Hi, I'm Henrike, a freelance audio engineer and sound designer. Whether it's a film, trailer, commercial, radio play, or podcast, I create soundscapes that bring stories to life and heighten emotions. With precision, technical expertise, and a creative ear, I transform sound into emotion.…

Henrike

Hi, I'm Henrike, a freelance audio engineer and sound designer. Whether it's a film, trailer, commercial, radio play, or podcast, I create soundscapes that bring stories to life and heighten emotions. With precision, technical expertise, and a creative ear, I transform sound into emotion.…

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Hi, I’m Henrike, a freelance audio engineer and sound designer. Whether it’s a film, trailer, commercial, radio play, or podcast, I create soundscapes that bring stories to life and heighten emotions. With precision, technical expertise, and a creative ear, I transform sound into emotion.

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German
Fluent
English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Audio Postproduction at HomeStudio
July 1, 2025 - Present
Dialogue editing and audio restoration | Sound design, mixing and mastering for film, documentaries, animation, trailers, and podcasts
Playout & Studio Audio Engineer at MySports
July 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026
Live mixing of national ice hockey broadcasts in a remote studio | Routing of audio and communication signals | Configuration of the communication system (Riedel) | Setting up and configuring the Lawo mixing console | Technical support and quality control during live production
Audio Postproduction at WDR
July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2025
| Voice recording, sound restoration, sound design, and sound mixing for news and documentary formats for WDR Television and ARD, including: Menschen Hautnah, Die Story, Money Maker, etc. | Trailer production for ONE | Sound supervisor and immersive sound mixing for the VR projects “Die Klima App” and “Stunde Null” | Sound design and mixing for animated films, including: Die Sendung mit der Maus, Die Sendung mit dem Elefanten
Engineering Trainee at WDR
January 1, 2020 - June 30, 2021
During my trainee program at WDR, I rotated through several departments and gained diverse hands-on experience in audio and video production, post-production, and technical support for broadcast and studio environments. Areas of Responsibility & Tasks: | Essen Regional Studio: Live mixing of the Lokalzeit program, on-air audio, editing, and feature productions for radio | Broadcast Control Center: Ingest, review, monitoring of streaming channels | Audio Service & Support: Technical support for sound studios, Lawo mc²66 and Riedel Artist command systems | Multimedia & Large Production: Setup and configuration of audio production equipment, stage miking, recording and editing in Sequoia, DPA wireless systems, audio OB trucks | Audio Post-Production: Voice recordings, sound design & mixing of movies and trailers, VR projects | Online Video: Planning podcast center, collaboration on productions (camera, editing, sound recording)
Sound Engineer for classical Music at Tonhalle Düsseldorf
May 1, 2018 - December 31, 2020
Regular concert recordings of the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra | Independent development of microphone setups | Sound reinforcement for speech and music less
Technical Assistant at Schauplatz Langenfeld
November 1, 2015 - April 30, 2016
Setting up and dismantling event equipment | Operating event equipment

Education

Bachelor of Engineering at Hochschule Düsseldorf
September 1, 2015 - August 31, 2020
- Areas of Focus: Audio, Video, Design, Independent Projects | Combination of technical and artistic training | Classical music recording: Microphone placement, recording, editing, mixing | Music production & sound reinforcement: Studio and live recordings | Film and AV production: Camera work, lighting, cinematography, microphone placement, on-set recording, sound design, editing
Engineering Trainee at WDR
January 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022
Lokalzeit Studios: Mixing news programs, on-air audio, producing radio feature, editing | Audio Services: Technical support for recording studios | Radio broadcasts: Microphone placement, concert recordings, event recordings | Television broadcasts: control systems, microphone placement, mixing console configuration, live mixing | Audio post-production: VR projects, trailerproduction, Documentary | Online video: Planning podcast center, production of web-based formats

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Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Software & Internet

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