Know Your Worth / Music & audio
Music and audio work spans recording, live production, postproduction, and the systems that keep releases organized. A useful specialty combines careful listening with dependable delivery, clear ownership of assets, and an understanding of how the finished sound will be used.
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BLS · May 2025 · Marketing managers
Coordinate an artist's promotional material and channel calendar around a specific release, audience, and available production capacity.
View career → Artist campaign coordinatorBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Organize and edit long narration so pacing, pronunciation corrections, chapter boundaries, and audio consistency support sustained listening.
View career → Audiobook editorBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Develop repeatable sound elements that help a brand communicate consistently across intros, notifications, and other touchpoints.
View career → Audio branding producerBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Coordinate descriptive narration that explains essential visual information without obscuring dialogue or important production sounds.
View career → Audio description producerBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Improve damaged recordings while preserving natural sound and explaining limits imposed by noise or missing information.
View career → Audio restoration specialistBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Translate a venue or production brief into documented audio routing, equipment requirements, and practical operating procedures.
View career → Audio systems designerBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Balance voices, recorded elements, and live feeds while maintaining clear transitions and stable broadcast sound.
View career → Broadcast audio mixerBLS · May 2025 · Music Directors and Composers
Create original works for defined performers or ensembles while translating musical ideas into clear scores, practical parts, and a realistic revision process.
View career → Concert music composerBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Assemble usable dialogue from production recordings while maintaining continuity, intelligibility, and transparent editorial decisions.
View career → Dialogue editorBLS · May 2025 · Music Directors and Composers
Develop original musical cues that support a film's dramatic intentions while coordinating timing, revisions, and the practical limits of recording or digital production.
View career → Film score composerBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Create synchronized physical sound performances that make screen actions feel consistent, detailed, and believable.
View career → Foley artistBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Position and deliver spatial sound elements so an immersive production remains coherent across supported playback configurations.
View career → Immersive audio engineerBLS · May 2025 · Software Developers
Connect musical stems and transitions to game states so the score reacts coherently to player actions.
View career → Interactive music implementerBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Prepare and operate live audio systems so performers and audiences receive clear, dependable sound.
View career → Live sound technicianBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Capture intelligible production dialogue while managing changing locations, unwanted noise, microphone placement, and take records.
View career → Location sound recordistBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Prepare finished mixes for release through level consistency, sequencing, technical checks, and reliable export delivery.
View career → Mastering engineerBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Balance recorded tracks into a coherent mix that translates across listening environments and delivery requirements.
View career → Mixing engineerBLS · May 2025 · Music Directors and Composers
Adapt musical material for a defined ensemble or production purpose while preserving its essential structure and addressing range, texture, balance, and readable performance materials.
View career → Music arrangerBLS · May 2025 · Management analysts
Prepare release packages and reconcile delivery issues so recordings and accompanying information reach intended distribution channels consistently.
View career → Music distribution specialistBLS · May 2025 · Management analysts
Track music-use requests, rights information, approvals, and deadlines so productions can manage permission workflows consistently.
View career → Music licensing coordinatorBLS · May 2025 · Technical writers
Maintain accurate track credits, identifiers, versions, and release information so catalogs can be searched and distributed reliably.
View career → Music metadata specialistBLS · May 2025 · Editors
Check written scores and parts for consistency, readability, and alignment with supplied musical instructions before rehearsal or publication.
View career → Music notation editorBLS · May 2025 · Music Directors and Composers
Turn rough song demos into planned recording sessions, coherent arrangements, and organized production handoffs.
View career → Music producerBLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists
Coordinate release assets, approvals, distribution deadlines, and team handoffs so a recording launch has a realistic execution plan.
View career → Music release coordinatorBLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists
Coordinate music selections and clearance workflows so creative choices align with production needs, budgets, and documented approvals.
View career → Music supervisorBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Capture consistent performances through microphone choices, session preparation, signal routing, and careful recording checks.
View career → Recording engineerBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Construct distinctive sound effects from original recordings, layers, and processing suited to a production's intended world.
View career → Sound effects designerBLS · May 2025 · Management analysts
Organize studio bookings, session readiness, asset handoffs, and equipment schedules so recording work proceeds predictably.
View career → Studio operations coordinatorBLS · May 2025 · Project management specialists
Coordinate technical advances, travel dependencies, crew schedules, and venue handoffs for a sequence of live productions.
View career → Tour production coordinatorBLS · May 2025 · Sound engineering technicians
Plan and document wireless microphone assignments while identifying interference risks and coordination needs within a live production.
View career → Wireless audio coordinator