Music Production Engineer
We are hiring at Peaksware Music Brands (MakeMusic and Alfred Music)!
MakeMusic, Inc., is a world leader in music technology. More than a software company, we are a collection of people and personalities who share a passion for music. Our products include Finale, the world’s best-selling music notation software; SmartMusic, interactive software featuring the world’s largest accompaniment library; Garritan, the leading provider of quality virtual software instruments; and MusicXML, the standard open format for exchanging digital sheet music.
Alfred Music’s passion is supporting music education with a focus on quality methods, performance, and reference materials for teachers, students, and professionals, spanning every musical instrument, style, and difficulty level. Since 1922, Alfred Music has been a world leader in music education and has helped over 10 million individuals learn, teach, and play music through our pedagogically sound products. We currently have over 150,000 active titles and represent a wide range of well-known publications—from methods like Alfred’s Basic Guitar, Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, Premier Piano Course, Sound Innovations, and Suzuki, to artists like Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, and The Who, to brands like Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Wizard of Oz, Rolling Stone magazine, and Billboard.
General Summary:
As Music Production Engineer, you will develop, test, and maintain interactive music content for the SmartMusic application. You'll combine your music technology skills in a software environment to efficiently process repertoire from many sources.
You will sit directly with the Repertoire Development Team, work in close collaboration with Editorial, Marketing, Customer Support, and Product teams, and report to the Manager, Production.
Core Functions:
- Engrave and update sheet music for digital display
- Edit 2-track audio to meet Alfred production standards for SmartMusic
- Create MIDI files to inform SmartMusic’s interactive features
- Perform visual and auditory testing on SmartMusic Repertoire
- Coordinate development efforts with coworkers and external colleagues
- Define and resolve problems in both internal and customer-facing software
- Discuss and document department best practices
- Use project management software to track progress and plan future projects
- Assist in creating new educational content for use in SmartMusic
- Develop scripting skills to automate repeated tasks
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in music or equivalent experience
- Extensive musical background with an emphasis in music technology or education
- Experience using Finale and SmartMusic
- Working knowledge of Digital Audio Workstation software (DAWs)
- Basic audio editing skills
- Aptitude for written and verbal communication
- Ability to follow project timelines and maintain scope
- Ability to manage several projects concurrently
Desired Qualifications:
- Piano keyboard proficiency
- Music engraving experience
- Strong understanding of MIDI and synthesized audio concepts
- Familiarity with tempo-mapping methods in DAW software
- Knowledge of software development methodologies
- Thrives in an independent, fast-paced work environment
Benefits
Compensation:
Peaksware/Music Brands is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. The salary range for this role is $44,102 - $73,503. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, and certifications.
This role is eligible for variable compensation including bonus.
Benefits and Perks:
Health
- 100% company-paid Medical for employees with buy-up options
- Dental
- Vision
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Parental Leave
- Teladoc
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Additional coverage options such as accident and critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity
Disability and Life
- Company-paid Short Term Disability
- Company-paid Long Term Disability
- Company-paid Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
- Employee-paid Supplemental Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and/or Child
Additional*
- 401(K)
- 401(K) Matching
- Pet Insurance
- Significant investment in resources for employee development and professional growth
- Flexible work schedule in a culture of trust
- 9 paid holidays annually and unlimited Flexible Time Off (FTO)
- Free TrainingPeaks, TrainHeroic, MakeMusic accounts, and Alfred Music product
- Access to on-site workout room, including locker rooms and showers
- Secure on-site bike storage
- Access to our on-site music studio
- Corporate discounts on select gym memberships and top-brand gear
- Access to nutritious snacks and devour hour, weekly subsidized lunch
*Please note - due to COVID-19 some perks are not readily available at this time.
Please contact [email protected] if you require a reasonable accommodation to review our website or to apply online.
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Company Information:
We are musicians, athletes, coaches, and teachers who truly believe in our mission to help people achieve their best. Our software platforms connect performers, instructors, and creators enabling them to publish, teach and train using the principles of deliberate practice.
You may know us as TrainingPeaks, MakeMusic, TrainHeroic, and Alfred Music. All these brands are under the Peaksware umbrella. TrainingPeaks develops software for coaches and athletes to track, analyze and plan endurance training. TrainHeroic develops software solutions for the strength and conditioning needs of coaches and athletes. MakeMusic develops software to transform how music is composed, taught, learned, and performed. Alfred Music creates and publishes educational music to help teachers, students, professionals, and hobbyists experience the joy of making music.
Peaksware has been featured in BuiltInColorado’s Top 100 Companies list since 2017 and our brands have been recognized in Outside Magazine’s “Best Places to Work” multiple years in a row. Peaksware has also been honored as a part of Mogul’s “Top 1,000 Companies for Millennial Women Worldwide”. We are proud of our company culture and of consistently being recognized, both locally and nationally, as a top workplace.
We would love to have you join our ever-growing team!
Please contact [email protected] if you require a reasonable accommodation to review our website or to apply online.