Freelance Audio Engineer

Role Overview
We are seeking a highly experienced

Freelance Recording Engineer / Dialogue Editor

to support AAA video game and linear content production on an as‑needed basis. This in‑person production role is embedded within our Santa Monica facility.

The engineer will record, edit, mix, and deliver high‑quality audio across multiple active projects, including AAA video games, animated series, advertising campaigns, and marketing content. The role requires technical excellence, calm professionalism with talent and clients in the room, and the ability to manage large volumes of assets across concurrent productions. This position operates within a fast‑paced, high‑expectation creative environment where precision, organization, and delivery discipline are critical.

Key Responsibilities
Dialogue Recording & Editorial

Record voice talent to broadcast and AAA game standards

Engineer client‑attended sessions with producers, directors, and executives present

Perform detailed dialogue editing, cleanup, conforming, and file preparation to technical specifications

Ensure tonal consistency across large narrative projects

Mixing & Finishing

Mix linear television, advertising, and marketing content

Prepare stems and final deliverables to spec for broadcast, streaming, and digital distribution

Maintain technical QC standards and meet technical delivery standards

Game Production Support

Edit and prepare dialogue assets for interactive implementation

Manage large asset counts with strict naming conventions and version control

Collaborate with sound design, implementation, and production teams

Deliver clean, organized, implementation‑ready files

Motion Capture/Sound Stage Recording

Record dialogue and production audio on motion capture stages

Manage multi‑channel wireless microphone workflows

Manage RF signal chains in challenging environments

Manage gain stages to the highest standards

Provide live mixes to relevant stakeholders as needed

Coordinate with stage technicians, capture supervisors, and production teams

Ensure sync integrity at all times

Operational Discipline

Manage multiple projects simultaneously with shifting priorities

Maintain impeccable session organization and documentation

Hit delivery deadlines without compromising technical quality

Troubleshoot technical issues independently and efficiently

Required Experience & Qualifications

Minimum 5 years of professional experience as an audio engineer

Extensive experience recording with clients and talent in the room

Proven expertise editing dialogue at a high narrative and technical level

Strong mixing experience for linear television and advertising

Deep familiarity with broadcast and streaming delivery specifications

Experience recording on motion capture stages

Proficiency with industry‑standard wireless microphone systems

Advanced Pro Tools proficiency and session management discipline

Demonstrated ability to manage large asset libraries and complex session workflows

Strong communication skills and calm, client‑facing professionalism

Technical Competencies

Dialogue cleanup, restoration, and precision editing

Loudness standards compliance (broadcast and streaming)

Stem printing and versioning workflows

Multi‑mic wireless coordination and RF management

Sync workflows for performance capture environments

Asset naming, metadata tagging, and delivery packaging

Personal Attributes

Meticulous and detail‑oriented

Composed under pressure

Efficient without sacrificing craft

Organized across multiple concurrent productions

Collaborative and production‑minded

Work Environment

On‑site only in Santa Monica, CA

Embedded within a AAA production pipeline

Client‑attended sessions are frequent

High confidentiality environment

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