Assistant Audio Engineer (Temporary)

ZOO Digital is an award-winning cloud software company with offices in LA, Dubai, London, Korea, India, and Sheffield, UK. We help the biggest names in global entertainment reach audiences worldwide through high-quality localization and media services, adapting original TV and movie content for different languages, regions, and cultures.

About the role

ZOO Digital has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Audio Engineer to join our team in El Segundo, CA on a temporary, part-time, on-call basis. This role provides operational support during periods of increased business demand, focusing on dubbing and mastering operations. Successful candidates will remain employed by ZOO Digital and will be scheduled to work as needed.

Salary: Up to $27.81/hour (DOE)
Location: El Segundo, office-based
Contract: Temporary, part-time, on-call

Responsibilities

• Support dubbing and mastering workflows through the preparation, prequalification, and quality control of audio assets.
• Prepare, conform, and maintain Pro Tools dubbing packages and mix sessions to client and technical specifications.
• Perform technical QC checks, loudness conformance, and create final audio deliverables.
• Create, correct, rename, and organize audio elements and delivery packages for clients.
• Produce clear prequalification reports, identifying technical issues, risks, and required fixes.
• Support major client projects, including Disney mastering and trailer prequalification work.
• Collaborate closely with Dubbing, Post Production, QC, and Audio Video QC teams to ensure smooth delivery workflows.
• Manage workloads effectively in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment with changing priorities and tight turnaround times.
• Maintain accurate session files, reports, and deliverables while working to high standards of quality and attention to detail.
• Use Pro Tools and supporting systems confidently while adapting to evolving workflows, tools, and client specifications.
• Continually learn new and modified specifications from title to title and client to client.

Requirements

We are looking for enthusiastic applicants with one of the following:

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, or
• 2 years of related experience and/or training, or
• An equivalent combination of education and experience.

Applicants must have flexibility to work on an as-needed basis, including availability for on-site operations, occasional evenings, and weekends.

Skills

• Experience working within audio post-production, dubbing, mastering, or technical QC environments.
• Strong hands-on experience using Pro Tools to prepare, conform, and manage dubbing and mix sessions.
• Experience carrying out technical QC and producing clear, accurate reports identifying issues and required fixes.
• Experience delivering audio assets and deliverables within fast-paced, deadline-driven workflows.
• Ability to work to varying client specifications and adapt quickly between projects and titles.
• Experience supporting final deliverable QC alongside wider production and QC teams.
• Experience prequalifying Music & Effects packages, stems, mastering sessions, and other audio assets.
• Strong practical proficiency in Pro Tools and audio session management.
• Excellent technical QC skills with a strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to create, correct, organize, and prepare audio deliverables to specification.
• Proficiency with Dolby Atmos Renderer, Dolby Media Encoder Suite, Adobe Audition, and QuickTime Pro.
• Experience with video NLEs (e.g., Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro) is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage changing priorities and tight turnaround times.
• Ability to work effectively in a high-volume, SLA-driven environment while maintaining quality standards.
• Clear communication and collaborative working skills across technical and production teams.

About Us

Our mission is to help clients share their stories by adapting the world’s most-watched TV shows and movies into new formats and languages for international audiences. Our clients include major Hollywood studios and streaming services such as Disney, Netflix, NBC Universal, Paramount, Facebook, Sony, and HBO.

Our services include dubbing, subtitling and captioning, audio description, metadata localization, artwork localization, and media processing. ZOO Digital’s state-of-the-art technology is powered by bespoke software created by our Research & Development team, ZOO Digital Labs.