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title: 'Audio Engineer at Sofar Sounds'
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# Audio Engineer at Sofar Sounds

- **Company:** Sofar Sounds
- **Location:** New York, NY
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2024-01-31
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-10
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/sofarsounds/f1465b0c-d867-43a5-83be-3e1966e4e7db

## Job description

## About Us

Sofar Sounds is a global community that connects artists and audiences through unique and intimate experiences. Sofar shows transform everyday spaces — from living rooms and rooftops, to boutiques and museums — into captivating venues for intimate gigs, creating inclusive experiences that bring people closer together. Founded in London in 2009, Sofar creates space where music and arts matter in 400 cities around the world.

Our global team is distributed across the US and UK, and is backed by some of the best-known consumer industry investors (TCG, Battery Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Octopus and others).

As an Audio Engineer at Sofar, you’ll bring the magic on the sound desk at local shows throughout NYC. Our shows are intimate and all about the music – which makes the sound that much more important. Working with our local crew teams, you’ll ensure that our Sofar shows sound incredible and artists sets go off without a hitch. We work in some pretty cool and unexpected places, so you may need to get creative depending on the venue!

Please note: this is a month-to-month contract role. During that period of time, you are expected to work consistent shifts (2-4 per month depending on show volume) and bring your own gear to shows, including PA and mixer. The majority of our shows take place during the evenings on Thursday - Saturday.

What you'll do:

- Provide live sound reinforcement for Sofar shows
- Work with the crew team & artists to prep and execute each show
- Reference our concert portal to ensure you have the right gear for each unique artist setup, and keep future requirements up to date
- Transport your own gear to and from the venue
- Set up and load-in audio equipment at the beginning of the show
- Break down and load out audio equipment at the end of the show
- Maintain safe and appropriate audio levels for the venue and audience size
- Consult on audio requirements for venues, partnerships and special shows

Who you are:

- You have experience with DIY audio setups, ideally at 50+ cap shows
- You have your own gear and can arrange transportation to and from shows
- You have a passion for live sound & creative problem solving – especially in unique venues!
- You’re a strong communicator and comfortable working with creatives
- You are able to troubleshoot effectively, especially in high-pressure situations
- You must be able to move up to 75 lbs., with or without reasonable accommodation

If our mission and job opening resonate, you're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. We are committed to creating a culture of belonging and building a diverse team that reflects a variety of lived experiences, perspectives, and skills.

If our mission and job opening resonate, you're encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn't precisely match the job description. We are committed to creating a culture of belonging and building a diverse team that reflects a variety of lived experiences, perspectives, and skills.

## About Sofar Sounds

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Sofar Sounds curates intimate, secret live music performances in unconventional spaces across 400+ cities worldwide, connecting audiences with emerging artists.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C funded)
- **Headquarters**: New York, New York, United States (with a major office in London, UK)
- **Founded**: 2009
- **Founders**: Rocky Start, Rafe Offer, Dave Alexander

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Events Services / Live Music / Experiential Marketing
- **Target customers**: B2C (music fans seeking unique experiences), B2B (brands seeking authentic cultural activations), and artists (emerging talent looking for growth)
- **Mission or purpose statement**: "We exist to support artists" and "create space where music matters" [sofarsounds.com/careers](https://www.sofarsounds.com/careers)

## Products & Services
- **Secret Shows**: Curated, intimate live performances in hidden venues (living rooms, rooftops, museums, caves, etc.) with three undisclosed artists per show. Guests sign up for a surprise lineup and location.
- **Sofar Studios**: A dedicated creative division (launched 2025/2026) that designs custom live experiences, multi-city activations, and original storytelling for brand partners (e.g., Visa, Delta, Lexus, HOKA, Apple, Google). [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/sofarsounds)
- **Artist Development Platform**: A network of over 10,000 venues and tens of thousands of artists, providing early-career exposure – alumni include Billie Eilish, Hozier, Chappell Roan, Leon Bridges, and many more.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$15M** (most recent fiscal year) ; Total Funding of **$87.8M** (7 rounds, including Series C of $25M led by Battery Ventures and Union Square Ventures in May 2019) [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/sofar-sounds)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Battery Ventures, Union Square Ventures; Brand partners include 20th Century Fox, Anheuser-Busch, Arc’teryx, Delta, Lexus, Lyft, Pernod Ricard, Showtime, Sony, Visa, and many others.
- **Growth Signals**: 577 employees (down 4.9% YoY), but expanding into new verticals (comedy, dating, food & drink, dance). Sofar alumni have earned 129 Grammy nominations and 21 wins in the past four years. Presence in 64 countries across 400+ cities. [groover.co](https://groover.co)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Global, trusted community**: 3M+ guests, 55,000+ shows, and a reputation for discovering talent before they break.
- **Unmatched venue network**: 10,000+ unique, non-traditional spaces (caves, boats, ski jump towers, etc.) that cannot be replicated.
- **Deep artist relationships**: Early access to rising stars; artists view Sofar as a career-launching platform.
- **Authenticity-first brand**: Rejects transactional ads and manufactured culture; built on 17 years of genuine community curation.

## Strategic Focus
- **Sofar Studios expansion**: Monetizing brand partnerships through custom live experiences and storytelling, leveraging the global network.
- **Horizontal expansion**: Extending the "intimate experience" model into comedy, dating, and food & drink events.
- **Technology and AI**: Using AI tools in the hiring process and likely for curating shows and matching artists to venues.
- **Geographic growth**: Maintaining and deepening presence in 400+ cities while scaling the brand partnership business.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Passionate, diverse individuals from around the world" who "believe in having fun while working hard, treating each other with kindness." [sofarsounds.com/careers](https://www.sofarsounds.com/careers)
- **Core values**: Community, creativity, and supporting artists.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health plans, culture of learning and development, flexible work hours and time off, offsites and happy hours, free Sofar shows around the world.
- **Work environment**: Offices in London (HQ) and New York; roles listed as on-site or freelance/remote depending on position. The company is described as having an "on-site workspace" but offers flexible hours.
- **Engineering/creative culture**: Employees are encouraged to bring their own creative energy; AI is used to support parts of the hiring process (reviewing applications, analyzing resumes) but human judgment remains final. [jobs.lever.co/sofarsounds](https://jobs.lever.co/sofarsounds)
- **Global community**: Opportunity to work with colleagues and artists across 51 countries.

## Sources
1. [jobs.lever.co/sofarsounds](https://jobs.lever.co/sofarsounds) – Career page with current openings and AI hiring notice
2. [sofarsounds.com/careers](https://www.sofarsounds.com/careers) – Official careers page with values, benefits, and culture
3. [help.sofarsounds.com](https://help.sofarsounds.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019163298-What-is-Sofar-Sounds) – Official description of Sofar Sounds
4. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/sofar-sounds) – Company profile with financials, employee count, offices
5. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/sofarsounds) – LinkedIn post announcing Sofar Studios and brand partnerships
6. [groover.co](https://groover.co) – Company details including revenue, funding, employee count, locations

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