In order to participate in Berklee Student Employment, a student must fulfill the following requirements:

• Current student at Berklee College of Music or Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

• Enrolled at least half-time in a degree, diploma, or certificate-seeking undergraduate or graduate program. Summer is the only semester in which a student can maintain employment without being enrolled. In this case, the student must be pre-registered for the upcoming fall semester. This exception does not apply to fall or spring semesters.

• Have a valid United States Social Security Number (SSN).

• Remain in “valid” Visa status as applicable.

• A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. Students in their first semester can work, even though they do not have an official GPA until the completion of their first semester.

• Federal Work Study student may apply.

• In good disciplinary standing.

• Must be located in the U.S.

For complete program details, please go to our website: www.berklee.edu/se.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

• Test, clear, re-set, inventory, and tidy stations in labs
• Answer faculty hotline phone and note classroom issues for lab staff to resolve
• Check student eligibility for lab use, then record lab and equipment use in the database
• Ensure compliance with lab & recording booth policies
• Provide 1st level tech support to students learning music technology software and equipment
• Remain in contact with Lab Operations staff throughout shift
• Communicate equipment, software issues, support questions to staff
• Between semesters (as needed), assist staff to remove old equipment or desks. Some lifting, bending, and getting dirty is required. Report problems, loss or damage.

Required Skills and Knowledge:  

• Knowledge of Lab Operations locations, procedures, and policies  
• Proven ability to follow procedures, enforce lab rules, and complete tasks independently  
• Completion of their major's first-level tech course or equivalent knowledge  
• Knowledge of two or more DAW applications: Pro Tools, Logic, Ableton Live, or Cubase  
• Willingness to learn new music hardware and software while at work  
• An understanding of basic signal flow, MIDI, and audio recording  
• Good interpersonal skills with a diverse community 
• Reliability, flexibility, and accuracy 
• English fluency:  
  • Ability to follow verbal instructions and multi-step written instructions  
  • Can communicate technical information to students from all experience levels and from all over  the world  

Preferred Skills and Knowledge:  

• Completion or current study of intermediate level DAW skills  
• A few semesters left to complete before graduation  
• Working knowledge of modular synthesis, particularly in our mod synth lab  
• Familiarity with VR technology, particularly as concerns music composition  
• Completion of a course in the DJ (Turntable) Lab 
• Completion of a course in the Soldering Lab

Pay Rate: 16.97

Hiring Manager: Chee-Ping Ho