Audio Product Tester and Reviewer

3 weeks ago


Vancouver, Canada Authority Media Full time

We are seeking a full-time Assistant Product Tester and Reviewer to join the SoundGuys team at our downtown Vancouver location.

Are you an audio/tech enthusiast with an understanding of technology and objective performance comparisons? If so, this might be the position for you

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- Work as part of our audio testing team to produce thorough, accurate measurement results
- Understand and test new products, following the existing test bench procedure
- Create and maintain test procedure documentation
- Help develop designs, test plans, and tools to verify product performance
- Investigate and troubleshoot issues with the performance of products
- Compare test results to verify quality and identify issues or errors
- Create, structure, and publish articles and reviews for SoundGuys
- Coordinate with Senior Editor on publishing schedule
- Other duties as assigned

**Your Personality**
- You are methodological, with excellent attention to detail
- You are inquisitive and enjoy learning new things
- You are diligent, and proactive, and don’t shy away from difficult problems
- You are motivated to work alone but can also function as part of a small team
- You are methodological, with excellent attention to detail

**Qualification/Experience Requirements**
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
- Must be able to demonstrate good knowledge of the functions and key characteristics of audio products (headphones, loudspeakers, soundbars, microphones etc.). Show familiarity with their associated performance metrics
- Critical listening skills
- Background in audio (music technology, sound recording, music production, audio DIY)

**Nice to have skills**:

- Experience with acoustic test measurement techniques and equipment, e.g., REW
- Experience with one or more DAW, e.g., Adobe Audition
- Experience with Dolby ATMOS or other spatial audio technologies
- Technical background in QA testing, or Technician with a DEP/DEC in electronics, computer science, or computer support
- Ability to play at least one musical instrument proficiently
- Experience and or can be comfortable on camera

**Assignment Location**:
Vancouver, BC

**Applicants must be legally permitted to work in Canada.**

**Salary**: From $29.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Evening shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- On call
- Overtime
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Vancouver, BC V6B 5E4: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor's Degree (required)

**Experience**:

- Product Testing: 2 years (preferred)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Vancouver, BC V6B 5E4


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