Audio Engineer

About this task

About the Role

Join the Japan team to ensure high-quality audio across the Japanese catalog. Review AI-generated audio, identify quality issues, document corrections, and produce polished final episodes through audio patching, editing, and quality control. Work closely with Voice-Over Artists, production partners, and cross-functional teams to maintain technical and creative audio standards, coordinate revisions, and integrate corrected dialogue, pickups, and re-recorded segments into finished episodes.

Responsibilities

- Perform quality control on AI-generated audio by reviewing completed episodes for pronunciation, pacing, emotional delivery, technical issues, and overall listening experience.
- Identify audio errors and document clear, actionable correction notes for Voice-Over Artists and production partners.
- Edit and patch audio by seamlessly stitching corrected dialogue, pickups, and re-recorded segments into finished episodes using professional audio editing and patching software.
- Ensure patched audio maintains consistent tone, pacing, ambience, volume, and technical quality throughout each episode.
- Troubleshoot audio issues related to cuts, mispronunciations, abrupt transitions, background noise, pacing, performance quality, and technical inconsistencies.
- Coordinate recording revisions and pickups with Voice-Over Artists and production partners to resolve quality issues efficiently.
- Maintain audio quality standards, QC processes, and documentation to ensure consistency across all productions.
- Collaborate with Content, Localization, Product, and Production teams to resolve production issues and continuously improve workflows.
- Track recurring quality issues and recommend process improvements to enhance production efficiency and listener experience.

Qualifications

- Hands-on experience in audio engineering, audio post-production, sound editing, dubbing, spoken-word production, or audio quality assurance within media, entertainment, gaming, or related industries.
- Experience reviewing spoken audio for pronunciation, performance quality, pacing, clarity, and technical accuracy.
- Proficiency using professional audio editing software and audio patching workflows to integrate pickups, corrections, and re-recorded dialogue into finished productions.
- Strong technical understanding of audio editing, patching, sound consistency, transitions, levels, ambience, and quality control.
- Experience coordinating with Voice-Over Artists, recording teams, studios, or production partners to resolve audio quality issues.
- Strong understanding of audio production workflows, recording processes, and quality assurance best practices.
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to identify subtle performance, linguistic, and technical issues.
- Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple productions simultaneously.
- Native or near-native Japanese language proficiency with excellent listening skills and cultural awareness.
- Experience in audio entertainment, gaming, animation, dubbing, podcasts, streaming, localization, or creator platforms is highly preferred.
- Passion for storytelling and creating exceptional audio experiences for listeners.