Audiobook Engineer London, England
Job description
Red Apple Creative
Audiobook Engineer
The Company
We are the Audiobooks department of Red Apple Creative.
We’re one of the UK's largest independent producers of audiobooks and work with a strong roster of clients including Audible, Penguin Random House and Bolinda.
We have our own studios and an amazing team of specialists who work across everything audio in addition to Audiobooks:
- Radio and Spotify commercials
- Fully immersive 3D audio creative
- Audio brand identity and storytelling
- Podcast production
- Audio media planning and buying
- Interactive audio experiences
We believe that delivering exceptional customer service and a brilliant product are at the core of everything we do. We work to build partnerships with our clients, ensuring our solutions are tailored to their needs.
We’re a mix of arty, geeky, techy, creative types who deliver exceptional products for our clients every single day. Diversity and inclusion matter to us. They’re not just words. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, physical ability, neurodiversity and experience. We welcome your uniqueness.
We’re continually pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and we always celebrate our successes along the way.
We’re part of the SNK Publishing Group, based in London and New York, which includes SNK Studios, Red Apple Advertising and Red Apple Digital.
Our Culture - Defined By Our Team
We're unconventional, productive and we do whatever it takes to get the job done.
We like burgers (meat, veggie and vegan).
We always make time for each other and our clients. We live and breathe audio.
We're people pleasers. We're all very different and we love that about our team.
We praise each other and recognise achievements. We like going out, out.
We don't quit, we fix. We're kind and caring. We make a difference. We stick together and pick each other up when it's needed.
We like to dance. We say please and thank you. We're passionate and motivated. We always leave our clients feeling good.
Diversity and inclusion matter to us. They’re not just words. We are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, physical ability, neurodiversity and experience. We welcome your uniqueness.
The Role
To assist the in-house audiobooks team to ensure all titles are edited, mastered, and delivered on time and to an extremely high standard. To setup up the suites, and be on hand to help readers and producers throughout the day with any technical issues.
The Person We Are Looking For
You have a passion for audio, you’ll love audiobooks, and will be a dab hand at editing. As such you know ProTools like the back of your hand. You must have had some hands-on experience of editing longform audio and voice recording.
You have an extremely high attention to detail and you’re comfortable managing many different projects simultaneously.
You are willing to go that extra mile for your colleagues and clients, and you buzz off working as part of a busy team that always delivers. You know the importance of time management and you have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
You will most likely have a qualification in Sound Engineering or Audio Production, and/or a couple of years experience in the audio industry.
You’re ambitious, talented and keen to take your audio career to the next level. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
● Editing long-form audio.
● Assisting the editing team with mastering to various client specs and file delivery.
● Setting up and shutting down the studios at the start and end of each day.
● Studio maintenance.
● Assisting readers and producers with technical issues
Essential Requirements
● Excellent knowledge of ProTools and other industry standard audio hardware and software.
● A good understanding of mic techniques and principles such as compression,
EQ and cleanup.
● Excellent attention to detail, highly organised and a multi tasker.
● Proactive and able to work on own initiative.
● Able to plan tasks and prioritise effectively.
● Ability to problem solve and work under pressure.
● Friendly, approachable and a team player.
● Must be eligible to work in the UK.
Optional Skills
● Some sound design experience of any kind - construction of soundscapes or manipulation of sound effects.
● Any other audio related experience, such as music or live sound.
Key Responsibilities
Editing, amending and delivering the audiobooks and other longform voice recording projects we produce in the dept, to our clients specifications. Some productions may involve sound design and/or music work too.
Studio management - Setting up sessions, troubleshooting any issues and creating a comfortable atmosphere for producers and narrators in keeping with the personality of Red Apple
Sometimes producing and directing the narrators and managing the in-studio sessions using ProTools to record the book.
Hours:
9am – 6pm Monday to Friday. Please note: Future plans in the dept may call for a review of working hours. This includes flexible times including early evenings and occasional Saturdays being considered - applicants should be aware of this and open to conversations in this regard. We will never impose changes, but we’d like to know you’re open to change.
We have monthly team meetings and 'catch ups' - sometimes out of hours - and
Christmas and summer parties and team outings.
Salary & Benefits:
- £26,000-£29,000 depending on experience.
- Subsidised Bupa medical care
- Cycle to work scheme
- Various training schemes to help us all be better.
- 28 days holiday (including 3 between xmas and NY) plus bank holidays
- Sound Engineering Mentorship programme
- Extended Parental Leave policy
The Hiring Process
It’s really important that we are a right fit for each other. Therefore we usually have three chats online, on the phone or in person. This is so we can get to know each other properly which is really important for you and us, as we want you to be with us for a long time so you need to know it’s right for you.
If there is another way you’d like to do this that will really give you the chance to shine, please tell us if we get in touch to chat.
Apply
Please apply with your CV and a cover letter and tell us why you’d like to join us and how you’d add brilliance to our team before 10.02.23.
Previous applicants are welcome.
No agencies please.
Thank you.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £26,000.00-£29,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in LONDON
Application deadline: 10/02/2023
