Lead Audio Engineer

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Lead Audio Engineer

The starting hourly rate range for this position is $45.50 to $52.50 per hour. The actual hourly rate offered will take internal value, peer equity, job-related factors, and other organizational considerations into account.

• Collaborate with clients, event managers, vendors, and creative teams to define project objectives, budgets, technical requirements, and desired guest experience.
• Lead audio operations for live events ranging from a 17,000-seat arena to small meeting and hospitality spaces.
• Plan and manage audio projects, including staffing, equipment, schedules, system configuration, and quality-control procedures.
• Partner with Multimedia, Video, Lighting, and production teams to deliver integrated event and broadcast solutions.
• Lead, mentor, and develop audio technicians and junior engineers, fostering a collaborative, accountable, and growth-oriented team environment.
• Support video production teams with pre-production, live production, and post-production audio needs.
• Manage radio-frequency coordination and support reliable wireless audio operations.
• Identify and implement innovative audio strategies that enhance the guest experience, including within OCVIBE event spaces.
• Maintain current knowledge of audio-production technologies, workflows, standards, and industry trends.
• Manage audio equipment inventory and ensure equipment is properly maintained, tested, calibrated, documented, and ready for use.
• Establish and maintain quality standards for live audio, recorded content, communications, and other audio deliverables.
• Coordinate with event vendors and television broadcast trucks to ensure audio and communications requirements are met.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve operational issues, service concerns, and emergency repairs promptly and effectively.
• Monitor live audio mixes while simultaneously receiving and responding to production direction and cues.
• Manage multiple concurrent priorities effectively in a fast-paced live-event environment.

• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in live-event audio engineering, production, or a related field, preferably within an arena, entertainment venue, broadcast, or similarly complex production environment.
• Prior experience leading or providing technical direction to audio technicians or production teams is strongly preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of professional entertainment and live-event audio systems.
• Proficiency with Yamaha CL5 digital mixing consoles or comparable platforms.
• Proficiency with Dante, MADI, Q-SYS, and related audio-networking and signal-distribution technologies.
• Strong understanding of audio engineering best practices, including signal flow, system routing, gain structure, loudspeaker placement, and microphone selection and placement.
• Proficiency with Riedel communications systems; experience with Evertz routing systems is preferred.
• Understanding of emergency-notification and assistive-listening systems, including hard-of-hearing (HOH) announcement systems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong organizational, problem-solving, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to follow direction, collaborate across disciplines, and maintain a professional,…