Music Production and Engineering Mentor

Berklee College of Music•Boston, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the Music Production and Engineering Program Associate and the Co-lead MP&E Mentor, the Mentor team will be given explicit assignments, according to their skill level. Mentors must commit to no less than three semesters as an MP&E Mentor, as the position has a learning curve and includes part of a semester on either end of training. Mentors work with first and second MP&E students in order to form a more accurate and skillful understanding of the various aspects of working within recording studios. Some aspects of mentoring include assisting incoming students with booking studio time, introducing students to large format recording consoles, teaching incoming students a solid foundation to signal flow and providing information to students about the various aspects of conducting a recording session, as a student of Music Production and Engineering. Mentors will invite students to assist with recording sessions. Tutors mentor the incoming students to form a more productive and experienced understanding of time, resource, and personnel management within the Music Production and Engineering Curriculum. Pro Tools Graders Each semester the Mentor supervisor and Lead Mentor determine the Pro Tools Graders/Mentors from the Mentor pool. They will have an additional job in conjunction with their regular mentor responsibilities. Typically, two graders/tutors will be in charge of checking, offering a pass/fail grade and send individualized feedback to the MP-211 and MP-212 students on their Pro Tools online assignments. The professors will grade and send comments on the first MP-212 Pro Tools online assignment, then the graders/tutors can access those comments and use them as a reference for their future work. The Audio Technology courses contain parallel and self-taught components revolving around Pro Tools. The Pro Tools Assignments require students to follow instructions to complete assignments. The Pro Tools Graders will grade each assignment and provide students with feedback. This will require work on a weekly basis. These are long term, temporary assignments. Current Music Production and Engineering students in the major are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are looking to get involved with the Berklee community while earning some money, you may want to consider applying for student employment. The Student Employment program provides opportunities for you to work part-time on campus, thereby helping you to meet some of your living expenses. With more than 900 positions ranging from 10 to 15 hours of work per week, as well as daily opportunities for project-based temporary employment, student employment is a great opportunity for professional and educational growth.

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 employment requires pre-registration for the upcoming fall semester.
Have a valid United States Social Security Number (SSN).
Remain in “valid” Visa status as applicable.
A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA (first-semester students are exempt).
Federal Work Study student may apply.
In good disciplinary standing.
Must be located in the U.S.
Scored within the top 5 grades of both the midterm and final exam for MP-447.
Had no unexcused absences in MP-447.
Scored in the top half of all six homework assignments for MP-447.
Must have taken MP-447 within the last two semesters (Spring or Summer ’20).
Received an A in MP-447.
A combined Midterm and Final Exam score of 190 (95 average between the two) in MP-447.
Successfully completed MP-216 or comparable experience.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Must be patient, accessible and empathetic towards other students.
Must be comfortable with technical concepts in music technology.
Broad knowledge around hard disc recording, nonlinear editing, signal flow, acoustics, Pro Tools.
Must be very comfortable troubleshooting with Pro Tools and the MBox.
Must be responsible, organized, efficient, and flexible.
Must have successfully completed MP-341.
Current Music Production and Engineering students in the major are strongly encouraged to apply.

Nice To Haves

Prior mentoring experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Assist incoming students with booking studio time.
Introduce students to large format recording consoles.
Teach students a solid foundation of signal flow.
Provide information about the various aspects of conducting a recording session.
Invite students to assist with recording sessions.
Mentor incoming students to form a more productive and experienced understanding of time, resource, and personnel management within the Music Production and Engineering Curriculum.
Conduct review sessions leading up to midterms and final exams for MP-447.
Coach students on their class projects for MP-216.
Represent the MP&E major at the Majors/Minors Fair and Admissions Welcome event.
Provide one-on-one and group mentoring sessions on an appointment basis.
Check, offer a pass/fail grade, and send individualized feedback to MP-211 and MP-212 students on their Pro Tools online assignments.
Grade each Pro Tools assignment and provide students with feedback.