Piano Maintenance Assistant

Berklee College of Music; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

Berklee College of Music is seeking a Piano Technician Assistant student employee to learn maintenance and tuning of Berklee acoustic pianos. You'll work closely with the piano technicians to gain hands-on skills and contribute to keeping practice rooms ready for student musicians.

Ideal candidates are enrolled full or part-time and committed to a long-term role while studying, with tools provided by the department. On-campus locations include multiple campus venues.

Qualifications

• Current Berklee student eligibility requirement.
• Half-time enrollment required; summer exception for fall prep.
• Must have valid US SSN.
• Maintain valid visa status where applicable.
• Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA.
• Federal Work Study eligibility may apply.
• Be in good disciplinary standing.
• Must be located in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and tune Berklee acoustic pianos with hands-on training.
• Collaborate with Berklee’s full-time piano technicians to gain proficiency.
• Commit long-term to the position during undergraduate studies.
• Maintain practice room pianos across campus locations listed in the ad.
• Tools provided on loan by the Piano Technology Department.

Skills

Current student

Half-time enrollment

SSN eligibility

Visa status

GPA 2.0

Federal Work Study

Disciplinary standing

US location

Job description

In order to participate in Berklee Student Employment, a student must fulfill the following 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 is the only semester in which a student can maintain employment without being enrolled. In this case, the student must be pre‑registered for the upcoming fall semester. This exception does not apply to fall or spring semesters.

• Have a valid United States Social Security Number (SSN).

• Remain in “valid” Visa status as applicable.

• A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. Students in their first semester can work, even though they do not have an official GPA until the completion of their first semester.

• Federal Work Study student may apply.

• In good disciplinary standing.

• Must be located in the U.S.

For complete program details, please go to our website: www.berklee.edu/se.

The Piano Technician Assistant student employment job provides a great opportunity to learn how to maintain and tune Berklee College acoustic pianos. This position involves significant hands on training with Berklee’s full‑time piano technicians to become proficient. As such, our team is looking for long term commitment to continue working with us while at Berklee.

Student employees maintain practice room pianos in 150 Mass Ave,160 Mass Ave, 171 Mass Ave, 1120 Boylston, 1108 Boylston, 98 Hemenway, 270 Commonwealth Ave, and 8 The Fenway. Specialized piano tools are provided on loan by the Piano Technology Department.

Employees who continue to work in this capacity throughout their undergraduate studies will gain considerable skills in this music industry craft. Students in the 2nd-3rd semester of study are strongly recommended to apply.

Hourly Rate: $16.97

Hiring Manager: Sam Gilman