I’m an Audio Engineer and Sound Designer focused on creating clear, immersive, and emotionally grounded audio for games, podcasts, audiobooks, and digital media. My work spans sound design, music composition, editing, mixing, and post-production, with a strong emphasis on technical precision and creative storytelling.
Before transitioning fully into audio, I spent several years in technical QA and production environments, collaborating closely with developers, producers, and cross-disciplinary teams. That background sharpened my attention to detail, version control discipline, and ability to deliver clean, reliable assets under real production constraints.
I’m actively pursuing opportunities in audio engineering, sound design, podcast/audiobook editing, game audio, and audiovisual production, whether it's freelance, contract, or full-time.
Audiobook Credits:
I have worked on over 15 different audiobooks for independent audiobook freelance work; 5 being edits, 9 being QC projects, and I have also worked in studio to work on engineering a project, recording the voiceover while following the script of a full audiobook.
All work listed here was done with RVM Sounds.
Edits:
Mean Little Deaf Queer
Yellow is the Color of Longing
Children of the Lion
Sex at the Margins
The Hamelin Plague
In Sylvan Shadows
QC:
Cards and Caravans
The Fourth Commandment
Butterfly in the Typewriter
Midnight Special
Death's Last Run
Confessing to the Cowboy
Surviving Your Child's Adolescence
Peace, Love, and Petrol Bombs
Engineering:
The Twenty-Seventh City
Audio Editing
Audio Production
Unity
Game Design Document
Level Design
Perforce
Audio Engineering
Jira
Atlassian Confluence
Software QA
C#
Unreal Engine
Audio Post Production
Game Design
Reaper
iZotope RX
Game Audio
Foley Effects
Audio Recording
FMOD
Nolan V.
Jersey City, New Jersey
$50/hr
4.9
19 jobs
Creator and developer of tools and technologies used in music and audio production, specializing in C++ and the JUCE framework. Graduate from the Stevens Institute of Technology, with a degree in Music Technology and a minor in Computer Science. Audio Engineer, work experience in multiple live venues as both a stagehand and audio assist. Programming experience in C, C++, Java, HTML, legV8, and Python.
Audio & Music Software
C++
UX & UI
Synthesizer
Application Installer
Software Debugging
Audio Engineering
macOS
Windows App Development
Android App
iOS
Randall W.
Lakewood Township, New Jersey
$75/hr
4.5
98 jobs
Hello there, Randy Ward here! I'm an Audio Post-Production and Music engineer with over 36 years of professional experience, primarily engineering in the top recording studios and audio post houses in NYC... so sad that so many iconic NYC music studios and audio post houses have since closed their doors.
It's not an easy decision choosing an audio freelancer for your project. There are so many qualified and experienced audio engineers competing here on Upwork, many with decent resumes and lower rates than I post. But take my word, there is absolutely NO substitute for the experience, longevity, professionalism and creativity that I bring to the table. It's not easy to get a 100% Client satisfaction Rating.
All I ask is that you take a chance and message me to say "hey!" - see where it goes...I know I'm your guy! 😉
ABOUT ME:
I am a proud Berklee College of Music graduate ('90) with a degree in Music Production & Engineering and Minor in Electric Bass Performance. Still a hard-working musician, I'm an electric bassist, freelance live sound engineer & band leader gigging 100+ days per year, up and down the beautiful Jersey Shore with my band, The Drunken Clams.
I specialize in practically everything concerning audio production for Music & Film/Video:
Film & Video Post Production sound design, editing & mixing (dialog/music/sfx/foley/ADR)
Mixing in Stereo or 5.1 Surround
Dialog editing, Voice-over/ADR recording & editing
Music tracking, editing, mixing & mastering
Audio repair and restoration
Audio Book editing and mastering (ACX standards)
Podcast Production (editing, mixing, mastering)
Live sound and Live Recording
My studio, Big R Music & Post-Production, provides excellent audio recording, editing, mixing and mastering services for any project, no matter how big or small. My mix room is acoustically treated and is an optimal voice-over/ADR recording environment.
I'm an "old school" engineer who knows the technology, but I use my EARS and my creative abilities to get the job done right. Proper audio editing and mixing is a true art form, and I am blessed to be able to practice the "art" every day.
I work in Pro Tools Ultimate (HD) & use RX10 Advanced and the entire iZotope suite of products. I have a huge SFX & music library, professional studio tools & restoration/mixing/mastering/instrument plug-ins from all the top manufacturers: UA, SoundToys, AVID PRO, Waves, FabFilter, Melodyne, STL Tones, Native Instruments, Accusonus, Synchro Arts, Sound Particles, Eventide, etc.
Past Clients include: MTV, ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN, AMC, UPN, Sony Music, Sony BMG, RCA Victor, Def Jam, Bad Boy Records, Atlantic Records, Elektra, Disney, Nickelodeon, HBO, CTW, PBS, Showtime, The History Channel, plus hundreds of independent artists, record producers, authors, podcasters, filmmakers & film companies, and so many more...
Ambient Sound Design
Audio Editing
Audio Restoration
Audio Post Production
Avid Pro Tools
Music Production
Dialogue Editing
Podcast Production
Voice-Over
Podcast
Audiobook
Taylor J.
Jersey City, New Jersey
$45/hr
4.8
20 jobs
My name is Taylor (Yangliuhui) Jacome. I'm a humble, energetic. communicative, and patient person, ready to work and take responsibility. A professional independent composer, skilled Logic Pro X, Pro Tools, and Sibelius user, and with four and a half years experience in the music industry, holding a Master's degree in Music Production. Moreover, I can work on a tight schedule. Last, time management, fast learner, highly organized, detail-oriented, and can consistently create quality works.
Audio Editing
Music & Sound Design
Sound Mixing
Music Composition
Music Production
Film Scoring
John Paul D.
Jersey City, New Jersey
$30/hr
5.0
4 jobs
Howdy! My name is JP, and I may be new to Upwork, but I am an audio engineer (recording/mixing/mastering) with over 10+ years of experience in music, radio, and film. Music I have worked on over the years has gotten over 104 million streams and counting, and I also have won awards for film composition and have gotten work shown at Cannes.
Before opening up my own recording studio (60nice Sound Studio), I worked at Red Bull Radio in NYC as an audio engineer/podcast editor, and as the in-house composer/sound designer for Calvin Klein's online ad campaigns.
I can get you to the sound that’s in your head, and bring your project to its best potential! If seeing is believing, then hearing is feeling.
Thanks for checking out my profile, and I hope to work together with you soon!
Sound Design
Audio Editing
Audio Mastering
Audio Production
Music & Sound Design
Sound Mixing
Stem Mixing & Mastering
Music Composition
Custom Sound Effects
Audio Post Production
Audio Recording
Music Production
Noise Reduction
Shannon A.
Passaic, New Jersey
$35/hr
5.0
6 jobs
I am a sound designer, audio engineer, vocalist, and writer. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Music Technology and have minored in Creative Writing. Recently I completed my Master's Degree in Composition. I am proficient in Protools, Ableton Live, Reason, and Reaper but mainly work in Reaper and Ableton Live. I am able to do audio recording, mixing, editing, and sound design for various projects as well as musical composition and production.
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