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What this job is
An audio engineer designs, installs, operates, and maintains sound systems and audio equipment for live events, broadcast, studios, and venues across Australia. They work with analogue and digital audio equipment to capture, mix, process, and reproduce sound to required technical and creative specifications. The role requires knowledge of acoustics, signal flow, mixing consoles, microphone techniques, and audio software in settings ranging from concert halls and theatres to recording studios and broadcast facilities.
Pay
A$1,844 a week
This is the median for full-time employees who are not managers and are paid at the adult rate, before tax and salary sacrifice. It is a guide to what the work pays, not a wage rate.
Source: ABS Survey of Employee Earnings and Hours, May 2025, customised report.
What this role asks for
- Active Listeningcore
- Adapt artistic plan to locationcore
- Adapt to artists' creative demandscore
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Continuous Learning and Upskillingcore
- Digital Literacycore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Quality Assurance and Checkingcore
- Stakeholder Communicationcore
- Team Collaborationcore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Written Communicationcore
- Customer Needs Assessment
- Electronic Document Management
- Multitasking
- Negotiation
- Process Improvement Identification
- Record Management
- Risk Identification
- Workload Self-Management