Akai Professional is one of the most influential manufacturers of music production gear in the world with products that have defined and shaped entire genres of music. Now you can have a hand in shaping the future of music production. Have a look at the positions below and let us know if you find a match that's right for you:
Web Developer
Akai Professional is seeking a Web Developer to join the team!
The Web Developer position requires proficiency with OOP programming in several languages primarily PHP and relational databases such as MySQL. The position demands experience working in a LAMP environment consisting of a broad range of servers, managed and unmanaged. Experience with server interaction via SSH and Expression Engine development experience is ideal.
This person will be joining the existing web team and will be responsible for assisting in creating new websites and applications. This person will also be responsible for the daily maintenance of current sites and will play an essential role in developing cutting edge web sites that drive inMusic Brand’s many initiatives on the internet.
Additional Requirements:
Solution Development and Delivery
- Understands technical and functional design requirements.
- Creates prototypes for client engagements.
- Designs, codes, and tests technical solutions.
- Identifies system deficiencies and recommends solutions.
Project Execution
- Assists in enforcement of development deadlines and schedules.
- Understands the necessity of and contributes to coding standards.
- Prioritizes multiple tasks effectively.
Communication
- Contributes appropriately to conversations.
- Accurately prepares written business correspondence that is coherent, grammatically correct, effective, professional and engaging.
Relational Databases
- Understands basic relational database concepts.
- Possesses demonstrated work experience with at least one relational database management system preferably MySQL.
Programming Languages
- Demonstrates basic proficiency in PHP.
- Creates semantic HTML markup and CSS that maintains cross browser compatibility.
- Possesses a working knowledge of server and client side technologies with an emphasis on the frontend.
Architecture
- Understands client server and Internet systems architectures.
Professional Qualities:
Leadership
- Follows through with commitments and fosters mutual trust with fellow employees.
- Assumes additional responsibility without being asked.
- Encourages fellow team members to make innovative contributions and embrace new ideas.
Teamwork
- Proactively initiates, develops, and maintains effective working relationships with team members.
- Recognizes the strengths and weaknesses of each team member.
- Demonstrates the ability to cooperate with a variety of people and achieve results.
Project Management
- Anticipates project needs before they arise and presents solutions to project management that encompass issues at hand.
- Understands expectations that were set with for project and recognizes when issues/events may affect delivery.
Technical Proficiencies:
- PHP
- OOP
- XML
- JSON
- MYSQL
- FLASH (AS3)
- XHTML
- CSS
- LINUX
- SSH
- JAVASCRIPT
- E-COMMERCE
This position is based in our Cumberland, RI headquarters.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
UI Designer for Websites and Apps
Job Description:
Responsible for the look & feel of the websites for our 9 Brands (and counting…)
- inmusicbrands.com
- airmusictech.com
- akaipro.com (also see our micro site akaiprompc.com)
- alesis.com
- altoproaudio.com
- ionaudio.com
- m-audio.com
- mixmeister.com
- numark.com
- sonivoxmi.com
Opportunity to drive multiple re-designs in conjunction with the respective teams.
Experience designing responsive sites is a plus.
Strong sense of how visuals relate to thoughtful user experiences on iOS devices (iPad, iPhone, iPod touch), as well as retina displays for computer software. Experience with integrated iOS consumer products a plus.
Ability to translate interaction challenges into a simple and elegant UI solution.
Organization skills: role is responsible for release of all application visual assets to programmers.
Ability to articulate front-end interface functionality to programmers.
Adaptable and flexible so as to hit the ground running and keep up—we are a fast-moving team.
Work with our Developers and Product Managers review website and app proto’s.
Assure projects reconcile aesthetics with usability: applicants should be ‘double-threats’.
Technical Skills:
- Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator)
- Proficient HTML 5 Canvas Required
- html, JavaScript, and CSS knowledge a plus
- Strong appreciation for intuitive website user experiences
- Knowledge of Google SketchUp a plus
Professional Skills:
- 2-4 years of visual interface and or web design
- Degree in Graphic Design or related field with a strong digital design portfolio
- Understanding of interface best practices for iOS platforms
- Excellent communication skills as well as the ability to work independently
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
- Effective problem-solver
- Flexibility and Time Management: a proven ability to juggle projects and priorities
- Self-motivated team player who enjoys working with people from other disciplines
- Organized
This position is based in our Cumberland, RI headquarters.
Submission Details:
Email portfolio and resume to UIdesign@inmusicbrands.com
Product Manager
Akai Pro is seeking a Product Manager to oversee product development of the full Akai Pro product line.
Products include USB keyboard/pad controllers, drum machines, samplers, studio monitors, I/O interfaces, and more. We are looking for someone with a strong passion for electronic music equipment to conceive of new products, guide them through the complete development process, and market them.
Key job responsibilities
- Conceive of and create specifications for new products
- Manage existing product line
- Help with marketing and sales of products
- Handle presentations for new products
- Assist with trade show preparation
- Perform market analysis
- Do presentations for sales force and meet with key customers
- 15% travel required
- BS or BA degree
- 5+ years of experience in sales or marketing of audio products
- Excellent knowledge of the current electronic percussion instrument and competitors
- Project management experience
- Good communication skills
- Passion for audio gear!
