Senior Live Audio Engineer - Arena & Event Production Leader

Anaheim Ducks Hockey Club; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

OC Sports & Entertainment, LLC is hiring a Lead Audio Engineer for on-site work at Honda Center and related venues in Orange County. You will lead a team of audio technicians across live events, concerts, and broadcasts, ensuring top-quality sound and system reliability.

The role requires at least 5 years of live-event audio experience, strong leadership, and proficiency with advanced audio networking and Yamaha CL5 consoles. This position is on-site with a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in live-event audio engineering.
• Experience leading or providing technical direction to audio technicians or production teams.
• Advanced knowledge of professional entertainment and live-event audio systems.
• Proficiency with Yamaha CL5 digital mixing consoles or comparable platforms.
• Proficiency with Dante, MADI, Q-SYS, and related audio-networking technologies.
• Understanding of emergency-notification and assistive-listening systems.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with clients, event managers, vendors, and creative teams to define project objectives and budgets.
• Lead audio operations for live events from a 17,000-seat arena to smaller spaces.
• Plan and manage audio projects including staffing, equipment, and schedules.
• Partner with Multimedia, Video, Lighting, and production teams for integrated solutions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop audio technicians and junior engineers.
• Support video production teams with production audio needs.
• Coordinate radio-frequency coordination and wireless audio operations.
• Maintain knowledge of audio-production technologies and industry trends.
• Manage audio equipment inventory and maintenance.

Skills

Live-event audio

Team leadership

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Tools

Yamaha CL5

Dante

MADI

Q-SYS

Riedel communications

Evertz routing systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

OC Sports & Entertainment, LLC is hiring a Lead Audio Engineer for on-site work at Honda Center and related venues in Orange County. You will lead a team of audio technicians across live events, concerts, and broadcasts, ensuring top-quality sound and system reliability.

The role requires at least 5 years of live-event audio experience, strong leadership, and proficiency with advanced audio networking and Yamaha CL5 consoles. This position is on-site with a dynamic, fast-paced environment.