About This Role
This Audio Engineer position is for a proactive individual who will not only record and mix music but also actively contribute to the studio's growth through networking, outreach, and social media. The role requires delivering an exceptional client experience and maintaining a professional studio environment, primarily working with urban music genres.
Responsibilities
- Consistently deliver clean, professional recordings with minimal supervision
- Build strong relationships with artists that lead to repeat bookings
- Maintain a clean, organized, and professional studio environment
- Arrive prepared before every session
- Make 10 qualified outreach attempts per week (must be tracked)
- Create 2–3 collaborative social media posts per week
- Maintain a minimum client satisfaction standard
Requirements
- Must have reliable transportation
- Must live within a reasonable distance of the studio
- Must be legally eligible to work in Canada
- Must be available evenings and weekends
- Must be comfortable working with hip-hop, R&B, Afrobeats, dancehall, and other urban genres
- Strong Pro Tools editing workflow
- Ability to comp vocals
- Auto-Tune knowledge
- Understanding of gain staging
- Session organization and file management
- Basic troubleshooting of studio equipment
- Good social skills to help enhance artist creativity
- 1-3 years experience using Pro Tools along with knowledge of recording and mixing audio
- Knowledge of pre-amps, microphones, and outboard recording gear to provide a pristine sound for artists
- Punctuality is mandatory
Nice to have:
- Melodyne experience
- Experience with Universal Audio, Apollo interfaces, or similar equipment
- 1 year of audio engineering experience
- 1 year of experience working with R&B music or Hip-Hop
Important Details
- Schedule: Thursday to Sunday availability is required; capable of working Thursday to Sunday 6 PM to 2 AM or 7 PM to 2 AM
- Employment type: Full-time, Part-time, Apprenticeship
Application Process
To be considered, please include:
- Resume
- Portfolio or links to at least 3 songs you recorded and mixed
- Instagram or social media
- A short paragraph explaining why you'd be a good fit for Midnight Studios
- Your favourite recording plugin and why
Professional Standards