Emmanuel Music Assistant Audio Recording Engineer

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• Current student at Berklee College of Music or Boston Conservatory at Berklee.

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• Federal Work Study student may apply.

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Job Description Summary:

“Emmanuel Music, founded in 1970 by Craig Smith, has served as the ensemble-in-residence for Boston’s Emmanuel Church for fifty years. The primary activity of the ensemble is the weekly presentation of the sacred cantatas of J.S. Bach in the liturgical context for which they were written. In addition, the Ensemble presents a series of evening concerts which include oratorio and operatic works, large ensemble works, and chamber music...”

Job Description:

As Emmanuel Music’s Assistant Audio Recording Engineer you will work directly with the organization’s in-house recording & live mix engineer. Your primary responsibilities will be maintaining the Emmanuel Music Recording Room for the Sunday Cantata Series assisting on performances that are mixed live-to-stream and multi-tracked on-location from the church sanctuary. Most work occurs on Sunday mornings between 8:45am and 12:45pm on site at Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street where Emmanuel Music is in residence. You may also be assisting the Production Team with some light stage management work when not needed in the studio. Additional work may be requested, as hours and availability permit, for the organization's mainstage concerts in October, December, March, and May, as well as during their Bach Institute’s January Winter Intensive.

Responsibilities include:

• Maintain and support operations of the recording facilities and Servoreeler infrastructure.
• Assist in-house and guest recording engineers in session setup, production, and breakdown
• Assist in studio patching, positioning mics, operation and troubleshooting of audio equipment.
• Log, collect, and file session documents including releases, input sheets, and master sound recordings.
• Communicate with video crew, guest engineers, and musicians. Demonstrate production workflows and confidently uphold studio policies.
• Create sessions in AVID ProTools and recall / zero out the studio console.
• Additional responsibilities as needed by the In-House Audio Engineer and Production Team.

Benefits of this position include:

• Hands-on experience with audio engineering, including a newly installed Servoreeler system, in addition to the daily management of an arts nonprofit.
• Access to Emmanuel Music rehearsals, performances, and events.
• Working closely with artists and arts administration professionals across all departments.
• Access to staff for support for career-advancing resources such as resume reviews and letters of recommendation.
• Inclusion in an alumni network of work-study students, interns, and ambassadors.

This position will begin in Fall 2026. The organization’s first Cantata performance is on Sunday, September 20 with the Paid Internship beginning as soon as possible after this date.

Qualifications:

• Strong administrative, organizational, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
• The ability to work calmly under pressure and take direction from multiple people.
• Reliability.
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Basic knowledge of concert live-streaming, audio-for-video, and/or audio post-production workflows.
• Understanding of audio signal flow, condenser microphones, preamplifiers, and best practices.
• Basic experience operating studio equipment, outboard hardware, macOS, and modern mixing consoles, multi-tracking and editing with AVID ProTools preferred. 

Hourly Rate: 20.60

Hiring Manager: Abria Smith