Music Producer

Title:

Music Producer

Location:

San Francisco, CA (3 days onsite)

Duration: 6 months + Extensions

Compensation: $36-46/hr

Work Requirements: US Citizen, GC Holders or Authorized to Work in the U.S.

The Creative Audio team is looking for an experienced Music Producer to join us on a hands-on, contingent engagement. The ideal candidate pairs strong music production skills with broad musical knowledge, a close awareness of current trends and creators, and confidence across the software and tools of modern music production. Day to day, the role centers on producing high-quality music across a range of genres and formats, refining it for quality and consistency, and working closely with generative AI music tools.

A solid background in music production and a genuine passion for music and where it is heading are essential.

• Produce high-quality music across a range of genres, styles, use cases, and formats
• Bring broad musical knowledge to creative and production decisions (genre conventions, arrangement, and what makes a track effective)
• Track emerging trends in music and culture, including the styles, sounds, and workflows creators are adopting
• Work fluently across a range of music production tools, and adopt new ones quickly
• Work hands-on with emerging generative audio tools and technologies, applying your production expertise to assess their capabilities and share clear, actionable feedback
• Run structured, rubric-based evaluations of music output, including blind A/B comparisons and model-to-model benchmarking - and translate the results into clear, actionable recommendations for creative, product, and research teams.
• Partner with creative coders and cross-functional teams ahead of key milestones and reviews
• Document and share your processes and technical setups to support team consistency and knowledge continuity
• Independently plan, track, and deliver projects on time in a fast-paced, evolving environment

• 4-5 years in professional music production or equivalent creative experience
• A portfolio, reel, or work samples demonstrating range across genres, styles, and formats
• Broad musical knowledge across genres and styles, including arrangement, production, and music metadata and tagging (genre, mood, tempo, instrumentation)
• A close awareness of current music trends, culture, and creators
• Experience producing, mixing, and/or music engineering, with fluency in studio fundamentals (arrangement, comping, gain staging, bus processing, mastering)
• Fluency with digital audio workstations (Pro Tools preferred), music production tools, and the ability to learn new ones quickly.
• Strong understanding of DSP, audio synthesis, and digital audio concepts and formats.
• Familiarity with generative AI music tools and prompt-based workflows.
• Strong critical listening skills and a proven ear for quality; able to clearly articulate why a track does or does not work, not simply whether it sounds good
• Strong project management and self-direction, able to plan, track, and deliver projects on time and independently, with minimal oversight.
• Comfortable using command-line interface (CLI) tools for daily tasks and troubleshooting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Experience evaluating creative output against quality frameworks or rubrics
• Experience working with cross-functional creative, marketing, or content teams
• Familiarity with AI and generative AI systems ("e.g. LLMs")
• Prototyping skills, comfortable building quick prototypes or simple tools for ideation.

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