Hi, I’m Kathleen, a podcast producer, composer, and audio engineer with 11 years of experience in the industry. I've orchestrated award-winning sound designs and compositions for independent artists and high-profile projects, delivering polished masters that meet competitive loudness and EQ standards across diverse genres. The human voice is the most powerful instrument on the planet, and it's for that reason I love audio storytelling. Whether it's journalism, fiction, or music, the power flows from your lips to your audience's ears.…

Kathleen Childs

Hi, I’m Kathleen, a podcast producer, composer, and audio engineer with 11 years of experience in the industry. I've orchestrated award-winning sound designs and compositions for independent artists and high-profile projects, delivering polished masters that meet competitive loudness and EQ standards across diverse genres. The human voice is the most powerful instrument on the planet, and it's for that reason I love audio storytelling. Whether it's journalism, fiction, or music, the power flows from your lips to your audience's ears.…

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Hi, I’m Kathleen, a podcast producer, composer, and audio engineer with 11 years of experience in the industry. I’ve orchestrated award-winning sound designs and compositions for independent artists and high-profile projects, delivering polished masters that meet competitive loudness and EQ standards across diverse genres.

The human voice is the most powerful instrument on the planet, and it’s for that reason I love audio storytelling. Whether it’s journalism, fiction, or music, the power flows from your lips to your audience’s ears.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Fluent

Work Experience

Audio Engineer at Freelance
January 1, 2017 - Present
Engineered and mixed multi-track recordings for independent artists and commercial clients, delivering polished masters and ensuring optimal sound quality across live sessions and studio productions. Mixed indoor and outdoor live shows up to 600 attendees and led end-to-end production of a two-day live streaming broadcast with 30+ performers and multiple audio sources.
Producer/Editor at Cosmos Cameo Studios
September 1, 2024 - October 26, 2025
Developed studio signature sound for three productions with broadcast-ready audio from over 20 remote-recorded performers. Created a 10 GB suite of award-nominated sound effects, directed post-production workflows for narrative podcasts, and led editorial processes for timely, consistent deliveries; served as lead editor for the award-nominated fiction podcast Roar to Heaven.
Audio Producer at Misadventure Awaits, LLC
December 1, 2023 - October 26, 2025
Managed end-to-end production of weekly podcasts, including editing, quality control, and file management for a five-person team. Enhanced audio quality by overhauling the post-production pipeline, tightened performances, and balanced music, effects, and sound beds; led a Q&A segment that increased listener time by 15%.
Producer at Peach Garden Games
September 1, 2023 - October 26, 2025
Full-stack producer for Sword of Symphonies, overseeing recording engineering, editing, music composition, and sound design. Achieved Top 20 finish in the Audio Fiction World Cup 2022 and earned multiple international festival nominations and awards.
Instructor at Accent Music, LLC
August 1, 2023 - October 26, 2025
Taught piano, guitar, and drums with music theory, songwriting, and history; maintained a 12-student studio and designed engaging, varied lesson plans to foster growth, achieving retention well above company averages and guiding students to early professional opportunities.

Education

Bachelor of Arts at University of Colorado Boulder
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2014

Qualifications

Best Original Music, New Jersey Webfest
September 24, 2023 - September 24, 2023

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Gaming, Software & Internet
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    When The Huntress, a local vigilante in the corrupt metropolis, North City, has to interrupt her fight for justice because of a train conductor and his colleague, she must escape quick-smart. Risking everything to protect her cause as well as her own identity and a revelation that could cost her the connection with the person she loves most, her chameleon skills need to be brought to a new level. Will she be able to protect her identity AND the one she loves?

    Awards:
    Best Film (Filmgarten Berlin, 2025)
    Finalst (Cine-Maniacs Filmfest, 2025)
    Best Actress (New Zealand Webfest 2024)

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    Internationally recognized actual play fiction podcast. See Rangers of a Broken World, coming soon from Evil Hat Productions.

    Winner of Best Original Music (New Jersey Webfest 2023), Best GM (New Jersey Webfest 2022), Best Outstanding Podcast Stories (Multi-dimension Film Festival 2022) Actual Play, Best Ensemble Cast (New Jersey Webfest 2021).
    Top 20 Finish, Audio Fiction World Cup.