Overview of the professions in our industry

There are many career opportunities for people interested in sound. Our speakers have compiled a list of the different areas in which we sound professionals work. Are you looking for a career change or the right way to enter the industry? Here you will find suggestions on where your professional journey can take you. If you have any questions, please contact the relevant department. We will be happy to help and advise you!

Field of activity: Education and Training

Professors, APL professors, teaching assistants, laboratory engineers, freelance lecturers, event technology specialists, event technology masters, vocational school teachers, lecturers, school management.

Field of activity: Acoustics

Acoustician, hearing aid acoustician, architect, structural engineer.

Field of activity: Sound Reinforcement

Sound engineer, FoH engineer, monitor engineer, system technician, fly tech, head engineer, intercom technician, UHF technician, sound technician, Q-lab operator, stage technician, audio specialist planner, technical manager, project manager, broadcast/streaming sound, specialist (immersive, Q-sys. Etc.), responsible for event technology, pre-programming specialist, interpreting technician, conference technician, master craftsman for event technology, specialist for event technology.

Field of activity: Film and Television

Sound equipment assistant on set, sound assistant on set, sound engineer set, sound engineer in OB truck, intercom supervisor in OB truck, sound editor, voice sound engineer, sound editor, supervising sound editor, Sound designer, foley artist, mixing sound engineer, dubbing editor / Cutter, dubbing sound engineer, production engineer at public broadcasters, media designer / cutter at public broadcasters.

Field of activity: Research and Development

Product manager, product specialist, software developer digital signal processing, FPGA developer, test engineer, university lecturer, audio/software development, project management, consulting for room, electro and instrument acoustics, engineer for acoustics/measurement technology/signal processing, Sound engineer, systems engineer, sound technician, sound engineer, laboratory engineer, media designer, media technician, acoustician, automotive sound engineer, software developer, audio developer.

Field of activity: Game Audio

Audio Designer, Technical Audio Designer, Composer, Audio Programmer, Music Designer, Voice Designer, Lead (Technical) Audio Designer, Audio Director.

Field of activity: Music and Word Productions

Sound assistant, sound engineer, Toningenieur, Tonmeister, ecording engineer / balance engineer, mix engineer, mastering engineer, vinyl mastering engineer / cutting engineer, radio operations engineer, switching engineer, on-air layout designer.

Field of activity: Theater

Theater sound technician, event technology specialist, master event technician, media technician, theater sound technician, head of sound department.