This position is based in our Cumberland, RI headquarters.
We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and more.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
Product Manager - Studio Acoustics
Akai Pro is seeking a talented and energetic Product Manager to oversee product development of our studio monitors, headphones, and microphones. We are looking for someone with a strong passion for studio acoustics to conceive of new products, guide them through the complete development process, and market them.
Key job responsibilities
- Conceive of and create specifications for new products.
- Manage existing product line.
- Help with marketing and sales of products.
- Perform market analysis.
- Handle presentations for new products.
- Assist with trade show preparation.
- Do presentations for sales force and meet with key customers.
- 15% travel required.
Qualifications
- BS or BA degree, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience in sales or marketing of audio products.
- Excellent knowledge of the competitive market in regard to studio monitors, headphones, and microphones.
- Project management experience.
- Good communication skills.
- Passion for audio gear!
This position is based in our Cumberland, RI headquarters.
We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and more.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
Loudspeaker Systems Engineer
Akai Professional is expanding and we are seeking to hire an experienced Loudspeaker Systems Engineer.
Experience and Education Required:
The candidate for this position must have a minimum of 5+ years experience designing and developing mass market loudspeaker products for the professional and/or consumer marketplace. The candidate must have a Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, or in a related engineering field, or equivalent experience.
Key Job Responsibilities and Technical Experience Requirements:
Interprets and implements product performance specifications in order to design and specify loudspeaker based products. Works with industrial designers, mechanical engineers, and electrical engineers to specify, and to develop solutions for acoustics, signal processing, transducers, and power amplification.
Performs and interprets measurements of: Loudspeaker systems and components; analog and digital signal processing, power amplifiers, and limiter/protection circuits. Analyzes measurements in order to design or specify design changes. Candidate must have experience using Audio Precision measurement equipment, and experience with an acoustical measurement system such as TEF, CLIO, or preferably MLSSA.
Experience with Filtershop and LEAP is desirable. Experience evaluating and specifying loudspeaker transducer components is highly desirable. Experience designing high frequency horns and waveguides is a plus.
Experience specifying and designing analog and digital signal processing for loudspeaker products is a must. Experience testing and troubleshooting power amplifiers is a definite plus.
The candidate must have strong project management skills. Experience working with far-east suppliers and contract manufacturers is highly desirable.
This position is located at our headquarters in Cumberland, RI (approximately 60 minutes from Boston, MA). This position reports to the Director of Engineering.
We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and more.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
Hardware/Firmware Design Engineer
Akai Professional is seeking an experienced hardware/firmware engineer to design hardware systems (schematic and layout) who has a passion for audio equipment.
Experience and Education Required:
The candidate for this position should have 5 to 10 years experience with hardware system design, schematic design, PCB design, and firmware development. The candidate must have a B.S. degree in electrical engineering.
Key Job Responsibilities and Technical Experience Requirements:
This candidate would design hardware systems, design schematics, perform some PCB layout, lead prototype bring-up, and evaluate parts and systems. This candidate would develop firmware for the hardware systems. FPGA design knowledge is a plus. Experience designing consumer/professional audio products is preferred.
Good communication skills are required to work as part of a team. Job location is at our headquarters in Cumberland, RI (about an hour from Boston, MA).
We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and more.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
Quality Assurance Product Tester
Akai Professional is seeking a motivated candidate to join our Quality Assurance team to help test our latest gear and report findings to our engineers and developers. Candidates must have a working familiarity with professional audio and/or DJ equipment. Recording, live sound, and/or music performance experience is required. Candidates must be thorough, methodical, well-organized, and have attention to detail. Your feedback will help determine the quality and usability of our recording and performance gear.
Qualifications
- Experience in live sound, music recording, and/or music performance
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree recommended but not required
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office Suite software (Excel, Word, etc)
- Good computer skills on PC and Mac
- Attention to detail
- Passion for audio equipment
This position is based in our Cumberland, RI headquarters.
We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and more.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
Windows Audio Driver Developer
Seeking an enthusiastic and skilled Software Developer to join our engineering team developing Windows device drivers for our audio interface, keyboard, controller and other product lines. This is a highly visible position in a dynamic multi-tasking work environment. You will be responsible for developing Audio and MIDI drivers for new products, maintaining existing drivers, and generally improving the user’s device driver experience wherever possible. You will keep up to speed on future OS releases and changes, interfacing directly with Microsoft when necessary. The desired candidate is resourceful, motivated, and one who consistently delivers on or ahead of schedule.
Required Experience:
- BSCS/BSEE or equivalent technical degree with a minimum of 5 years with C/C++ OO development experience is required.
- Minimum 3 years of Windows Audio and MIDI device driver development experience spanning several product development cycles.
- Driver development for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
- Solid understanding of Windows Internals, WASAPI and the Windows audio stack.
- WDM Audio Driver (Streaming A/V drivers, specifically AVStream mini drivers desired) design.
- Windows Driver Kit (WDK).
