Acquisition.com

Senior Sound Designer

Acquisition.com

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Las Vegas • Nevada • United States

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $110,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Lead, manage, and develop a team of sound designers across all active productions and post pipelines
  • Set clear audio quality benchmarks, workflow expectations, and delivery standards for the team
  • Actively mentor junior and mid-level sound designers — invest in their growth, give honest feedback, and create an environment where people feel safe to learn and improve
  • Foster a team culture that is collaborative, transparent, and built on mutual respect — no gatekeeping, no ego, just great work
  • Serve as the primary escalation point for audio decisions across all active series
  • Work on-set and in production environments with high-profile talent, ensuring optimal recording quality from the source
  • Manage production audio capture across multiple concurrent series, coordinating closely with production teams to ensure clean handoffs into post
  • Build and maintain production audio standards and best practices across all shoots to ensure consistency
  • Own the full audio post pipeline: dialogue editing, ADR, sound design, music integration, final mix, and delivery
  • Deliver broadcast-quality mixes across long-form series, podcasts, DTCs, and social cutdowns
  • Ensure sonic consistency across all content for each brand
  • Collaborate closely with video editors, creative directors and the Director of Post-Production to ensure sound design and mix decisions serve the story and creative direction
  • Manage audio finishing and QC across multiple series simultaneously without compromising quality or timelines
  • Build and enforce standardized audio workflows that reduce errors, revision cycles, and last-minute fixes
  • Create clear intake and handoff standards so production recordings land in post clean and organized
  • Develop audio playbooks for each brand that document sound design direction, mix templates, and delivery specs
  • Maintain visibility into audio workloads and flag resourcing or timeline risks early and proactively
  • Own the final audio quality bar across all content output
  • Review and approve team deliverables, providing clear, constructive, and actionable feedback
  • Identify, test, and implement AI tools that improve audio cleanup, noise reduction, dialogue restoration, and mixing efficiency
  • Partner with the Director of Post-Production to integrate AI-driven audio solutions into daily workflows
  • Share learnings with the team openly; innovation here is a team sport

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in professional sound design and audio post-production, with at least 2 years in a lead or supervisory role
  • Proven experience managing or mentoring other sound designers or audio professionals
  • Deep expertise in production audio, dialogue editing, sound design, music integration, and final mix for long-form and short-form content
  • Experience working directly with talent on set in high-pressure, high-profile production environments
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple series simultaneously without dropping quality or missing deadlines
  • High taste level: you have strong instincts for what makes audio feel premium, immersive, and on-brand
  • Familiarity with AI audio tools (including but not limited to iZotope RX, Adobe Enhance, or equivalent, etc) and a genuine curiosity for what's next
  • Comfortable working within project management systems (Monday.com) and collaborative post pipelines
  • A genuine team player! You give credit, share knowledge, ask for input, and make people feel heard
  • Strong communicator who is direct, transparent, and solution-oriented when challenges arise
  • YouTube and podcast audio experience is a significant plus
Benefits
  • Flexible Unlimited Paid Time Off and Company-wide Holidays
  • Employer sponsored Medical, Dental, & Vision plans
  • $1,950 annual Employer HSA contribution
  • FSA options including dependent care
  • Employee assistance program and mental health resources
  • Employer match program for 401(k), eligible for both Traditional and Roth accounts
  • $1,200 annual wellness reimbursement through JOON that supports health, family care, pet care, fitness, and more!
  • For local or visiting team members, enjoy access to a state of the art gym at our HQ in Las Vegas
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
sound designaudio post-productiondialogue editingADRmusic integrationfinal mixaudio cleanupnoise reductiondialogue restorationmixing efficiency
Soft Skills
mentoringteam collaborationcommunicationfeedbackproblem-solvingleadershiporganizational skillstransparencycreativitycuriosity