Podcast Audio Engineer — Elevate Sound for Stories

Atlantic Media; Washington; On-site; USD 77,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Atlantic seeks an associate audio engineer to support a growing podcast team. You will collaborate with hosts, producers, editors, and engineers to deliver high-quality audio for podcast and video content.

The role requires flexibility for night, early-morning, and weekend work and may follow a Sunday-Thursday schedule. You will mix, master, and repair audio, help score episodes, integrate music and sound design, and ensure delivery of polished files across platforms.

Qualifications

• Mastery of ProTools, Izotope, Audio Hijack and other podcast production software
• Experience with video editors, AAF workflows, and Adobe Premiere
• Experience with Riverside.fm, Comrex and other remote recording platforms
• Knowledge of Dropbox and other file sharing platforms; strong remote filing and recording
• Excellent at meeting deadlines and working independently

Responsibilities

• Mix and master and repair audio for video and audio podcasts
• Work with producers to score episodes
• Integrate music and sound design, incl. intro/outro music
• Deliver files to meet platform specs; prepare/clean up audio assets
• Assist with recording in-studio, remotely, and in the field as needed
• Maintain podcast studio and implement best practices
• Troubleshoot technical issues with team; assist writers/editors with home-recording setups
• Archive published episodes and files

Skills

Deadline-driven

Independent worker

Collaborative

Team player

Tools

ProTools

Izotope

Audio Hijack

Adobe Premiere

Riverside.fm

Comrex

Dropbox

Job description

The Atlantic seeks an associate audio engineer to support a growing podcast team. You will collaborate with hosts, producers, editors, and engineers to deliver high-quality audio for podcast and video content.

The role requires flexibility for night, early-morning, and weekend work and may follow a Sunday-Thursday schedule. You will mix, master, and repair audio, help score episodes, integrate music and sound design, and ensure delivery of polished files across platforms.