Sound Designer

<p><em>*Please Note: This is a rolling application and we are not necessarily actively hiring for a Sound Designer at this time.*</em></p>

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<p>Bring some of the internet’s best B2B podcasts to life!&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Work on amazing and varied shows, with a kind and supportive global team.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Lower Street is a podcasting company that works with agencies, consultants, and enterprise companies to make truly excellent shows. Shows that matter, that make an impact.</p>

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<p>We're focused on 2 things:</p>

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<li>Making the best podcasts we possibly can, and</li>

<li>Continually learning and improving on what we do - both individually and as a team.</li>

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<p>From concept to distribution, we help clients to develop their ideas into fully fledged podcasts. And it's really fun.</p>

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<p>What’s the gig?&nbsp;</p>

<p>We’re looking for a sound designer to join our production team, and work closely with folks like Alex (Head of Post Production), and our amazing team of producers.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>In this role you’ll be taking rough cuts from producers, and turning them into highly polished, ready to publish, episodes.</p>

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<p>This means finessing edits, cleaning up dialogue, working on pacing, sourcing and integrating music, creating soundscapes, as well as mixing and mastering the finished product.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>To be clear, your role will not just be that of an ‘um’ and ‘ah’ remover. It will be to elevate already great content into something truly special.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>And you wont be doing this alone - we have a collaborative and supportive team of sound designers, who work alongside a team of excellent producers, and we all share one goal: To make the best possible podcasts.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Things you’ll do:</p>

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<li>Edit a range of interview, narrative, solo, and fictional podcasts - working from a rough cut and/or brief.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Take rough cuts from Descript, and turn them into polished episodes in Pro Tools.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Mixing, Mastering, sourcing and placing and editing library music, making music, and anything else required to bring the best version of the content to life.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Coordinate and take ownership of audio, session, and any other files needed to get the episode done.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Make great use of Pro Tools, iZotope RX, Ableton, and other programs.</li>

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<p>Who exactly are we looking for?</p>

<p>In short, does this sound like you? Someone that is:</p>

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<li>Creative. You are able to foster and maintain the creative vision of the podcasts at Lower Street, and create work that exceeds client expectations.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Detail-oriented. You care about the little things, and love to talk about your process with your peers.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Proactive. You are able to take ownership of tasks, deadlines, briefs, and work efficiently with the team to get things done to deadline, every time.&nbsp;</li>

<li>Communicative. You have excellent written and verbal communication and excel in collaboration with teammates and our hosts.</li>

<li>Adaptable. You thrive when you need to find solutions, make adjustments, and receive feedback.&nbsp;</li>

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<p>Why you</p>

<p>For this role, you ideally have:</p>

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<li>Extensive experience editing podcasts.</li>

<li>A great ear, with the ability to mix and master your own work.</li>

<li>A desire to grow and learn from other sound designers, and work with highly skilled producers.&nbsp;</li>

<li>The ability to work to deadlines so that shows never miss schedule.</li>

<li>A critical eye and a close attention to detail.</li>

<li>Excellent communication skills.</li>

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<p>Why us</p>

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<li>Work from anywhere. Your house in the country, a home studio, a yurt in the forest -- we don’t mind. As long as you have a good listening environment, and strong enough wifi.</li>

<li>Truly great work culture. We’re a young and small, but established company -- you can make a real impact, but we’re not in the business of micromanagement.</li>

<li>Flexible Hours. Outside of ideally having some working overlap with UK working hours, we have a globally distributed, asynchronous team.</li>

<li>Generous PTO, sick leave, and public holiday policy. Just throw us some notice and share where you go on holiday!</li>

<li>Equipment Budget. Headphones, audio gear, software, staplers, fax machine (probably not that last one) -- whatever you need to be set up for success.</li>

<li>Professional Development Allowance. Courses, conference tickets, books -- we’re invested in you.</li>

<li>Planned team retreats in really fun spots. At least once per year, we get together in cool places to collaborate and celebrate in person.</li>

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<p>Learn more about us here.</p>

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<p>How to apply</p>

<p>If you’re thinking: “This is totally me!” then be sure to apply here. Even if you’re thinking: “This definitely could be me!” apply anyways — we love diverse and non-traditional backgrounds.</p>

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<p>Please sneak the word ‘Orange’ somewhere into your application to show us you read the whole job description.</p>

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<p>We can’t wait to meet you!</p>

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<p>PS, We do receive all applications, please do not apply through the Contact Us form on the website, thank you!</p>

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<p>*Please note, this is a rolling application and we are not necessarily actively hiring for an Audio Engineer at this time*</p>