Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Sound Engineer Internship @ Billboard.com

The Billboard.com video department shoots and edits premier music content including multi-camera performances, backstage concert reporting and exclusive interviews with top recording artists. Our videos are distributed across Billboard's online networks to hundreds of thousands of viewers. See samples at YouTube dot com / BillboardMagazine.

Billboard.com Video is looking for hardworking, resourceful, fast thinking sound engineers to mic, record, and mix live music performances with today's top recording artists. Candidates should have experience with multi-track studio recording, and be able to work under the time constraints/limits of simultaneous video recording.

Intern responsibilities will include: setting up microphones/DIs to record live sound during video shoots, operate and setup digital mixing console to provide live monitor/house mixes, mix and edit recorded audio to be synced to video footage.

The right candidate will gain significant experience with live sound recording, sound mixing, professional audio boards/mixers/microphones, and post-production work flow.

INTERNSHIP REQUIREMENTS:
- MUST receive school school credit for this program
- an understanding of live music recording/mixing
- an understanding of post production audio processes
- experience with ProTools HD 7
- ability to complete projects with minimal supervision
- experience with Waves plug-ins package is a plus

This is a non-paying internship.
Flexible schedule. Live mixing schedule would be based on Billboard video production schedule.
Dates: Early January - Mid May 2011
Office located at 770 Broadway, 9th Street between Broadway and Lafayette.
Studio located at 115 West 27th Street, between 6th and 7th Ave.

To apply please email the following information to Matt:
job-dgtxy-2087112998@craigslist.org

1) link to an online mixing reel
2) a brief cover letter
3) your resume