[Hiring] Hebrew Music Producer & Audio Engineer @24-MAG

Role Description

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for Hebrew-speaking music producers and audio engineers with professional experience in music production, mixing, critical listening, and contemporary music analysis. This role focuses on evaluating generated music across a wide range of genres in Hebrew and English. Selected professionals will assess:

• Musicality
• Creativity
• Vocal performance
• Production quality
• Mix quality
• Lyrical accuracy
• Adherence to detailed creative requirements

Qualifications

• Native or near-native proficiency in Hebrew
• Ability to follow detailed written instructions in English
• 2+ years of professional experience as a Music Producer, Audio Engineer, Mixing Engineer, or closely related audio professional
• Strong understanding of music production, recording, mixing, and critical listening
• Ability to evaluate musicality, arrangement, vocals, production quality, and mix quality
• Broad familiarity with contemporary Hebrew music, genres, sub-genres, and artists
• Headphones or studio monitors suitable for critical listening
• Formal training in music performance, theory, composition, production, or audio engineering is advantageous
• Credited or commercially released production, engineering, or mixing work is highly valued
• Strong written communication and ability to provide precise, structured feedback

Requirements

• Evaluate complete tracks for production quality, musical coherence, and professional execution
• Assess arrangement, balance, dynamics, sonic clarity, and overall production choices
• Identify technical or creative issues affecting the quality of a recording
• Review whether production decisions are appropriate for the intended genre and style
• Apply professional judgement grounded in real-world production and engineering experience
• Assess mix balance, frequency distribution, dynamics, spatial positioning, and clarity
• Identify masking, distortion, excessive processing, inconsistent levels, or other production issues
• Evaluate vocal and instrumental integration within the mix
• Review whether technical production choices support the musical intent
• Distinguish substantive audio-quality problems from subjective stylistic preferences
• Compare alternative songs head-to-head
• Assess outputs based on musicality, creativity, prompt adherence, vocal quality, and production/mix quality
• Identify meaningful differences between stronger and weaker performances
• Apply detailed evaluation criteria consistently across assignments
• Provide clear reasoning supporting preference and scoring decisions
• Label tracks according to genre and relevant sub-genres
• Identify song structure, instrumentation, vocal characteristics, and other musical attributes
• Assess whether genre conventions are represented accurately
• Recognise production and arrangement features characteristic of different musical styles
• Apply broad knowledge of contemporary Hebrew and international music
• Evaluate vocal quality, performance, phrasing, timing, and musical fit
• Review vocal presentation in relation to genre and production style
• Identify unnatural or technically weak vocal characteristics
• Assess the interaction between vocals, instrumentation, and arrangement
• Evaluate overall performance credibility and musical expression
• Review generated Hebrew lyrics and vocals against provided reference material
• Assess linguistic accuracy, naturalness, and consistency
• Identify discrepancies between lyrics, vocal delivery, and reference content
• Evaluate whether lyrical material fits the intended musical context
• Apply native or near-native Hebrew language judgement where linguistic nuance is relevant
• Produce concise written assessments of reviewed music
• Identify specific production, mixing, vocal, lyrical, and musical-quality issues
• Support evaluations with concrete observations
• Follow detailed project instructions and quality standards
• Maintain consistency and attention to detail across repeated reviews

Benefits

• Part-time independent contractor engagement
• Fully remote
• Flexible commitment, with many contributors working approximately 20 hours per week
• No stated maximum weekly-hour limit
• Immediate start
• Project duration of up to approximately 6 months
• Compensation: $30–$55/hour
• Compensation may transition from hourly to task-based during the project while maintaining an equivalent effective hourly rate
• Work includes comparative music evaluation, production and mix review, musical classification, lyric and vocal assessment, and structured written feedback
• Application may include a bilingual competency assessment in Hebrew
• Projects may be extended, shortened, or concluded based on project needs and performance
• Work must be completed without using confidential or proprietary information belonging to any employer, client, institution, artist, or other third party
• H1-B and STEM OPT support is unavailable for this engagement