Student Assistant Content Manager

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

Job summary

Berklee College of Music is seeking student employees to contribute to BEATL's creative editorial output. You will help shoot and edit video, interview peers, and craft social content for Berklee's media brand, including webpages and newsletters.

The role offers exposure to emerging music tech topics, deadlines-driven workflows, and opportunities to publish across social channels while collaborating with faculty and students on campus.

Qualifications

• Current Berklee student or Boston Conservatory student in good standing.
• Enrolled at least half-time in an undergraduate or graduate program.
• SSN valid and U.S. location required.
• GPA at least 2.0; first-semester students may work.
• Able to work in Summer with pre-registration for fall.
• Federal Work Study may apply.
• In good disciplinary standing.

Responsibilities

• Create video and social material for web and socials with the content lead.
• Interview artists and students; photography; write and publish content.
• Collaborate within BEATL to build a media brand with a website and social channels.
• Brainstorm ideas, attend pitch meetings, and update content calendars.
• Ownership of social channels and on-platform publication.

Skills

Video shooting

Video editing

Interviewing

Social media literacy

Self-management

Deadline awareness

Education

Enrolled student

Job description

Eligibility 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.

Responsibilities

Responsible for working with content lead to create video and social material for web and socials, which may include interviewing artists and other students, photography, writing, building article pages, and other content duties. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: We are building a creative editorial brand within BEATL (Berklee Emerging Artistic Technology Lab), a team dedicated to exploring everything that sits at the crossroads of emerging technologyxmusic. Its audience expands beyond Berklee’s walls even as educating Berklee students and faculty remain the driving force behind the content. This is not a blog or a simple newsletter, but a fully formed media brand within Berklee with a website, social channels, newsletters, events, and more. It’s designed to reach students, faculty, musicians, industry insiders, and music tech pros—think media rather than academia. Looking for students interested in emerging tech in general (ethics, history, creative uses of technology, copyright, etc.) as well as a confidence working with video and socials. Student employees will take point on interviewing other students and peers and will share ownership of social channels and design and publish to social channels. We can discuss on‑camera work if appropriate. They will also spend time in the machine of editorial creation by brainstorming content ideas, attending pitch meetings, and updating content calendars.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Comfortable shooting and editing video as well as interviewing students, faculty, and artists.
• A solid understanding of the social media landscape and confidence posting on social platforms.
• Also, an ability to self manage work and a comfort with deadlines.

Preferred Skills and Knowledge

• An interest in emerging music tech would be preferred but isn’t specifically necessary, a good eye for social content design, as well as an interest in writing (short or long form), could be helpful for this position.

Hourly Rate: 16.97 Hiring Manager: Adam Houghtaling

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.