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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)

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 %