About This Role
Joining the Operations team in Feltham, the Audio Engineer is responsible for archiving, handling, triaging, and restoring delicate master tapes and assets. This role involves converting customer media into high-quality digital formats while adhering to industry standards, and serving as a primary technical contact for record producers, engineers, and musicians to ensure seamless audio transfers and archival workflows.
Responsibilities
- Archive and digitise media assets: Perform high-standard transfers, conversions, and archiving of customer media adhering strictly to industry standards
- Handle and restore master tapes: Provide sympathetic handling, triage, and delicate restoration of irreplaceable master tapes and legacy assets
- Operate and maintain equipment: Utilize and maintain legacy recording systems (e.g., 1/4" and 1/2" stereo analogue tape machines, 2" 24-Track multitrack machines, ADAT/DA-88, Radar hard disk recorders) alongside modern DAWs
- Utilise audio software: Highly leverage software tools including Digidesign Pro Tools, Apple Logic, Steinberg Cubase/Wavelab, and Merging Pyramix for transfers and audio processing
- Client and stakeholder collaboration: Act as a key point of contact for clients via email, phone, and face-to-face; collaborate directly with record producers, engineers, and musicians to define and meet their exact requirements
- Track and report deliverables: Log and track master tapes across databases/systems, generate hard drive reports for A&R/producer deliveries, and collaborate with EIT engineering and data teams to design/develop workflows
Requirements
- Previous professional audio studio recording and sound mixing experience, with a track record in a similar audio role
- Highly proficient in Pro Tools and highly computer literate on both PC and MAC platforms
- A keen ear and deep understanding of music production, paired with up-to-date knowledge of active record producers and studios
- Precise administration skills, with the ability to prioritize workload and perform exceptionally under pressure
Nice to have:
- Graduate-level education or equivalent relevant industry experience/professional qualifications
- Knowledge and hands-on experience with media formats and recording technologies/techniques from the 1950s to the modern day
- Experience with analogue tape machine line-ups
- Continuous professional development track record
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and retirement plans
- Opportunities for continuous learning, skill expansion, and professional development in the media archiving industry
About the Company
Iron Mountain is a global leader in storage and information management services, trusted by more than 225,000 organizations in 60 countries. They provide expert, sustainable solutions in records and information management, digital transformation services, data centers, asset lifecycle management, and fine art storage, handling, and logistics. Iron Mountain safeguards billions of customers’ assets, including critical business information, highly sensitive data, and invaluable cultural and historic artifacts.
