Audio + Music Engineer

FitXR is seeking an Audio + Music Engineer to shape the sound experience for their VR/MR fitness workouts. This role involves building best-in-class playlists, crafting nonstop DJ-style mixes, running VO sessions for trainers, and collaborating on SFX. The engineer will drive motivation and emotion through sound, ensuring a magical audio experience for the community, and actively seek feedback to refine audio direction.

Must Have

• Build best-in-class playlists and nonstop DJ-style mixes for weekly classes
• Push genre diversity and bring fresh ideas that energise members
• Run tight, reliable VO sessions which help trainers sound their absolute best
• Collaborate with Product on SFX to stretch what’s possible in VR now and AR + mobile in future
• Actively seek feedback from the community and use their insights to shape audio direction

Perks & Benefits

• Fully remote: your life, your way of working
• Unlimited paid leave policy
• Health cover, dental and vision via Empire Blue
• 401k on a tiered match system up to 3.5%
• $1000 per annum learning budget
• $750 per annum wellness budget
• $500 home office setup budget for things like a comfy chair, new desk, any accessories which make your work environment comfy
• A Meta Quest 3 to get you immersed in FitXR and the wider VR ecosystem
• Work from anywhere scheme to combine work and travel
• 12 weeks fully-paid family leave which everyone, irrespective of gender or sexual identity, is entitled to from day one

FitXR is building the future of fitness. We make fun, immersive workouts in virtual and mixed reality and we’re building for the misfits - people who’ve never felt at home in traditional fitness spaces but who want to move, feel good and belong.

Music and sound are at the core of that experience - they drive motivation, emotion and the connection our community feels with every class.

You’ll be the person behind the sound our members feel - from the moment the beat drops to the final cue of a trainer’s voice. Your work will shape the quality of seven best-in-class workouts each week and bring some magic to FitXR’s sound experience.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing 👀

• Build best-in-class playlists and nonstop DJ-style mixes for our weekly classes
• Push genre diversity and bring fresh ideas that energise our members
• Run tight, reliable VO sessions which help trainers sound their absolute best
• Collaborate with Product on SFX to stretch what’s possible in VR now and AR + mobile in future
• Actively seek feedback from our community and use their insights to shape audio direction

You’ll be great at this role if you ✅

• Have strong music curation and playlisting skills, especially for fitness or gaming
• Have previous experience working with library music platforms eg. Epidemic, Musicbed
• Are a confident DJ/mixer able to craft nonstop, beat-matched experiences
• Have experience running or supporting VO sessions
• Have solid audio engineering foundations
• Are highly skilled with Pro Tools, know Ableton / Logic and have worked with tools like iZotope, FabFilter, Soundtoys and Riverside
• Are proactive and take ownership to close loops - you don’t wait to be asked
• Are highly organised and comfortable managing fast-moving and high-volume weekly workflows
• Have excellent communication skills
• Can be flexible with your working hours if you're not based in the US - you'll need to have at least a few hours of overlap with PST time especially on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays

Maybe Skip This One If You ❌

• Prefer rigid structure and slower iteration
• Avoid feedback loops (giving or receiving)
• Struggle with ambiguity or fast-moving creative environments

Benefits 🤙

• Fully remote: your life, your way of working
• Unlimited paid leave policy
• Health cover, dental and vision via Empire Blue
• 401k on a tiered match system up to 3.5%
• $1000 per annum learning budget
• $750 per annum wellness budget
• $500 home office setup budget for things like a comfy chair, new desk, any accessories which make your work environment comfy
• A Meta Quest 3 to get you immersed in FitXR and the wider VR ecosystem
• Work from anywhere scheme to combine work and travel
• 12 weeks fully-paid family leave which everyone, irrespective of gender or sexual identity, is entitled to from day one