# Competences — sound mastering engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/239707a0-4754-4f4b-80b6-6b1ef5657aed).

## Essential

- **adapt to artists' creative demands** (skill/competence)
- **assess sound quality** (skill/competence)
- **audio editing software** (knowledge)
- **audio mastering** (knowledge)
- **audio technology** (knowledge)
- **audiovisual products** (knowledge)
- **convert different audiovisual formats** (skill/competence)
- **coordinate audio system programmes** (skill/competence)
- **edit recorded sound** (skill/competence)
- **manage sound quality** (skill/competence)
- **operate audio-signal processors** (skill/competence)
- **types of audiovisual formats** (knowledge)

## Optional

- audio post-production (knowledge)
- audiovisual equipment (knowledge)
- musical genres (knowledge)
- musical instruments (knowledge)
- musical theory (knowledge)
- operate an audio mixing console (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 7 ads, as of 2026-07-19)

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

### Hard skills

- audio mastering — **100 %**
- audio mixing — **71 %**
- acoustic analysis — **43 %**
- signal processing — **43 %**
- sound design — **29 %**
- technical troubleshooting — **29 %**
- troubleshooting — **14 %**
- quality control — **14 %**
- sound mixing — **14 %**
- sound quality assessment — **14 %**
- studio equipment maintenance — **14 %**
- metadata creation — **14 %**
- music release preparation — **14 %**
- psychoacoustics — **14 %**
- acoustic principles — **14 %**
- audio editing — **14 %**
- audio engineering — **14 %**
- audio post-production — **14 %**
- critical listening — **14 %**
- equipment calibration — **14 %**

### Methods

- archival — **14 %**
- dynamic range optimization — **14 %**
- high-fidelity audio processing — **14 %**
- quality assurance — **14 %**
- multi-track recording — **14 %**
- version control — **14 %**

### Responsibilities

- studio equipment maintenance — **43 %**
- project file management — **29 %**
- technical issue resolution — **29 %**
- collaborating with artists — **29 %**
- audio mixing — **29 %**
- clarity improvement — **14 %**
- collaborative work with artists — **14 %**
- conducting quality control checks — **14 %**
- critical listening sessions — **14 %**
- audio improvement — **14 %**
- audio mastering — **14 %**
- industry best practice research — **14 %**
- industry standard compliance — **14 %**
- language accuracy assurance — **14 %**
- feedback provision — **14 %**
- maintaining studio equipment — **14 %**
- managing project timelines — **14 %**
- mastering audio content — **14 %**
- mastering techniques application — **14 %**
- quality enhancement — **14 %**
- release strategy guidance — **14 %**
- wav/mp3 file preparation — **14 %**
- turkish audio content editing — **14 %**
- technical troubleshooting — **14 %**
- track mastering — **14 %**
- track review — **14 %**
- performing audio mastering — **14 %**
- mixing multi-track audio — **14 %**
- mixing multi-track recordings — **14 %**

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