Ableton VST Educator (Part-Time)

Livepeer, Inc.

3d•Remote

About The Position

Daydream is developing the first AI-native instrument, the Daydream VST, which allows users to play, perform, and shape AI-generated audio in real-time within their chosen DAW. The underlying engine, DEMON, is open-source. The company is seeking to hire an individual to create educational content for musicians and producers, focusing on the capabilities of the Daydream VST, particularly with Ableton Live.

Requirements

Proven experience creating compelling DAW content.
Deep knowledge of Ableton Live.
Understanding of MIDI mapping and performance workflows.
A body of work demonstrating content creation skills (not a role for learning on the job).
View AI as a resource, sounding board, and creative partner.
Natural teaching ability with clear and plain English explanations of difficult concepts.
Possess taste and a clear artistic direction.
Comfortable producing high-quality edited video content at scale.

Nice To Haves

Existing audience.
Experience with the VST format.
Experience with hardware controllers.
Experience with live performance.
Familiarity with other DAWs.
Familiarity with TouchDesigner.

Responsibilities

Create genuinely great educational content for musicians and producers.
Focus content on understanding the power of the Daydream VST, with Ableton Live as a central element.
Develop straightforward content covering topics like loading the plugin, mapping latent space to faders/knobs, building live remixes, and scheduling parameter curves.
Create aspirational content showcasing the possibilities of playing an AI model as an instrument.
Produce a mix of content formats including longer tutorials, short social-first clips (X, Instagram, TikTok), and aspirational Ableton performance pieces.
Ensure content is interesting rather than strictly template-driven.