Lab Assistant I (Trainee)

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.

Lab Assistant I student employees are on-the-job training to be Lab Assistants II. They receive 3 to 6 hours of general training in their first week of employment. For the first two months on the job (varies, depending on the employee and the number of hours they work weekly), they are given additional guidance and practice as they perform the Essential Duties & Responsibilities listed below. They receive training specific to the rooms where they are assigned to work. Staff spend time with them and offer assistance or repetition of instructions rules.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Remembering the locations of rooms in different buildings by room number and function. (There are 30+ labs, classrooms, and storage areas in 7 different buildings) 
• Knowledge of and comfort with lab policies and rules, and enforcing them with “customer students” 
• Ability to follow student employee policies and internal procedures for communicating with staff via email and chat application (Slack) 
• Correctly answering phones, requesting time off, and submitting time sheets 
• Performing basic lab duties, under supervision 

Required Skills and Knowledge: 

• 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 
• The ability to take direction 
• English fluency: Ability to follow verbal instructions and multi-step written instructions; Ability to communicate clearly about technical issues to students from all experience levels and from all over the world 
• Availability to work a few shifts per week 

​Preferred Skills and Knowledge: 

• Completion of a course or equivalent knowledge in the DJ, Soldering, or Modular Synthesis labs 
• A few semesters left to complete before graduation

Hourly Rate: $16.45

Hiring Manager: Chee-Ping Ho

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