Audio Engineer | $35/hr | Remote

We are seeking experienced Audio Engineers, Sound Editors, Audio Producers, Sound Designers, and Audio Quality Professionals to contribute to a project focused on reviewing and annotating robotic video and audio data.

• Review and annotate audio recordings and robotic video sessions according to provided guidelines.
• Identify common audio problems such as background noise, clipping, distortion, echo, hum, interference, and dropouts.
• Assess overall audio quality, intelligibility, clarity, consistency, and synchronization.
• Categorize audio issues accurately using predefined annotation labels.
• Document observations with clear notes and concise technical feedback.
• Review audio alongside video when necessary to understand events and synchronization.
• Apply annotation guidelines consistently across assigned tasks.
• Flag unusual, unclear, or ambiguous audio events for additional review.
• Maintain high accuracy and attention to detail across repetitive review tasks.
• Communicate findings clearly with project coordinators and reviewers.

• Strong candidates may have experience with recording, editing, mixing, mastering, sound design, dialogue editing, noise reduction, restoration, audio quality control, or media review.
• Experience critically listening to recordings and identifying subtle audio problems is especially valuable.

• Professional or academic experience in audio engineering, audio production, sound editing, sound design, recording, or a closely related field.
• Good understanding of audio quality and common recording issues.
• Familiarity with audio editing or production software.
• Strong critical listening skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow structured annotation and grading guidelines consistently.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Comfortable reviewing audio and video content for extended periods.
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment.

• Bachelor’s degree in Audio Engineering, Sound Production, Music Technology, Media Production, or a related field.
• Professional audio editing, recording, mixing, mastering, or sound design experience.
• Experience with audio QA, media quality control, or post-production review.
• Experience identifying technical recording problems or performing audio restoration.
• Experience with speech, dialogue, podcast, broadcast, music, or audiovisual content review.
• Experience with audio annotation, timestamping, sound classification, or media labeling is helpful but not required.

This opportunity is ideal for audio professionals who can listen carefully to a recording, quickly identify what sounds wrong, distinguish between different types of audio issues, and document those observations accurately and consistently. We are a referral partner of the client.