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Posted June 01, 2023
Sweetwater

Content Creator - Pro Audio & Music Tech

Sweetwater
Fort Wayne, IN, USA ⚠ [Archived] No Longer Accepting Applicants

Job Requirements

Sweetwater, the nation’s number-one online retailer of music instruments and pro audio gear, is seeking an experienced, driven, and passionate Pro Audio Content Creator to join our industry-leading video content team. Do you spend hours tweaking preamps, EQs, mics, compressors, and reverbs to capture the ultimate in sonic quality? Is your idea of fun geeking out over the latest and greatest pro audio gear? Do you love to share what you know with others and to teach them how to make better recordings or to get better sound? Then you may be exactly the person we’re looking for! This is a dream job for someone who loves pro audio, recording, and live sound, uses the gear at an expert level, and can communicate their passion to others.

Job Duties

  • Plan, create, and execute product demo and tutorial videos, including creating outlines and scripts, proofing, chaptering, and other aspects of video creation.
  • Connect with and build relationships with manufacturers, other content creators, and individuals in music and pro audio to create fun, exciting, and engaging content.
  • Collaborate and consult with Sweetwater’s in-house marketing professionals to develop content strategies to reach our broad audience of consumers.
  • Provide an expert-level voice to educate Sweetwater’s customers on a huge range of audio and music products and topics.
  • Additional duties may include writing articles, creating social media content, serving as a resource to the Sweetwater team, and more.

Qualifications

  • Must be extremely comfortable on camera and able to express genuine excitement about a wide variety of pro audio gear and musical instruments
  • Prior experience appearing in product or educational videos is a huge plus, as are well-developed writing chops. Previous teaching and sales experience would also be preferred
  • A high level of organization and attention to detail, the self-discipline to hit deadlines, the ability to absorb and distill technical information quickly, outstanding communication skills, a team-oriented approach.
  • Expert knowledge of studio and live sound principles and best practices.
  • Deep, wide-ranging knowledge across many categories of music and audio technology hardware and software.
  • Extensive high-level experience in live, recording, mixing, and mastering engineering to lend instant credibility when demonstrating products and creating tutorials.
  • A strong preference would be the ability to play one or more musical instruments and a professional skill level.
  • A hard requirement of this job is to send a video sample/portfolio of previously completed work** This could be as simple as something shot on your smart phone. We'd like to see a video that's no more than five minutes long that includes you playing/using and demonstrating a product, describing its features and benefits, and communicating why it's something our customers would find compelling.

Please apply at the link below and attach a link to the digital copy of your sample video on the question that requests URLs or additional profile links on our application.

Sweetwater “Ideal” Team-Player

  • WOWs The Customer – Deep passion and desire for creating amazing customer & colleague experiences
  • Gets Things Done – Great work ethic and moves with a sense of urgency
  • Obsesses over the Details – Committed to paying attention to the details
  • Drives Continuous Improvement – Always focusing on effective and efficient work and ways to get better
  • Develops the Future – Committed to pursuit of growing personally & professionally and has a focus on bringing your colleagues along with you on that journey

Since all of our videos are recorded at our state-of-the-art campus in Fort Wayne, IN, relocation is required. Interested and qualified candidates, please apply. We look forward to exploring your #FullTimeDream with Sweetwater!

Sweetwater’s culture is one that is built on the creation and celebration of music, which unifies people from all walks of life. Our individual differences make Sweetwater stronger as a company and a better place to work. Having a truly diverse workforce allows us the opportunity to collectively respect, learn, and grow from each unique perspective and experience. We have welcomed thousands of employees and families who have joined the Sweetwater team from all over the nation and the world, and we welcome you, too, to find out why we consider a career at Sweetwater the full-time dream.