Japanese Dialogue Editor

Job Description

We have a simple mission at Calm: To make the world a happier and healthier place. The heart of Calm is digital but the brand is expanding offline into a variety of products and services that bring more peace, clarity and perspective into people’s busy lives. We are building Calm into the Nike of the Mind. We believe Calm can become one of the most valuable and meaningful brands in the world. Over 50 Million people have downloaded the app and we are growing by 85,000 new downloads a day. The company is profitable and headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Calm was co-founded by Alex Tew (Million Dollar Homepage) and Michael Acton Smith (Mind Candy, Moshi Monsters, Firebox). As the audio team at Calm scales, new content verticals are now able to become a reality which allows even more lives to be improved through Calms wide range of content. As a Dialogue Editor and Sound Designer at Calm, you’ll be directly responsible for managing dialog edits and the inclusion of music and sound effects, which collectively help bring Calm’s content to life.

Outcomes

• Edit dialog audio removing breaths, reverb, sibilance, mouth clicks, ambient sounds, anomalies, etc. and assembling final edit
• Native Japanese speaker
• Mix and finalize Sleep Story and meditation content to Calm’s aesthetic and specification
• Coordinate with the Calm Localization team to meet Japanese Launch deadlines and subsequent ongoing content production deadlines and workflows
• Continually work to help streamline and strengthen Calm’s Audio Production processes and workflows
• 20 - 30 (or more) hours of availability for the first two months of launch production

Competencies

• A motivated dialog editor/sound editor with an advanced understanding of audio post-production, to include exceptional editing and organizational skills
• Experienced, with 5+ years in dialog audio recording, editing, sound and music editing and post-production processes
• Advanced experience with recording/editing tools such as Protools and Logic, iZotope RX and other audio software tools
• Impressive attention to detail when it comes to audio quality
• A self-starter who is internally motivated and thrives in a fast-paced production environment
• Proven track record of creating high-quality content, with the ability to work quickly while not sacrificing attention to detail
• Creative and collaborative problem solverDedicated to helping make the world a happier, healthier place

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