What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sound Designer (Remote - 1099) position at SANS Institute?
About SANS
SANS Institute (SANS) was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. In the next 25 years it grew to become the most trusted and, by far, the largest source for information security training and security certification in the world reaching more than 300,000 security professionals around the world today, with around 60,000 having been granted Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) security certifications – the leading certification that provides assurance to employers that their people and prospective hires can actually do the job. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners – from auditors and network administrators to chief information security officers, all sharing the lessons they learn and jointly finding solutions to the challenges they face – in varied global organizations from corporations to universities working together to help the entire information security community.
Join the SANS Team
At SANS, our culture is defined by Mission, Brand, People. Our goal is to hire people who understand the importance of continuing to fight against the “bad guys” (Mission) while delivering the highest quality training (Brand) to our students. We want employees whose personal values align well with our culture of fairness, honesty, customer focus, and pragmatic approach (People).
Summary of Position
Primary responsibility is to work with the SSA creative team to design, develop, and review audio for security awareness training and other security training product lines.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop engaging sound for delivery in security awareness training.
- Compose original scores to support videos.
- Provide audio Quality Assurance.
- Normalize audio during post processing.
- Work with a team of instructional designers, animators, illustrators, and other developers to create quality, impactful training in alignment with the SANS Security Awareness brand.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or comparable work experience.
- Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in sound design
- Use of MAC OS, Adobe Creative Suite - Creative Cloud, Slack, and Dropbox
- Must be self-motivated, with a passion for learning and problem-solving
- Must be able to share and collaborate with a diverse team of individuals
Reporting Relationships
This position will report to the Motion Graphics Project Manager. This position will not have any direct reports.
Work Environment
Work from home.
Equal Opportunity Employer
SANS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact SANS Human Resources.