Lead Audio Engineer

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Job Title:

Lead Audio Engineer

Pay Details:

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.

The Lead Audio Engineer provides technical leadership to a team of audio technicians in delivering exceptional audio experiences across Honda Center and related event spaces. This role supports Anaheim Ducks home games, special events, select concerts, restaurants, clubs, indoor and outdoor venues, live production shoots, and audio editing needs. The position is responsible for the operation, maintenance, staffing, inventory, and repair of interior and exterior audio systems, including arena intercom and communications systems.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• 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, solutions-oriented approach in demanding live-event environments.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that may include weekdays, weekends, holidays, split shifts, late nights, and overnight shifts.
• Ability to perform the essential physical functions of the role, with or without reasonable accommodation, including prolonged standing and walking; bending; reaching; working with arms raised; navigating concrete, uneven, and slippery surfaces; repeatedly lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds; climbing portable and fixed ladders; and occasionally working at heights above 10 feet.
• Ability to work in indoor and outdoor environments that may include temperature changes, inclement weather, bright lighting, loud noise, dust, and other conditions.
• Ability to remain current with emerging production technologies and learn new systems and workflows.
• Ability to install, configure, troubleshoot, and operate audio interfaces and signal.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Education - High School Diploma or Equivalent

Experience Required - 5+ Year's

This position is on-site.

Company:

OC Sports & Entertainment, LLC

Our Commitment:

We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and team members without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.  We are firm believers that diversity and inclusion among our team members are critical to our success, and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Thanks for your interest in becoming part of OCVIBE!