About The Position

Pickup Music is seeking a professional pianist to lead the development of piano lessons. This role involves preparing and teaching lessons on camera, producing other teachers to create lessons, and supporting their community of piano learners. The ideal candidate is a professional pianist with extensive performing experience, proficient in sight-reading and improvisation across multiple styles. They should be passionate about creating video lessons for beginner to intermediate students and excited to contribute to a fast-growing music technology company. This is a full-time role based in Los Angeles, with normal working hours from Monday to Friday. The position requires being in the studio at least 80% of the time, with some pre and post-production work potentially done from home. The company emphasizes focused, meaningful work, with the primary deep work involving writing, producing, and filming piano curriculum. The first 30 days will include onboarding, planning the first course, teaching a course with producer support, and starting work on the first learning pathway. Day-to-day tasks include working with the piano lead, head of education, and the LA production team, directing and producing talent, and seeing classes through to publication. The company provides coaching on producing classes and emphasizes learning from feedback.

Requirements

  • Professional pianist.
  • Can sight-read.
  • Can improvise fluently.
  • Can play multiple styles.
  • Extensive performing experience.
  • Passionate about creating video lessons to teach beginner to intermediate students.
  • Excited to work with a fast-growing music technology company to build something special that helps tens of thousands of people learn music.
  • Legally able to work in the US.
  • Cover letter in own words, discussing vision for piano education at Pickup Music.
  • Video of teaching a beginner topic (e.g., C major scale) in around 5 minutes, filmed with a phone.
  • Links to playing piano clips.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development of piano lessons.
  • Prepare and teach piano lessons on camera.
  • Produce other teachers to create lessons.
  • Support the community of piano learners.
  • Write, produce, and film piano curriculum.
  • Direct and produce talent.
  • See classes through to publish.

Benefits

  • 401K 4% match
  • Healthcare
  • 20 days paid leave
  • Sick leave
  • Parental leave
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