Sound Technician (m/f/d)

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Job Summary: The Casa da Música Foundation is recruiting a Sound Technician to operate audio systems for concerts, performances, and events, ensuring technical excellence. Key Highlights: 1. Collaborate with a prestigious cultural institution 2. Contribute to the technical excellence of national and international events 3. Integration into a highly qualified technical team The Casa da Música Foundation is recruiting a **Sound Technician (m/f/d)** with strong responsibility, teamwork ability, and technical-artistic sensitivity to join its Integrated Production Management team. This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with one of the country’s most prestigious cultural institutions, contributing to the technical excellence of concerts, performances, and nationally and internationally renowned events. **Location:** Porto, Portugal **Employment Type:** Full-time | On-site | Rotating shifts **Main Responsibilities:** * Ensure operation of audio capture, processing, reproduction, and recording systems for concerts, performances, and events; * Prepare, set up, configure, and dismantle sound equipment and systems, adapting them to each production’s technical requirements; * Conduct rehearsals, tests, and technical checks to ensure audio system quality and reliability; * Operate mixing consoles, recording systems, and signal processing equipment during rehearsals and performances; * Collaborate on live, studio, and recording-context audio capture and monitoring; * Support external productions by providing technical assistance and coordinating with external technical-artistic teams and operators; * Produce and organize technical documentation supporting production planning and archiving (diagrams, floor plans, technical specifications); * Participate in maintenance, organization, and preservation of equipment and technical spaces, ensuring appropriate operational conditions; * Contribute to developing and implementing technical solutions that promote continuous improvement of processes and the experience of artists, audiences, and partners. **Required Profile:** * Intermediate-level technical and musical education, preferably higher education in Music Technologies; * Solid knowledge of acoustics, audio systems, sound recording, signal processing, and mixing consoles; * Minimum two years’ professional experience within the last five years, with emphasis on sound reinforcement and audio system operation for performances, concerts, and events; * Availability for rotating shifts, including shift work and weekends; * Ability to integrate easily into multidisciplinary teams and highly demanding technical environments. **Also Valued:** * Knowledge of audio recording and editing; * Musical instrument study and performance experience as an instrumentalist; * Experience in performing arts contexts and cultural production; * English language proficiency (technical level); * Basic knowledge of stage lighting, stage machinery, or IT networks applied to live performance; * Problem-solving ability and adaptability to dynamic working environments. **We Offer:** * Integration into a highly qualified technical team; * Participation in artistically significant national and international projects; * Continuous professional development opportunities; * Contractual conditions commensurate with demonstrated experience and competencies. **Join Casa da Música and help us create outstanding sonic experiences for artists and audiences worldwide!** Job Type: Full-time Selection Question(s): * Are you available to work variable and irregular hours, including evenings and weekends? Experience: * Sound reinforcement and audio operation for performances and events: 2 years (Mandatory) Work Location: On-site