On-Call Live Broadcast Audio Engineer

Minnesota Public Radio; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans with HSA and FSA options

Dental

Vision

Life and AD&D

Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Minnesota Public Radio is seeking an on-call Audio Engineer to support live broadcasts, recordings, and podcasts for Marketplace and MPR’s regional services. You’ll collaborate with hosts, producers, and technical teams across APM|MPR to deliver high-quality content to national audiences.

The role welcomes candidates with a background in studio, broadcast, live sound, and podcast production, and requires proficiency with DAWs and digital consoles for fast-paced production.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in audio fields
• 3+ years in audio engineering, live sound, studio production, or related audio fields, or a strong portfolio
• 1+ year of audio and/or video production experience

Responsibilities

• Perform live audio mixing for on-air and studio productions.
• Mix and process audio for multi-channel distribution.
• Record and mix talk and music content under tight deadlines.
• Maintain knowledge of in-house software and consoles (Dalet, Pro Tools, Adobe Audition; Axia, Midas, Yamaha).
• Test codecs and equipment for live broadcasts (Comrex Access, LiveU, Opal, Riverside, Teams).
• Collaborate with hosts, producers, and engineers to ensure an efficient broadcast/production environment.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal colleagues and external constituents.

Skills

Signal processing

DAW: Pro Tools

Adobe Audition

Troubleshooting

Audio hardware

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in audio fields

Tools

Dalet

Pro Tools

Adobe Audition

Axia

Midas

Yamaha

Comrex Access

LiveU

Opal

Riverside

Teams

Job description

Minnesota Public Radio is seeking an on-call Audio Engineer to support live broadcasts, recordings, and podcasts for Marketplace and MPR’s regional services. You’ll collaborate with hosts, producers, and technical teams across APM|MPR to deliver high-quality content to national audiences.

The role welcomes candidates with a background in studio, broadcast, live sound, and podcast production, and requires proficiency with DAWs and digital consoles for fast-paced production.