Audio Coordinator (Production)
Posted on: 3 Apr 2021
New York City, New York
Job Description
Overview
HarperAudio is currently seeking an Audio Coordinator to join the team! HarperAudio has a catalog of audiobooks reaching back to the 1950s. We were breaking new ground then and weve never stopped looking to the future.
A little about you: You love the spoken word and understand audio editing. Youre detail oriented and good at meeting deadlines (even when theres a lot of them). You understand that communication is the key to a successful project.
The job: Youll be working with our talented Production Managers to ensure that our audiobooks meet our standards of production. Youll assist them on projects, as well as conduct the quality control checks for a select number of titles. Youll also have the chance to update and edit titles from our backlist, learn the technical aspects of audio production, and coordinate closely with studios around the world.
Responsibilities
* Schedule and review quality control for select number of titles a year
* Assist production managers on updating our backlist recordings and ensuring that our catalog is digitized.
* Help coordinate paperwork associated with projects.
* Work with the managing editorial team to deliver accurate metadata.
* Upload masters as needed to our digital asset management system and FTP.
* Provide technical and other support on our more complex titles.
* Handle other projects as assigned by manager
Qualifications
* 4-year college degree or equivalent work experience required
* 1+ years of relevant work experience
* Incredible organizations with a strong attention to detail. Youve never met a spreadsheet you didnt like.
* Excellent communication.
* The ability to handle multiple projects at once and the ability to prioritize competing deadlines.
* Must collaborate well with others
* Solid understanding in audio editing. Familiarity with Reaper and ProTools is a plus.
* Conversational or fluent in Spanish, a plus
HarperCollins Publishers is a company full of people who are passionate about books. When you apply for a position, we want to know why you want to work here, and why you are interested in the job. Thats why cover letters are strongly preferred .
This role is currently based out of New York, New York. You will need to commute to the office when it reopens.
HarperCollins is an equal opportunity employer.
Our recruitment team will review all applications submitted through www.harpercollins.com/careers. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. This role will be taken down when we are no longer accepting new applicants.
Job Locations US-NY-New York
Category Production
Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets
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News Corporation, a media and information services company, creates and distributes content for consumers and businesses worldwide. It operates in five segments: News and Information Services, Book Publishing, Digital Real Estate Services, Subscription Video Services, and Other. The company distributes content and data products, including The Wall Street Journal, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, Barron’s, MarketWatch, and DJX through various media channels, such as newspapers, newswires, Websites, mobile device applications, tablets and e-book readers, newsletters, magazines, proprietary databases, live journalism, video, and podcasts. It also owns and operates daily, Sunday, weekly, and bi-weekly newspapers comprising The Australian, The Weekend Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph, Herald Sun, Sunday Herald Sun, The Courier Mail, The Sunday Mail, The Advertiser, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday, and New York Post, as well as digital mastheads and other Websites.
In addition, the company offers home-delivered shopper media that include free-standing inserts and direct mail products; in-store marketing products and services primarily to consumer packaged goods manufacturers; in-store merchandising services; and digital marketing solutions. Further, it publishes general fiction, nonfiction, children’s, and religious books; and provides sports programming content to approximately 200 channels distributed through cable, satellite, and Internet protocol, as well as broadcast rights to live sporting events. Additionally, the company offers property and property-related services on its Websites and mobile applications, as well as residential and commercial property Websites; online real estate services; and professional software and services products, which comprise Top Producer, FiveStreet, and ListHub. News Corporation was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
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