Sound Engineering Specialist - Freelance AI Trainer Project

agency; United States; Remote; USD 11,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote contract work

Job summary

Agency is seeking a contractor to help evaluate and improve AI systems’ understanding of live sound engineering. You will work on designing experiments for signal flow, acoustics, and routing, and document where explanations break down.

Responsibilities include presenting problems, assessing model reasoning on gain staging and PA tuning, and recording reproducible error examples. Remote work with a competitive hourly rate applies.

Qualifications

• Degree preferred in sound/acoustical engineering or electrical engineering with audio focus.
• Strong practical knowledge of live sound reinforcement and acoustics.
• Ability to evaluate audio engineering concepts and communicate technical reasoning clearly.
• Experience with live sound systems, studio installations, broadcast setups, or touring productions is relevant.

Responsibilities

• Present the model with sound system design and troubleshooting problems involving signal flow, acoustics, and live reinforcement.
• Assess the model’s reasoning about gain staging, PA tuning, time alignment, routing, patching, impedance, and audio conversion.
• Check answers against engineering practice and record clear, reproducible examples of errors.
• Identify gaps in the model’s signal-chain logic and suggest improvements to prompts and evaluation methods.
• Explain technical judgments in a structured way that makes the reasoning and signal path clear.

Skills

Live sound reinforcement

Microphone technique

Acoustics

Mixing consoles

Audio interfaces

Clear technical reasoning

Education

Engineering degree (sound/acoustical or electrical with audio focus)

Tools

Dante Controller

Smaart

QLab

Mixing consoles (Yamaha/Avid/Allen & Heath)

Job description

Role overview

Help evaluate and improve AI systems’ understanding of sound engineering. You’ll work through complex audio design and troubleshooting scenarios, check the model’s technical reasoning, and document where its explanations or signal paths break down. The work is a remote contract project focused on live sound, studio systems, and related audio applications.

Responsibilities

• Present the model with sound system design and troubleshooting problems involving signal flow, acoustics, and live reinforcement.
• Assess its reasoning about gain staging, PA tuning, time alignment, routing, patching, impedance, and audio conversion.
• Check answers against engineering practice and record clear, reproducible examples of errors.
• Identify gaps in the model’s signal-chain logic and suggest improvements to prompts and evaluation methods.
• Explain technical judgments in a structured way that makes the reasoning and signal path clear.

Requirements

• Strong practical knowledge of live sound reinforcement, microphone technique, acoustics, mixing consoles, and audio interfaces.
• Ability to evaluate audio engineering concepts and communicate technical reasoning clearly.
• A degree in sound or acoustical engineering, electrical engineering with an audio focus, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience with live sound systems, studio installations, broadcast setups, or touring productions is relevant.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Dante Controller, Smaart, QLab, or mixing consoles from Yamaha, Avid, or Allen & Heath.

Benefits and work setup

• Remote contract work, with an advertised rate of $8–$65 per hour; the final rate depends on experience, expertise, and location.
• Contracts provide their own secure computer and high-speed internet. Health insurance and paid time off are not included.