Audio/Video Editor Apprentice, Media Production

Description: 

The Audio/Video Editor in the Media Production department plays a key role in supporting digital media requests and capturing archival recordings of the important work performed here at The Juilliard School. 

This role edits audio and video of student performances, creating the media that will be delivered directly to the student as well as to JMedia, Juilliard’s archive. The ideal candidate has experience working hands-on with video and audio editing software (Adobe Premiere and ProTools experience required) and has a musical background as well. 

Students and the institution utilize Media Production’s services for auditions, competition submissions, personal archives, and other projects. The Audio/Video Editor reports to the Director of Media Production and collaborates directly with other key members of the Media Production team. 

 

Compensation:

The salary is $18.50 per hour (20 hours per week for 40 weeks) or a contracted amount of $14,800 for the school year. The schedule is determined in collaboration with the supervisor and may include opportunities for remote work; however, on-campus presence is expected as per the agreed-upon schedule.

 

About our team: The Media Production team serves the Juilliard community through the planning and operation of performance livestreams on Juilliard LIVE, creation and distribution of on-demand media, executing and delivering student recording sessions in the Juilliard Recording Studio, providing digital archival media to JMedia archives, and more.
 

Key outcomes for the Audio/Video Editor role include:

• Assimilating and executing video and audio editing skills taught on the job.
• Strong experience and understanding of media management from a digital archive perspective, as well as project management. 
• Strengthening verbal and written communication skills through working with the Media Production team.

 

About the Professional Apprentice Program: This program provides immersive training for emerging performing arts technicians and administrators, addressing the need for practical training in the field. For over four decades, it has prepared recent graduates, early-career professionals, and individuals undergoing career transitions for employment in the cultural sector. This is achieved through hands-on experience, professional development, and networking and mentorship opportunities. 

Details can be found on the Juilliard Website's Professional Apprentice Program Page.

 

Working at Juilliard

Founded in 1905, The Juilliard School is a world leader in performing arts education. The school’s mission is to provide the highest caliber of artistic education for gifted musicians, dancers, and actors from around the world so that they may achieve their fullest potential as artists, leaders, and global citizens.

Excellence and professionalism are important guides in how we go about our work, but we also connect to the mission as individuals in the workplace. We thrive because of our variety of backgrounds and our ability to be open and honest, and we also thrive because we enjoy each other’s company. We believe that each employee has the responsibility to help shape the Juilliard organizational culture, and we provide opportunities to participate in team-building throughout the year. Our organizational values focus on excellence, creative enterprise, and equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging.

We encourage you to read more about how we achieve our mission on our website, juilliard.edu.

 

Role Responsibilities:

• Edit and deliver audio and video files for student use and private Juilliard digital archive under guidance of manager. 
• Touch up color correction on video edits. 
• Use graphics tools to write performance program information overlayed on video. 
• Work on media archiving. 
• Respond to media requests and deliver in a timely manner. 
• Keep detailed logs of progress. 

 

Minimum Requirements:

• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro video editing software.
• Familiarity and understanding of the basics in ProTools and RX.
• Attention to detail and bookkeeping.
• Ability to work on campus in a shared desk space.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work on multiple projects at a time and keep organized.

 

Preferred Background:

• A background in music is preferred but not required. 

 

Benefits:

• All Juilliard performances are free to Juilliard employees.
• Discounts on day-of tickets to partner organizations at the Lincoln Center campus. 
• Tuition-free Extension classes.  Feel free to browse available courses here.
• Generous paid time off, including personal leave, sick leave, and scheduled school holidays.
• A culture of excellence, best practice, and employee engagement with like-minded colleagues.

 

Nondiscrimination Policy:

The Juilliard School is committed to a policy of equal treatment and opportunity in every aspect of its relations with its faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Juilliard community, and does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, national origin, alienage, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, physical or mental disability, medical condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, marital status, partnership status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable local, state, or federal law. This nondiscrimination policy covers, but is not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, benefits, rates of pay and other forms of compensation as well as student admission, access, and treatment in school programs and activities.