Audio Engineer-A1 Part Time

Primary Function

We are searching for a versatile and highly skilled Audio Engineer (A1) to join our dynamic production team! This is a fantastic opportunity for a dedicated professional who thrives on variety and excels in managing all technical aspects of audio production across a range of exciting environments. You'll be the go-to expert, ensuring crystal-clear sound quality for everything from intimate live concerts and large-scale venue productions to critical broadcast events and corporate audiovisual setups. If you have a passion for pristine sound and the technical chops to handle any audio challenge thrown your way, we want you on our team! This role is freelance with a 5 hour/day minimum.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Venue & Concert Hall Production: Dialing in the perfect mix for a live performance, managing front-of-house (FOH) or monitor mixes, and ensuring an immersive and balanced audio experience for the entire audience.
• Broadcast Operations: Guaranteeing pristine audio feeds for live streams or broadcasts, managing comms systems, and adhering to strict broadcast standards.
• Audiovisual (AV) Setups: Providing high-quality sound reinforcement for corporate events, conferences, and presentations, including mic'ing panels, managing playback, and integrating with video systems.
• Your Key Responsibilities:
• Setup & Strike: Expertly setting up, configuring, and breaking down complex audio systems efficiently and safely.
• Live Mixing & Operation: Operating professional audio consoles for various events, making real-time adjustments to dynamics, EQ, and effects to achieve the highest quality sound.
• Troubleshooting: Quickly diagnosing and resolving technical issues with equipment in high-pressure, live environments.
• System Integration: Interfacing audio systems with lighting, video, and communication platforms.
• Collaboration: Working seamlessly with producers, directors, performers, and other technical crew members to realize the artistic vision and production goals.

Skills & Qualifications

• We work with industry-standard professional gear. A strong working knowledge of the following or similar equipment is essential:
• Audio Consoles:
• Digital: Avid Venue | S6L, digiCo SD Series (SD7, SD10, SD12), Yamaha CL/QL/RIVAGE Series, and Midas PRO Series.
• Analog (Less common, but good to know): Midas XL4 or Heritage series.
• Other Essential Gear:
• Microphones: A full array of Shure (e.g., SM58, Beta 52A, KSM series), Sennheiser (e.g., MD 421, e900 series), DPA, and Neumann microphones.
• Wireless Systems: Shure Axient Digital and ULX-D, Sennheiser Digital 6000 and 9000 series.
• Processing & Playback: Various outboard gear, Waves SoundGrid systems, and QLab for show control and playback.
• Networking Protocols: Expertise in Dante, AVB, and other audio networking protocols is a major plus.

Education & Experience

• Proven experience as an A1 Audio Engineer across multiple environments (live sound, broadcast, AV).
• Deep understanding of signal flow, acoustics, and audio physics.
• Exceptional ear for sound quality and critical listening skills.
• Ability to remain calm, focused, and effective under pressure.
• Flexibility to work varied hours, including nights, weekends, and occasional travel.

Customer Service Commitment:

TeamPeople, a division of System One, is an organization dedicated to providing superior customer service. Outstanding customer service encompasses everything from performing the technical, creative and operational aspects of our jobs to the best of our ability, to going the extra mile to assist our customers and colleagues in any way. TeamPeople not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

We respect, value and celebrate the unique attributes, characteristics and perspectives that make each person who they are. We also believe that bringing diverse individuals together allows us to collectively and more effectively address the issues that face our customers. It is our aim, therefore, that our partners, strategies and investments reflect these core values. TeamPeople is dedicated to providing superior customer service and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.