Audio Engineer
AI Summary
Engineers live broadcasts and digital audio for a public radio news program, mixing, restoring, and repairing audio while collaborating with editors and producers in a fast-paced newsroom.
About this role
GBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of learning, and the power of diverse perspectives.
At GBH, we believe in the advantages of coming together to build community, mentor and learn from colleagues, and connect more deeply with our mission. As a result, the majority of our staff are hybrid and work both from home and onsite. Our current hybrid approach requires staff to work onsite a minimum of two days each week, every Tuesday and Wednesday, Hybrid staff are also welcome to come in additional days each week or may be asked to come in on other days by their manager.
For Pipeline purposes only
DEPARTMENT OVERVIEW
The World is a one-hour, nationally distributed weekday radio public affairs program co-produced by GBH and PRX. The show offers a mix of news, features, interviews, and music from around the globe, developed specifically for an American audience. The World’s companion website, theworld.org, offers a similar mix of news and features along with slideshows, videos, blog posts, podcasts, and interactive graphics that expand on the radio content. The World and theworld.org use social media and other relevant tools to maximize user engagement and enhance the user experience.
JOB OVERVIEW
The World Engineer works closely with Editors, journalists, producers, and other engineers at GBH and PRX and throughout the public radio system, to ensure the production and delivery of high-quality audio in a timely and precise manner. The World Engineers work in broadcast studios, within a networked newsroom to provide technical support and guidance in a fast-paced, deadline driven, production environment.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Engineering live broadcasts of The World, digital audio mixing, restoration and repair of audio, managing show rollovers and uplinks, troubleshooting technical problems, and collaborating with Editors, Reporters and Producers in a variety of settings.
SKILL SET
- Strong imagination and a willingness to experiment are essential as well as an ability to be genuinely innovative.
- Must have substantial board operating experience in digital mixing, experience with operating and managing a broadcast board during a live, broadcast clock-driven current affairs program, a track record in the creative use of sound, and the ability to work calmly under stress on the production of a fast-paced dynamic news program.
- Familiarity with the Adobe Audition and SADiE multitrack mixing platforms, as well as the use of iZotope products, are highly valued.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience. Minimum of three years’ experience in the production and broadcast of a live daily deadline-driven news program. Prior technical experience with audio production (broadcast, live sound reinforcement, music recording, theatre, post-production, ENG) are a plus.
JOB SPECIFICS
This is a NABET-CWA Local 51018 union position
Onsite position
For Pipeline purposes only
Salary Range
N/A - N/ACompensation offered within this range is determined by skills, experience and internal pay equity.
Skills
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