Position Type: On-site

Hours: 8 - 10 hours per week

Hourly Rate: $18/hour

About the Role

We're looking for a Music Lab Assistant to support our vibrant music community. You'll help run Open Lab sessions (your primary responsibility), Music Lab Band, Open Mics, camps, workshops, masterclasses, and other Music Lab events while mentoring student musicians and keeping our recording technology running smoothly.

About the Organization

Music Lab at Jefferson Center, the primary vehicle of Jefferson Center’s Harry and Lavon Webb Education Center, is a unique program whose mission is to provide transformational arts education opportunities for youth in the greater Roanoke area. 

The program is housed in a suite of recording studios where students have the opportunity to write and record their own music during Open Lab sessions (Mondays and Thursdays from 4-7pm). Students may also opt to participate in student bands (Wednesdays from 5-7pm) and Open Mics (select Fridays from 6-8pm).

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with Open Lab sessions, Open Mics, camps, and special Music Lab events
• Troubleshoot and maintain recording equipment and technology
• Teach music production lessons to students at various skill levels
• Support and mentor student musicians during lab sessions, rehearsals, and performances
• Help create a welcoming, collaborative environment for all participants

Ideal Candidate

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in music, music education, music production, or a related field
• Experience teaching music (music production classes, instrument lessons, etc.) to middle school or high-school students

An ideal candidate has hands-on experience with: 

• DAWs (Digital Audio Workstations) and other recording technologies
• Audio engineering and music production
• Music education
• A passion for supporting emerging musicians and a problem-solving approach to technical challenges

Jefferson Center Foundation, Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate—and prohibit discrimination or harassment—against any employee or job applicant based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, or veteran status. 

ADA Qualifications:

Ability to sit for prolonged times at workstation.

• Ability to lift and carry 20 pounds such as to move files to storage or store supplies.
• Ability to close visual acuity to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; viewing a computer terminal; and reading
• Ability to type and use desktop computer and software programs to perform job duties.