Crooked believes that we need a better conversation about politics, culture, and the world around us—one that doesn’t just focus on what’s broken, but what we can do to fix it. We are a media network that showcases stories, voices, and opportunities for activism that inform, entertain, and inspire action, because it’s up to all of us to do our part to build a better world.

Job Summary: 

Crooked Media is looking for an LA-based audio engineer to record, assemble, and mix our daily news podcast, What A Day.

This position is full time, and requires a 40 hour time commitment each week. The engineer will work evenings, 1pm-9pm, hours subject to change, Sunday through Thursday. The position includes working on What A Day, as well as working in the studio and mixing other podcasts as needed.

The ideal candidate is a team player and enjoys a fast-paced, deadline driven environment. Interest in helping people understand the news is also a plus!

We are ideally looking for Los Angeles-based candidates, or candidates willing to relocate within the first 3 months of accepting an offer. 

This is a position covered under the Writers Guild of America, East, Collective Bargaining Agreement.

How You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Setting up and testing sound equipment before each recording
• Running studio sessions (both remote and in person)
• Mixing sessions to proper loudness specs, sourcing and placing music on deadline
• Resolving technical issues when they arise
• Editing, mixing, and sound designing podcasts
• Editing, mixing and sound designing other audio (promos, ads, etc.) as assigned
• Collaborating with producers, videographers, and other team members

What You’ll Bring To The Table:

• 3+ years experience with sound editing and recording equipment
• Technical expertise in sound engineering techniques
• Expertise in ProTools and a working knowledge of other recording software and hardware
• Expertise in recording using Zoom and Riverside
• Understanding of field recording kits such as Zoom H4N and Zoom Podtrack P4 a plus!
• A team player with excellent communication skills
• A self-motivated, proactive, accountable and nice attitude
• Creativity in audio production
• Expertise in mixing multitrack sessions

This job description provides a summary of how you’ll spend your time but is nowhere near exhaustive, so other duties may be assigned over time.

Pay and Perks: 

At Crooked, we believe in paying employees at or above market rates that are informed by salary surveys and industry benchmarks. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer full-time employees excellent benefits including:

• Competitive salaries
• Paid healthcare
• 401k match
• Generous vacation and paid leave including, sick leave, bereavement leave, pregnancy loss, and disability leave
• 20 weeks of paid parental leave
• Commuter and communications stipends
• Professional development opportunities
• Did we also mention our offices are closed at the end of the year?

When we open up a position, we conduct a market analysis to ensure we have the most up-to-date data. Once we’re ready to extend an offer, we look at the individual’s years of relevant experience and other compensable factors to determine a competitive offer. And for this role, the starting salary range is $90,000 – $95,000.