Work with Us

Job Title: Contract Sound Editor & Audio Engineer

Location: Remote (with potential for occasional travel)

Rate: $45/hour

Hours: Up to 10 hours per week (flexible, project-based) + opportunity for more during field production

Start Date: Immediate / Flexible

Position Type: Contract / Freelance

Application Deadline: Immediate

About Us

For The Wild is a grassroots media organzation devoted to land intimacy, co-liberation, and intersectional storytelling. Our work highlights deeply-felt meaning making as balms for these times. Our episodes explore the edges—where myth meets moss, where grief and beauty intertwine, and where the wild isn’t something 'out there,' but something we’re continually remembering and weaving back into our ways of being.

We’re looking for an experienced, intuitive, and technically skilled Sound Editor & Audio Engineer to help us shape episodes that feel less like content and more like a companion—audio that beckons, balms, and holds listeners as they are, wherever they are. We tend to stories that carry depth, nuance, and a sense of belonging in a time of unraveling.

This remote position offers flexible hours, while providing an opportunity to join a creative, values-driven team dedicated to cultivating deep listening and Earth-connected media.

Key Responsibilities

  • Edit raw audio recordings to produce professional-quality audio series

  • Mix and master multi-track audio (dialogue, music, field recordings, ambient sound)

  • Clean audio using tools like RX, removing noise, hums, pops, and interruptions

  • Incorporate music and sound design to enhance mood, tone, and storytelling

  • Create multiple versions of each episode for radio, standard, and extended formats

  • Collaborate with producers, hosts, and guests to align on the desired emotional/sonic feel

  • Ensure audio meets loudness standards and platform-specific requirements (Spotify, Apple, etc.)

  • Organize and archive audio files, project sessions, and backups

  • Support on-location recording when needed, including mic setup, monitoring, and field gear

  • Manage ongoing music submissions and music label partnerships

  • Advise on and manage podcast distribution tech (hosting, RSS, metadata)

Qualifications & Experience

  • Proven experience in audio editing and sound engineering, ideally in podcast or documentary work

  • Proficiency in software like Riverside, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe Audition

  • Proficiency with audio restoration tools

  • Strong sound design sensibility and creative instincts

  • Familiar with For The Wild and our audience

  • Deep listening and storytelling intuition

  • Experience working with spiritual, ecological, or socially conscious media a big plus

  • Ability to meet deadlines and manage multiple projects independently

  • Reliable internet connection and remote work setup

  • Available for periodic travel and flexible with time zones when needed

Personal Qualities

  • Passionate about spiritual ecology, deep ecology, or environmental justice

  • Deep respect for diverse spiritual traditions, Earth-based practices, and indigenous voices

  • Collaborative, communicative, and receptive to feedback

  • Highly creative with an openness to experimenting with sound, rhythm, and ambience

  • Self-motivated, organized, and attuned to nuance and detail

To Apply

Click the button below to upload the following:

  • Resume or CV

  • Brief cover letter outlining your interest in the role and how your experience aligns

  • Link to your portfolio, website, or samples of previous audio work (especially podcast, documentary, or immersive projects)

  • Two references with phone and email contacts

Questions? Reach out to our team at connect@forthewild.world.