Audio Engineer

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Scottdale, AZ

As the Audio Engineer, you will serve as the lead audio engineer for ADF’s live and virtual events—conferences, seminars, galas, and webinars—owning front-of-house, monitor, and broadcast mixes so that every speaker and program element is heard clearly. Between events, you serve as the primary audio engineer for ADF’s Arizona studio and media hit studio, capturing and mixing audio for video productions, podcasts, and live national media appearances.

• Serve as the A1 for assigned ADF events, designing and operating the audio system—front of house, monitors, and broadcast/stream mixes—to a high standard of clarity, intelligibility, and consistency.
• Design system and loudspeaker configurations for each room, tune and align systems to the space, and adapt to venue acoustics and house infrastructure.
• Coordinate and manage wireless microphone and in-ear monitor systems, including frequency coordination, RF scanning, antenna distribution, and battery management, to keep channels clean in congested environments.
• Prepare input lists, patch sheets, stage plots, and console show files in advance of load-in, and communicate audio requirements to the producer, venue, and crew.
• Mic, sound check, and support presenters, panelists, and musicians, briefing them on microphone technique and monitoring so they are comfortable on stage.
• Load in, set up, operate, strike, and load out audio systems, including consoles, amplification, loudspeakers, cabling, playback, and production intercom.
• Coordinate audio with video switching, lighting, and show control cues so that the program runs as a single, rehearsed production.
• Diagnose and resolve audio problems in real time during live events, applying redundancy and backup plans to minimize disruption to attendees and stream audiences.

• Serve as the primary audio engineer for ADF’s Arizona studio and media hit studio, setting up and operating microphones, mixers, and monitoring for video shoots, podcasts, and interviews.
• Provide audio for live media hits with national broadcast outlets, including IFB, mix-minus, and clean feeds to remote networks, and confirm signal quality and levels before air.
• Record, edit, mix, and master audio for produced content, including dialogue cleanup, noise reduction, loudness normalization, and delivery to broadcast and web specifications.
• Maintain and improve studio acoustics, signal flow, and routing, including audio-over-IP networks (e.g., Dante) where deployed.
• Deliver finished audio assets to the standards required by ADF’s post-production and communications teams, and archive session files and raw audio for reuse.

• Maintain, test, and repair audio equipment and inventory, including consoles, wireless systems, microphones, and cabling, and keep firmware and show files current.
• Prepare and pack audio packages for travel, tracking equipment out and back and confirming everything returns in working order.
• Recommend equipment purchases, upgrades, and standardization to the Production Manager, Arizona, including specifications and cost estimates.
• Maintain safe working conditions during load-in, show, and load-out, including safe electrical loading, rigging of loudspeaker arrays where applicable, and cable management.
• Observe hearing conservation and sound level practices appropriate to each venue, program, and audience.

• Partner with the Live Event Producer, video and lighting technicians, and freelance crew to deliver a unified production, and serve as the audio point of contact for presenters, communications staff, and event owners.
• Train and support other AV team members on basic audio operation so that events the A1 cannot cover are still…