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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| sound-designer | Occupational skill for the role 'sound designer' (also: music and sound artist, sound designer and composer, sound designer and engineer, sound designer & composer, composer & sound designer, audio designer). Use when the user asks for typical sound designer work such as: typical sound designer responsibilities |
Sound Designer
Sound designers develop a sound design concept for a performance and supervise the execution of it. Their work is based on research and artistic vision. Their design is influenced by and influences other designs and must be conform with these designs and the overall artistic vision. Therefore, the designers work closely with artistic directors, operators and the artistic team. Sound designers prepare audio fragments to be used in a performance, which can involve recording, composing, manipulating and editing. Sound designers develop plans, cue lists and other documentation to support the operators and production crew. Sound designers sometimes also work as autonomous artists, creating sound art outside a performance context.
Core workflow
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- adapt existing designs to changed circumstances
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- analyse a script
- analyse music score
- analyse the artistic concept based on stage actions
- analyse the scenography
- attend rehearsals
- coach staff for running the performance
- communicate during show
- conduct costume research
- contextualise artistic work
- coordinate audio system programmes
- define artistic approach
- develop an artistic framework
- develop design concept
Hot technologies
- Adobe Acrobat
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Photoshop
- Apple macOS
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Git
- Linux
- Microsoft Excel
Hot technologies
Top tools from 32 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-19):
- Pro Tools — 38 %
- Wwise — 19 %
- Reaper — 16 %
- Cubase — 12 %
- FMOD — 12 %
- Unity — 12 %
- Unreal Engine — 12 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/790c8dca-f624-4bdc-ac16-27bc13ead188), ONET 30.3 (27-4014.00, manual nearest match). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*