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.
Under the direction of Lab Operations Managers and Lab Operations Support Consultants, Lab Assistants work in lab-classrooms, answer Lab Operations’ Hotline (faculty support) phone, or perform other duties as assigned.
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