Junior Sound Engineer / Technical Runner

 The Company 

We are an award-winning (Cinema Audio Society, Music & Sound, Promax UK, Vox) world class leader in audio services, providing clients with a full offering to deliver any requirement needed in audio advertising, content or production across the globe. 

We’re based in the UK and USA and our 10 studios in Central London are a centre of excellence. We have creative, media, studios and digital under one roof and work on; radio, Spotify and digital audio advertising; audio post for TV and films; audiobooks; podcasts; music; foreign dubbing; gaming and digital campaigns to support audio experiences.

Our clients include Spotify (we are their creative partner in the UK & North America), Acast, Netflix, Amazon, Cartoon Network, Disney, Guinness, Paddy Power Betfair, Audible and Penguin Random House.

We’re a mix of arty, geeky, techy, sporty, creative types who deliver exceptional products for our clients every single day. Diversity and inclusion matter to us and we are committed to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity, physical ability, neurodiversity and experience. We welcome your uniqueness.

In the last few years we’ve also donated time and money to Macmillan Cancer Support, The Malaria Foundation and Crisis, and we intend to do a lot more. We are committed to developing the audio industry and its future talent and we’re an active supporter of initiatives to inspire, train and develop young talent and open our doors to bring a diverse group of people into our industry. 

We’re big on culture, teamwork and growth opportunities, and we’ve got exciting plans for the future which we’d love you to be part of. 

Our Values

We know it’s all about getting the mix just right…

1 - We’re on the same wavelength
We're one team.
We support each other.
We work together to achieve collective success.

2 - We hear every pin drop
We care about the details.
We deliver on what we promise.
We take responsibility.

3 - We’re all ears
We care passionately about our clients.
We provide exceptional customer service.
We build long term partnerships.

Our Culture - Defined By Our Team

We're creative (standard). We're honest and open. A swear jar would bankrupt a lot of us. We're all equal and we laugh at ourselves… and each other. 

We're unconventional, productive and we do whatever it takes to get the job done. We like burgers (meat, veggie and vegan). 

We always make time for each other and our clients. We live and breathe audio. We're people pleasers. We're all very different and we love that about our team. 

We praise each other and recognise achievements. We like going to the pub for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks. We don't quit, we fix. We're kind and caring. We make a difference. We stick together and pick each other up when it's needed.

We like to dance. We say please and thank you. We're passionate and motivated. We always leave our clients feeling good.

Key Responsibilities

Day to day you will:

• Train on the international Dubbing work, grow within the engineering
  department and contribute to offering an outstanding service to our
  clients.
• Help setup and prep for studio sessions.
• Help with technical maintenance and backups.
• Oversee system updates and IT trouble-shooting.
• Assist with the processing of audio and video files.
• Process and edit audio for TV, radio, audiobooks and more.
• Share tips and tricks with other engineers - no matter how long we’ve been
  doing this, we’re always learning!
• Attend occasional out of hours meetings and events, including the
  monthly engineers and company wide team meetings.
• Help support general building maintenance tasks from time to time.

Essential Requirements  

• A knowledge of ProTools is a must – the interview process may include a
  simple Protools practical.
• Attention to detail is key, being organised is paramount.
• You're presentable with great communication skills - good email and
  phone manners are crucial.
• You need to be polite, calm and open to learning new things.
• A positive, can-do attitude!
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• A good working knowledge of Apple operating systems and hardware.

Qualifications and Experience

• This job is ideal for a university graduate with some industry experience -
  although no degree is necessary.
• You might have worked in ‘Transfer’ or as a ‘Runner’ at another post facility
  and be longing for some career progression.
• Good work experience and runner duties on your CV would be an
  advantage although not essential.

Bonus Points

• Familiarity with other software including Google GSuite
• Fluency in other languages
• A knowledge of video file formats and frame-rates
• Understanding of loudness tech specs.
• An understanding of networks, IP and servers
   

Working Hours / Requirements

This is a full time role and would be based 5 days a week at our head office on Tottenham Court Road, London. Occasional working from home may be an option depending on your setup.

9-6pm with flexibility for early starts and evening work where required.

 

Salary And Benefits

• We are committed to staying in-line with the London living wage. The salary of this role is £27,500, plus benefits.
• 25 days holiday plus standard bank holidays for England, and 3 extra days between Christmas and New Year when the business is closed (total of 28 days plus public holidays).
• Subsidised Bupa medical care.
• Life Insurance.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Various training schemes to help us all be better.
• Season ticket loan scheme.
• Eye Care scheme with Specsavers.
• Help@Hand from Unum (a health and wellbeing app).

The Hiring Process

It’s really important that we are a right fit for each other. Therefore we usually have three chats; phone, online and in person. This is so we can get to know each other properly which is really important for you and us, as we want you to be with us for a long time so you need to know it’s right for you too. 

If there is another way you’d like to do this, that will really give you the chance to shine, please tell us if we get in touch to chat. 

Apply

Please apply with your CV, portfolio link and a cover letter and tell us why you’d like to join us and how you’d add brilliance to our team, to careers@foreveraudio.com with the subject header “JE-09-2024” and quote
reference “FA_JE-2024” in your email to us. 

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK. Previous applicants are welcome. 

No agencies please, we already work with preferred partners.