Remote Senior Music Composer: Create Original Scores

Placements24; South Africa; Remote; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Long-term collaboration

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Remote Lead Music Producer & Composer to craft original scores for film, TV, games and ads. You will lead the music department, guide junior composers, and ensure sonic identity aligns with artistic vision.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of experience, a strong portfolio, and proficiency in DAWs such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, or Cubase. This fully remote role emphasizes creativity, collaboration, and delivering compelling audio across projects.

Qualifications

• 8+ years as Music Producer and Composer with a strong portfolio.
• Experience composing for film, TV, games, and advertising.
• Proficiency in Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, or Cubase.
• Ability to work independently in a remote setting and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Compose original music scores across genres for film, TV, games, and advertising.
• Produce high-quality audio tracks with sound design, mixing, and mastering.
• Collaborate remotely with directors and editors to understand project vision.
• Manage music assets, project files, and session data.
• Deliver final mixes in required formats and meet deadlines.
• Stay current with production trends and new technologies.

Skills

Music Production

Composer

Sound Design

Mixing

Remote Collaboration

Tools

Pro Tools

Logic Pro

Ableton Live

Cubase

Job description

About the Role

Our client is a progressive media production house looking for an innovative Remote Lead Music Producer & Composer. This fully remote role is perfect for a visionary artist who can craft original musical scores and produce high-quality audio for a variety of entertainment projects, including film, television, and interactive media. You will lead the music department, setting creative direction, managing junior composers, and ensuring the sonic identity of projects aligns with artistic vision. The ideal candidate possesses a strong portfolio demonstrating diverse musical styles, proficiency in Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs) such as Ableton Live, Logic Pro, or Pro Tools, and experience with sound design and mixing. You will collaborate with directors and producers remotely, translating abstract concepts into powerful musical expressions. This is an exceptional opportunity to shape the soundscape of cutting‑edge productions from anywhere, contributing your unique artistic talent to a forward‑thinking company.

Key Responsibilities

• Compose original music scores across various genres, tailored to the specific needs of film, television, game, and advertising projects.
• Produce high-quality audio tracks, ensuring exceptional sound design, mixing, and mastering.
• Collaborate effectively with directors, editors, and other stakeholders remotely to understand project requirements and creative vision.
• Manage and organize music assets, project files, and session data efficiently.
• Deliver final audio mixes in required formats and specifications, adhering to strict deadlines.
• Stay current with music production trends, new technologies, and musical styles.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, ensuring satisfaction and fostering repeat business.
• Conduct research into specific musical styles or historical periods as required by project briefs.
• Troubleshoot technical issues related to audio production and delivery in a remote setup.
• Provide creative input and suggest musical direction to enhance narrative and emotional impact.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks effectively.
• Explore and experiment with new sound design techniques and compositional approaches.

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of professional experience as a Music Producer and Composer, with a strong portfolio showcasing a diverse range of work.
• Proven expertise in composing for visual media (film, TV, games, advertising).
• Mastery of digital audio workstations (DAWs) such as Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Ableton Live, or Cubase.
• Proficiency with virtual instruments, synthesizers, and audio plugins.
• Strong understanding of music theory, harmony, orchestration, and arrangement.
• Excellent audio mixing and mastering skills.
• Ability to interpret creative briefs and translate them into compelling musical pieces.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, manage time effectively, and meet deadlines in a remote setting.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate creative ideas clearly.
• Experience with sound design and Foley is a significant advantage.
• Access to a professional home studio setup with reliable high‑speed internet.
• Knowledge of licensing and copyright procedures in music.

Benefits

This is a contractor position offering a highly competitive rate of Rand per annum (based on project scope and volume). As a remote contractor, you benefit from unparalleled flexibility and the ability to work from your preferred location. Our client values creative talent and offers opportunities for long‑term collaboration on exciting projects. While the role is remote, Paarl, Western Cape, ZA is noted as a point of reference for geographical context for potential local contractors.

