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Audio Engineer, Live Video

OpenAI · San Francisco · On-site

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About OpenAI

Backed by Greylock, Insight and Khosla.

About the role

The Audio Engineer will be the senior audio authority for high-profile livestreams, broadcast-style productions, studio recordings, public venue events, and critical on-location shoots. This person will design resilient audio systems, serve as A1 when failures are immediately visible, and deliver exceptional spoken-word audio across live, recorded, remote, and AI-enabled production workflows. Own audio design and A1 execution for complex broadcasts, live stage events, podcasts, and critical film/on-location shoots Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 8+ years engineering complex live, broadcast, and studio production, including high-profile livestreams, public venue events, design, configuration, and programming of physical audio infrastructure, and critical on-location filming or streaming
  • Proven experience serving as A1 when failures are immediately visible and time for sophisticated workarounds is measured in seconds
  • Expert command of gain structure, routing, EQ, dynamics, automixing, feedback control, real time noise suppression, mix-minus, IFB, intercom, playback, comms, and latency management
  • Deep experience designing and troubleshooting redundant program, stream, multitrack, camera, backup-recorder, and archival audio paths
  • Advanced proficiency with networked audio and DSP systems such as Dante, AVB, SMPTE ST 2110, Q-SYS, Yamaha, and Shure
  • Strong IP-networking knowledge, including clocking, multicast, VLANs, QoS, and diagnosing failures across audio, control, and enterprise IT environments
More about this role

OpenAI’s mission is to ensure that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.

The Global Events Studio Team creates exceptional live and recorded video for Press, Marketing, Developer Experience, and Communications.

The Audio Engineer will be the senior audio authority for high-profile livestreams, broadcast-style productions, studio recordings, public venue events, and critical on-location shoots. This person will design resilient audio systems, serve as A1 when failures are immediately visible, and deliver exceptional spoken-word audio across live, recorded, remote, and AI-enabled production workflows.

Own audio design and A1 execution for complex broadcasts, live stage events, podcasts, and critical film/on-location shoots

Build and operate redundant program, stream, multitrack, camera, backup-recorder, and archival audio paths with real-time monitoring and recovery procedures.

Mix full-duplex speech-to-speech audio between humans and AI models

Design, commission, standardize, document, and improve audio signal flow for studios, control rooms, event spaces, and portable production systems.

Rapidly assess unfamiliar venues and design reliable systems...

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