# Competences — sound editor

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/36095ccd-c62d-4f1f-8af7-1fd10618b044).

## Essential

- **analyse a script** (skill/competence)
- **attend music recording sessions** (skill/competence)
- **audio editing software** (knowledge)
- **consult with production director** (skill/competence)
- **coordinate music with scenes** (skill/competence)
- **copyright legislation** (knowledge)
- **edit recorded sound** (skill/competence)
- **familiarise with personal directing styles** (skill/competence)
- **film music techniques** (knowledge)
- **finish project within budget** (skill/competence)
- **follow directions of the artistic director** (skill/competence)
- **follow work schedule** (skill/competence)
- **musical genres** (knowledge)
- **musical theory** (knowledge)
- **search databases** (skill/competence)
- **structure soundtrack** (skill/competence)
- **synchronise sound with images** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- archive documentation related to work (skill/competence)
- collaborate with music librarians (skill/competence)
- draft music cue breakdown (skill/competence)
- draw up artistic production (skill/competence)
- engage composers (skill/competence)
- file-based workflow (knowledge)
- film production process (knowledge)
- musical instruments (knowledge)
- musical notation (knowledge)
- organise compositions (skill/competence)
- purchase music (skill/competence)
- rewrite musical scores (skill/competence)
- synchronise with mouth movements (skill/competence)
- transcribe ideas into musical notation (skill/competence)
- transpose music (skill/competence)
- work with composers (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 5 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- audio editing — **40 %**
- audio engineering — **40 %**
- sound design — **40 %**
- sound synthesis — **20 %**
- story structuring — **20 %**
- troubleshooting — **20 %**
- video editing — **20 %**
- voiceover production — **20 %**
- script adaptation — **20 %**
- scripting — **20 %**
- signal flow processing — **20 %**
- sound asset creation — **20 %**
- audio mixing — **20 %**
- audio post-production — **20 %**
- audio recording — **20 %**
- audio cleaning — **20 %**
- audio data workflows — **20 %**
- audio syncing — **20 %**
- digital audio concepts — **20 %**
- dubbing — **20 %**
- equipment maintenance — **20 %**
- mic technique — **20 %**
- music editing — **20 %**
- picture editing — **20 %**
- post-production workflows — **20 %**
- production — **20 %**

### Methods

- ai-assisted editing — **20 %**
- version control — **20 %**

### Responsibilities

- ai model training support — **20 %**
- sound bed design — **20 %**
- sound behavior creation — **20 %**
- session management — **20 %**
- script refinement — **20 %**
- album project editing — **20 %**
- audio design — **20 %**
- audio cleanup — **20 %**
- audio recording — **20 %**
- audio synchronization — **20 %**
- audio integration — **20 %**
- audio mastering — **20 %**
- audio editing — **20 %**
- quality assurance — **20 %**
- raw audio file cleaning — **20 %**
- peer collaboration — **20 %**
- motion graphics coordination — **20 %**
- gear repair — **20 %**
- label research — **20 %**
- audio syncing — **20 %**
- campaign content editing — **20 %**
- content review — **20 %**
- daily operation — **20 %**
- deadline compliance — **20 %**
- deliverable preparation — **20 %**

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