Temporary Educational Services Associate

Job Description:

Berklee NYC seeks a creative professional to serve as an Educational Support Associate at Berklee’s campus in NYC.

Workplace Description:

Berklee’s NYC campus is a hybrid facility consisting of graduate degree programs, summer programs, and the operation of Power Station, the largest professional recording studio in NYC servicing clients in the music, film, theater, and television industries.

Berklee NYC’s Master of Arts in creative media and technology is designed to teach the tools and strategies needed to thrive in artistic fields that continually evolve and change at a rapid pace. The core curriculum of the graduate program provides foundational knowledge that addresses both the business and creative sides of the performing arts. The three specializations are for the graduate program include: Live Music Production and Design, Songwriting and Production, and Writing and Production for Musical Theater.

Power Station at Berklee NYC houses facilities for both the commercial studios and academic programs. Containing 5 recording studios as well as a black box theater and spaces such as a video control room, classrooms, and labs, Berklee NYC offers services for recording, education, events, and performances. The facility offers round-the-clock service to both professional clients as well as full-time students operating as a truly hybrid commercial and educational facility.

Job Description

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Academic Technology, Educational Services Associates are responsible for a variety of tasks related to the academic functioning of Berklee NYC. Collaborating with faculty, staff, and students at BNYC, you will assist in tasks ranging from classroom setup and breakdown to helping facilitate daily classroom functions, and educational activities and events, as well as providing logistical support to academic staff and faculty.

You are a team player with strong communication skills, who thrives in dynamic environments and excels at collaborating with colleagues to achieve common goals.

You will find success in this role if you possess an acute attention to detail, demonstrate an advanced understanding of audio, video, and lighting equipment, and have a basic understanding of educational and pedagogical practices.

In this role, your tasks will include inventorying and distributing equipment for classrooms and ensuring that academic facilities are stocked with supplies and are in a clean and presentable state at all times.

You are willing to work flexible hours to adapt and accommodate a dynamic schedule of classes and academic activities throughout the year. You can anticipate on average 28 - 35 hours a week during the academic calendar (September through mid-December; Mid-January through End of June).

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Opening and closing of academic facilities

• Setup and breakdown of classrooms and educational activities and events 

  • Setting up instruments, backline, microphones, and other audio equipment

  • Setting up lighting fixtures and operating lighting consoles

  • Moving and setting up video equipment and lighting

• Maintaining educational technology labs

• Supporting classroom and facility technology

• Assisting in technical setup, support, and trouble-shooting for classes, and educational events

• Attending to all faculty and student technical needs in the academic facilities

• Supporting students in their design and operation of events in a professional venue

• Assisting in the daily oversight and scheduling of student employees 

• Performing frequent Inventory and stocking of supplies throughout academic facilities 

• Maintaining cleanliness of classrooms and other academic spaces 

• Assisting upgrades and installation in academic facilities

• Creating and maintaining support documentation for academic equipment and spaces
   

Experience and Competencies:

• Willingness and ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• A degree in media, recording, or related field or commensurate experience

• Understanding of DAWs, audio interfaces, audio connectivity, and MIDI

• Willingness and flexibility to work nights and weekends

• Great communication skills 

• Attention to detail in all areas of work 

• Critical th