Honeywell – Technical & Customer Services

Daily Technical Activities:

• Acts as technical interface with customers, establishing professional relationships to ensure that the project requirements are fully defined and agreed.
• Ensures that required prerequisites (e.g., design inputs, tools, documentation, deliverables, schedule, budget) are in place prior to commencing work.
• Produces functional and concept technical design specifications and provides technical leadership, support, and expertise for single discipline.
• Ensures that the engineered solution meets project requirements in terms of functionality, standards, quality, and supporting documentation and implementation process at minimum cost.
• Ensures that work assignments are executed to appropriate standards and quality systems (Implementation, Test and Documentation).
• Monitors and controls assigned work scope against the project plan, ensuring effective change control, and identifying risks / opportunities.
• Proactively recommends potential quality and efficiency improvements within the engineering group.
• Shares technical knowledge with project team, supervisor, own discipline, and other engineering disciplines.
• Reports progress and technical problems to project manager with regards to relevant project work.
• Actively contributes in the pre‑engineering phase of a project. As such, identifies to the customer which information is required before project starts.

Daily General Activities:

• Availability for and performance of duties outside of normal working hours.
• Assist (be available as required) for after hours and emergency services requirements associated with the client base.
• Oversee update of site‑specific documentation and quality assurance information.
• Accurate and timely completion and preparation of project job administration for processing by BCS team.
• Accurate and timely completion and submission of all required administration, Time Sheets, HSE etc.
• Multi‑site responsibilities.
• Travel is required to remote sites, both locally and internationally.

Daily Health and Safety Activities:

• Carry out hazard and risk management for all tasks as per company policy and procedures.
• Reporting near misses, incidents and other opportunities for improvement with respect to Health and Safety.
• Carry out hazard and risk assessments for all tasks as per site policy and procedures.
• Ability to identify and implement safety improvements in the workplace.
• Complete pre‑job risk assessments.
• Follow all customer and Honeywell HSE expectations.
• Complete all required training and procedure reviews.
• Report all injuries to management.
• Report all unsafe conditions and behaviors through SOS and take appropriate corrective action.
• Wear all required personal protective equipment.

Customer Services:

• Technical consulting, repair, service support, design and implementation support to the service business and customers. This includes pre‑sales support to the sales / account management team, as well as to the Projects and Engineering Teams on project implementation.
• Effectively meet customer needs, build productive customer relationships and take responsibility for customer satisfaction.
• Ensuring delivery of value to Honeywell clients and customers.
• Ensuring that customer satisfaction levels are up to plan.
• Ensuring customer satisfaction through direct liaison with client representatives, customers and service recipients.
• Carry out to a high standard and quality all Project and Renewal Work.
• Ensure that you continually use available support tools and software to achieve a high level of customer satisfaction, including but not limited to available mechanical and software tools, SMS, SAP, CPQ, VOC, Honeywell Performance Development, Safety Playbook, etc.
• Participate in customer meetings.
• Ability to interact and build relationships with customers.
• Management of the day‑to‑day operational service works associated with the client base.
• Ensure that customer agreed timelines and targets are met.
• Consistently deliver services in order to meet the performance requirements of project.

Skills required:

• Strong IT and Low Current related skills.
• Analytical ability.
• Results Orientated.
• Assertive.
• Time Management.
• Customer Focus.
• Communication Skills.
• Effective Team player.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Tertiary qualified preferable (degree and/or trade, IT, Electrical or Electronic Diploma or higher) in business/facility management, or related industry.
• Intermediate to advanced computer skills.
• Fault finding and repairs to Electronic equipment.
• Experience with Honeywell control systems and EBI products including BMS, Access Control, Security, HVAC, Fire and Life Safety, CCTV and Digital Video, Asset Tracking, Energy Management and other systems that may from time to time be added to the product range.

EXPERIENCE:

• Exceptional self‑management capability and process improvement skills.
• Strong technical skills and broad exposure to technical issues.
• Ability to work in a challenging environment with a mix of infrastructure, equipment and systems and a wide variety of client groups.
• Project management experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Honeywell Technologies is a global, pure‑play automation company with a legacy of innovating to help solve the world’s most mission‑critical challenges, enhancing the quality of life for people and communities around the world. We serve the building, industrial and process sectors with a broad portfolio of services, solutions and products, underpinned