PULSE Content Production Assistant

Berklee College of Music • Boston, MA

3d • $17 - $17

About The Position

The PULSE Content Production Assistant supports the team that builds and maintains PULSE, Berklee’s online music education platform for teachers and students. The role prepares and updates notation, audio, video, and document assets used in PULSE lessons and places approved content into the platform.

This short-term position combines hands-on media production with technical training. During the first weeks, the student employee learns the team’s tools, file standards, and content workflows, then takes on routine tasks with increasing independence. The position may extend beyond eight weeks based on project needs. The student employee is expected to balance professional responsibilities with academic and artistic development.

The scope does not include interactive-tool development, notation-player creation or configuration, backend work, or complex technical issues; these remain with the PULSE development team. The team provides initial CMS training, reusable instructions, and ongoing support. The role offers professional development through portfolio-building production work, experience with industry-standard tools and digital content workflows, collaboration with a cross-functional team, and opportunities to develop documentation, communication, and professional judgment.

Requirements

• Must meet Berklee Student Employment eligibility requirements: be a current Berklee College of Music or Boston Conservatory at Berklee student; be enrolled at least half-time in a degree-, diploma-, or certificate-seeking undergraduate or graduate program, subject to the stated summer exception; have a valid U.S. Social Security Number; remain in valid visa status as applicable; have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA, subject to the first-semester exception; be in good disciplinary standing; and be located in the U.S.
• Ability to read standard musical notation and recognize errors in musical examples, labels, and symbols.
• Working familiarity with Sibelius or willingness to learn.
• Basic experience recording or rendering audio in Logic Pro, Pro Tools, or a similar DAW, including tempo and click settings.
• Basic experience trimming video footage, editing titles, and correcting captions in common editing software.
• Comfort formatting documents and PDFs with consistent branding.
• Strong accuracy, consistency, and quality checking in musical and written content.
• Reliable file management, recordkeeping, and follow-through on deadlines.
• Clear written communication, including documenting completed work and asking focused questions.
• Punctuality, accountability, sound judgment, and ability to work independently while recognizing when to ask for help.
• Willingness to learn new systems, including a web-based CMS, and manage competing priorities.
• Openness to feedback and willingness to document work so others can build on it.
• Interest in music education and supporting teachers and students through digital learning.

Nice To Haves

• A major in Music Education, Music Production and Engineering, Electronic Production and Design, or a related field.
• Experience working with HTML.

Responsibilities

• Recreate or clean up musical examples using Sibelius or comparable notation software.
• Correct notation labels, symbols, and formatting to meet PULSE standards, and export notation images in required formats.
• Record or render simple musical examples in Logic Pro or similar software, using specified tempos, metronome clicks, and count-ins as requested.
• Trim approved video footage, update title screens and logos, make basic audio adjustments, and correct captions for accuracy and accessibility.
• Update worksheet and PDF formatting and branding, and prepare approved text edits for teaching materials.
• Complete training on the PULSE content management system and update images and links and place approved media in lessons.
• Use team-provided instructions, work toward independence, and escalate questions when needed.
• Work with Google Sheets and Docs; maintain organized editable source files and finished exports.
• Keep brief records of completed work and open questions, and follow file-naming and version-control practices.
• Learn the team’s tools, file standards, and workflows, then complete routine tasks independently and reliably.
• Update checklists and procedural notes so future staff or student employees can continue the work.
• Seek feedback and suggest improvements to content workflows.

Benefits

• Hands-on experience and transferable skills for careers in music, media, and education technology.
• Opportunity to build a production portfolio of notation, audio, video, and document work published on a live education platform.
• Experience with Sibelius, Logic Pro, video editing software, and a professional CMS.
• Opportunity to learn digital content workflows, including version control, file organization, quality review, and publishing.
• Opportunity to work alongside developers, instructional designers, and media producers.
• Opportunity to build documentation skills, professional judgment, and examples of technical skill and initiative for future applications, interviews, portfolios, and graduate or professional school applications.
• Opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven program supporting music teachers and students through Berklee PULSE.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed