Audio Engineer, Live Video
Core
Senior audio authority for high-profile livestreams, broadcast-style productions, studio recordings, and critical on-location shoots, designing resilient audio systems and delivering exceptional spoken-word audio.
Role type
Senior IC Audio Engineer (Live Video & Broadcast)
Builds
Resilient audio systems, redundant program/stream paths, multitrack recordings, and AI-enabled production workflows.
Domain
Live video production, broadcast engineering, AI-enabled audio workflows
Required skills
Complex live/broadcast/studio audio engineering, A1 execution under pressure, gain structure/routing/EQ/dynamics/automixing/feedback control, redundant audio path design, networked audio/DSP (Dante, AVB, SMPTE ST 2110, Q-SYS), IP-networking (clocking, VLANs, QoS), wireless-microphone/RF coordination, spoken-word audio capture, microphone selection/placement, room acoustics, signal-chain/DSP/synchronization fault diagnosis, multitrack recording/editing/delivery, functional audio post-production.
Preferred skills
None stated.
Technologies
Dante, AVB, SMPTE ST 2110, Q-SYS, Yamaha, Shure
Responsibilities
Own audio design and A1 execution for complex broadcasts and live events; Build and operate redundant audio paths with real-time monitoring; Mix full-duplex speech-to-speech audio between humans and AI models; Design and standardize audio signal flow for various production environments; Rapidly assess unfamiliar venues and design reliable systems; Lead rigorous preproduction including technical designs and testing; Diagnose and repair signal-chain and hardware faults during live production; Lead audio crews and freelancers; Own multitrack recording, editorial handoff, and archival workflows.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
