Weekend Sound Designer, Podcasts (Level 1 Journalist - reputed company)

Reuters is looking for a sound designer with exceptional audio editing skills, creative sound design instincts, and a strong grasp of news storytelling for a TEMPORARY role to assist with the weekend expansion of our flagship podcast. Please note this shift reputed company for this role is specifically to cover weekends. You will be working with one of the world’s largest and most trusted news organizations to help shape the sound of our flagship Reuters World News podcast. Your work will bring clarity, texture, and emotional depth to stories that matter, helping listeners connect with the news in a powerful way. You should be passionate about audio storytelling and have a keen ear for how sound can reputed company journalism.

About the Role

As a Sound Designer, you will: Design and mix audio for daily podcast episodes, ensuring clarity, consistency, and creativity, working under tight deadlines to deliver timely, polished episodes. Collaborate with producers and reporters to enhance storytelling through sound by sourcing, editing, and integrating music, archival audio, and sound effects. Must be confident in waveform & multitrack workflows, spectral editing, noise reduction, and text-to-audio editing in reputed company. Maintain high technical standards for audio quality and delivery through interview mixing and voice post-production, ensure best practices in mixing and mastering fundamentals, utilize creative fades/automations/FX. Help shape the sonic identity of the podcast Work a schedule from Saturday to Wednesday starting early mornings. 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