Music Producer | Audio Creative

Job Description

One of Tech's top company's Creative Audio team is looking for an experienced Music Producer to join their hands‑on, contingent engagement. The ideal candidate pairs strong music production skills with broad musical knowledge, a close awareness of current trends and creators, and confidence across the software and tools of modern music production. Day to day, the role centers on producing high‑quality music across a range of genres and formats, refining it for quality and consistency, and working closely with generative AI music tools. A solid background in music production and a genuine passion for music and where it is heading are essential.

Responsibilities

• Produce high‑quality music across a range of genres, styles, use cases, and formats
• Bring broad musical knowledge to creative and production decisions (genre conventions, arrangement, and what makes a track effective)
• Track emerging trends in music and culture, including the styles, sounds, and workflows creators are adopting
• Work fluently across a range of music production tools, and adopt new ones quickly
• Work hands‑on with emerging generative audio tools and technologies, applying your production expertise to assess their capabilities and share clear, actionable feedback
• Run structured, rubric‑based evaluations of music output, including blind A/B comparisons and model‑to‑model benchmarking — and translate the results into clear, actionable recommendations for creative, product, and research teams
• Partner with creative coders and cross‑functional teams ahead of key milestones and reviews
• Document and share your processes and technical setups to support team consistency and knowledge continuity
• Independently plan, track, and deliver projects on time in a fast‑paced, evolving environment

Skills

Project management, production schedules

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• 4‑5 years in professional music production or equivalent creative experience
• A portfolio, reel, or work samples demonstrating range across genres, styles, and formats
• Broad musical knowledge across genres and styles, including arrangement, production, and music metadata and tagging (genre, mood, tempo, instrumentation)
• A close awareness of current music trends, culture, and creators
• Experience producing, mixing, and/or music engineering, with fluency in studio fundamentals (arrangement, comping, gain staging, bus processing, mastering)
• Fluency with digital audio workstations (ProTools preferred), music production tools, and the ability to learn new ones quickly
• Strong understanding of DSP, audio synthesis, and digital audio concepts and formats
• Familiarity with generative AI music tools and prompt‑based workflows
• Strong critical listening skills and a proven ear for quality; able to clearly articulate why a track does or does not work, not simply whether it sounds good
• Strong project management and self‑direction, able to plan, track, and deliver projects on time and independently, with minimal oversight
• Comfortable using command‑line interface (CLI) tools for daily tasks and troubleshooting
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Menlo Park, CA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $40.00 - $48.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical illness, accident, and hospital
• 401(k) retirement plan – pre‑tax and Roth post‑tax contributions available
• Life insurance (voluntary life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long‑term disability
• Health spending account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee assistance program
• Time off / leave (PTO, vacation or sick leave)

Workplace Type

This is a hybrid position in Menlo Park, CA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 24, 2026.

Equal Opportunity and Legal Statements

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.