Employment Type : Full-Time
Central Sound at Arizona PBS is an award-winning premier provider of audio-media services. Our audio production team records Arizona's music for the world to hear. We produce numerous programs for local and national broadcast, including those featured on the airwaves of KBAQ-FM, Classical Arizona PBS, as well as those featured online on Arizona PBS at azpbs.org. As part of Arizona PBS, we are part of innovative work environment that creates a culture and workplace that is inclusive, diverse, agile, and accessible in how we think, hire, and execute. Job Family Department Name Full-Time/Part-Time VP Code Scope of Search Grant Funded Position Salary Range Close Date Category Essential Duties Minimum Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a program with concentration in audio recording, music production and engineering, music technology, multimedia production, and/or music performance, or the equivalent; AND two years of progressively responsible experience in high fidelity classical and/or acoustic music production; OR any equivalent combination of experience and/or education from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved. Valid driver’s license with clean driving record. Desired Qualifications Working Environment Our office/studios are located at the Downtown Campus of Arizona State University at the Walter Cronkite/Arizona PBS building. Assignments occur throughout the Phoenix metropolitan area, as well as locations throughout Arizona including Flagstaff, Sedona, and Tucson. This position works a variety of shifts, including evenings and weekends. Work at desk and in a variety of venues, drive; travel to other departments, venues, and offices. Frequent bending, reaching, lifting, pushing and pulling up to 55 pounds. Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts. Ability to clearly communicate to perform essential functions. Most work is performed in a normal office environment and/or in the field at performance venues. Moderately low exposure to dirt, dust, pollen, inclement weather, temperature extremes and unpleasant odors. Use of graphic instructions including blueprints, maps, layouts and other visual aids to determine proper placement of equipment and/or innovative solutions to problems. Department Statement ASU Statement Arizona State University is a new model for American higher education, an unprecedented combination of academic excellence, entrepreneurial energy and broad access. This New American University is a single, unified institution comprising four differentiated campuses positively impacting the economic, social, cultural and environmental health of the communities it serves. Its research is inspired by real world application blurring the boundaries that traditionally separate academic disciplines. ASU serves more than 100,000 students in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, the nation's fifth largest city. ASU champions intellectual and cultural diversity, and welcomes students from all fifty states and more than one hundred nations across the globe. Employment Verification Statement Background Check Statement Fingerprint Check Statement Instructions to Apply Application deadline is 3:00PM Arizona time on the date indicated.
We are seeking a proficient Classical (Music) Audio Engineer to be responsible for working with music professionals and colleagues to produce high-quality content for public broadcasting, digital-media, and commercial distribution.
This full-time, salaried plus benefits position is part of a team that provides high-quality recording and production services specializing in classical and acoustic music. The Classical Music Media Engineer shapes the sound of our productions. They are responsible for on-location stereo and surround music recording and production, engineering recording sessions, audio equipment operation, audio editing, audio mixing, audio repair/restoration software, and basic equipment maintenance. The position requires the ability to make acoustic assessments and utilize proper microphone techniques in a variety of performance environments, perform/mix multi-track recording(s), troubleshoot signal flow and equipment issues, utilize source-destination editing paradigms, as well as read music notation and music scores. Other duties include preparing media content for online delivery; assistant with video camera setup and operation including audio for video synchronization, recording/editing voiceovers and interviews, as well as supervising and/or training junior engineer(s) and student workers. Working knowledge of a DAW similar to Magix Sequoia (our primary DAW), Steinberg Nuendo, Reaper, and/or Adobe Audition required.
The position offers continuing career educational opportunities and mechanisms to enhance their skills and knowledge, including access to the (ASU/NAU/UA) qualified tuition reduction program.
Selected candidates will be required to submit audio examples of work, with accompanying documentation.
Days and Schedule:
This position requires a flexible schedule. While normal office hours, Monday - Friday, 10:00am-6:00pm are expected, often events, recordings and productions occur during evening and weekend hours. Weekdays off will be provided in exchange for weekend hours worked.
ASU is a diverse enterprise with a wide variety of work and learning modes, locations and a commitment to sustainability, innovation and employee work-life balance. We are determined to maintain our position as an employer of choice in a competitive labor market.
Flexible work options
Alternative work schedules can include four, 10-hour workdays in a workweek; a nine-day, 80-hour schedule over two workweeks for exempt employees only; and staggered start and stop times.
Hybrid work is an arrangement where employees spend a minimum of 60% of their regular workweek at their primary ASU work location. Dean or vice president-level approval is required.
Arizona PBS, one of the nation’s largest and leading public media organizations, delivers in-depth programming on news and public affairs, science, arts and culture, plus dedicated children’s programming, to 1.9 million households and 4.8 million people, reaching 80 percent of the homes in Arizona. On air, online and in the community, Arizona PBS brings its trusted brand of storytelling to Arizonans via four broadcast TV channels and its arizonapbs.org website. The station, which started in 1961, is operated by Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
About the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication
The Cronkite School is widely recognized as one of the nation’s premier professional journalism programs. Cronkite champions a “teaching hospital” model of journalism education in which students create professional content under the guidance of top professionals. Cronkite News, the student-powered, faculty-led news division of Arizona PBS with news bureaus in Phoenix, Washington and Los Angeles, produces a daily newscast for the station. Cronkite emphasizes programs that experiment with new forms of storytelling, audience engagement, digital interactivity, data visualization, audience analytics and revenue models.
ASU is a tobacco-free university. For details visit https://wellness.asu.edu/explore-wellness/body/alcohol-and-drugs/tobacco
Arizona State University is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor and an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law.
Notice of Availability of the ASU Annual Security and Fire Safety Report
In compliance with federal law, ASU prepares an annual report on campus security and fire safety programs and resources. ASU’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.asu.edu/police/PDFs/ASU-Clery-Report.pdf. You may request a hard copy of the report by contacting the ASU Police Department at 480-965-3456.
Relocation Assistance – For information about schools, housing child resources, neighborhoods, hospitals, community events, and taxes, visit https://cfo.asu.edu/az-resources.
Please include all employment information in month/year format (e.g., 6/88 to 8/94), job title, job duties and name of employer for each position.
Resume should clearly illustrate how prior knowledge and experience meets the Minimum and Desired qualifications of this position.
ASU does not pay for travel expenses associated with interviews, unless otherwise indicated.
Only electronic applications are accepted for this position.
IMPORTANT NOTE: What is the meaning of “equivalent combination” in the minimum qualifications? It means one year of higher education or 24 credit hours, is equal to one year of experience. For example, a four year Bachelor’s degree is equal to four years of experience.
Classical Music Audio Engineer | Arizona State University