of sound.

Sound engineer duties andresponsibilities:

• Confer with producers, performers, and others in order to determine and achieve the desired sound for a production such as a musical recording or a film.
• Mix and edit voices, music, and taped sound effects for live performances and for prerecorded events, using sound mixing boards.
• Record speech, music, and other sounds on recording media, using recording equipment.
• Regulate volume level and sound quality during recording sessions, using control consoles.
• Reproduce and duplicate sound recordings from original recording media, using sound editing and duplication equipment.
• Separate instruments, vocals, and other sounds, then combine sounds later during the mixing or post-production stage.
• Set up, test, and adjust recording equipment for recording sessions and live performances; tear down equipment after event completion.
• Synchronize and equalize prerecorded dialogue, music, and sound effects with visual action of motion pictures or television productions, using control consoles.
• Create musical instrument digital interface programs for music projects, commercials or film post-production.
• Keep logs of recordings.
• Prepare for recording sessions by performing activities such as selecting and setting up microphones.
• Report equipment problems, and ensure that required repairs are made.