- ASIO (Audio Streaming Input Output Specification 2.0) driver development for multi-channel devices.
- Solid understanding of USB architecture and client device driver development.
- Source and revision control, and automated build systems.
- Proficient in debugging tools and techniques with good communications, analytical and problem solving skills.
The following experience and specialized skills are highly desired:
- Windows 8 driver development.
- Familiarity with Multi-track Audio recording and/or DJ applications.
- Control Panels, Installers, Firmware loaders, Middleware.
- Knowledge of 1394 FireWire and PCI architectures, and client device driver development.
- WHQL driver qualification, driver signing.
- Luntbuild build automation tool.
- Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies.
- MacOS audio and MIDI driver experience.
- Personal passion for audio, music, DJ’ing, and/or performance.
Job Locations: Cumberland, RI; will consider virtual office depending on qualifications/circumstances.
We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and more.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
Software Developer C++ Pro Audio (M/F) (3 open reqs)
Are you into music? And technology? Are you tired of writing defense, finance or medical software? Do you want to be part of a globally renowned group of passionate, creative professionals?
We’re looking for you, a Software Developer to grow our Bremen-based AIR Music Technology team.
As a Software Developer, you will work with our tight team of engineers, testers and sound designers, building some of the world’s most critically acclaimed virtual instruments, music creation software and performance tools. You will be implementing C++ based software applications for Mac OS, iOS and Windows as part of a scrum team. Your input on product design and feature set will be substantial as you will be working closely with Product Managers and Product Designers on product requirements and schedules.
In addition, you will work closely with the Quality Assurance team on new processes and tools to make the product delivery cycle even more efficient, productive and fun.
The inMusic Brands family, with headquarters in Rhode Island, USA, has offices all over the world. You will interact with an international team of professionals.
Location in our Bremen office is strongly preferred.
Must Haves
- At least 3 years of C++ development experience
- Familiar with object-oriented architecture and its design
- Fluent spoken and good written English
- Committed, self-motivated and quality-conscious
- Excellent self-organization
- Availability to travel internationally
Common
- Agile/scrum experience
- A degree (MA/BA/diploma) in Computer Sciences
- Experience with application frameworks, preferably Qt
- Experience with test-driven development/unit-tests
- Experience with multi-threaded development
- Expertise in “Digital Audio”
Nice To Have
- Live, Studio or DJ experience
- Background in music
- iOS/Android experience
- Web-development experience
- Agile/scrum-Certification
We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and more.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
Brand Marketing Manager
The Brand Marketing Manager is to lead, plan, and execute the marketing direction for discrete brands and their products within the organization. Key duties/responsibilities of Brand Marketing Manager:
- Drive product brand activities and initiatives
- Brand and product marketing strategy and launch strategy development, coordination and execution (including PR planning)
- Messaging strategy development (by audience, LOB, markets)
- Lead brand strategy by ensuring it aligns with company vision and promise. Drive strategic changes in brand position as it evolves
- Create and lead marketing plans leveraging resources of Media+Marketing, PR and B2B and B2C marketing teams
- Brand and product identity development and brand guidelines development/maintenance in conjunction with the company CEO and Product Managers
- Brand architecture and product naming strategy, provide input into product naming in conjunction with cross functional inputs
- Maintain brand integrity and compliance across product lines, marketing materials and all other internal and external communication as it pertains to our brands
- Be the product and brand evangelist both internally and externally
- Collaborate with a wide variety of functional areas such as sales, other brand marketing managers, creative, design, products teams, PR, and operations to execute specific marketing plans
- Website and content strategy input for your brand and product segment
- Coordinate management of content for external web sites and messaging support for external sites
- Engage with Head of Marketing and the CEO on overall brand product strategy
- Set and track brand health metrics and drive the development of brand tracking across business
- Oversee the overall marketing planning calendar
- Special brand and communications projects
- Monitor competitive activities and strategic response to market movements
- Lead brand and corporate marketing presentations at key sales, trade shows, events, marketing corporate presentations as necessary
Education and Experience
- Business or media technology marketing-related degree or equivalent professional experience
- Experience in all aspects of developing and maintaining marketing strategies
- Technical and product marketing skills
- Proven experience in customer and market research
- Relevant product and industry knowledge
- Experience with relevant products and media and music technologies
- Experience in music technology, professional audio, DJ technology, digital audio, music production and post production, and sound design
- Experience in professional audio and digital musical instrument retail and sales a plus
Key Competencies
- Domain/Subject matter expert in their brand product segment
- Critical & creative thinker
- Must own the brand’s product segment and all activities with their brand through coordination with head of marketing
- Industry contacts in the brand segment/space
- Product evangelist
- Ability to work and coordinate with multi-disciplined teams
- Ability to take direction and convert to action and success
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Organization and planning
- Problem analysis and problem-solving
- Team-leadership
- Formal presentation skills
- Persuasiveness
- Adaptability
- Innovation
- Judgment
- Decision-making
- Stress tolerance
- Collaboration
This position is based in our Cumberland, RI headquarters.
We offer a competitive salary plus benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) and more.
Send resume and cover letter to hr@akaipro.com
