Assistant Piano Technician

Assistant Piano Technician

This is a term position from May 29 to August 30, 2025

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity aims to inspire everyone who attends our campus – artists, leaders, and thinkers – to unleash their creative potential.

We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minhrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

The Opportunity

We're looking for an Assistant Piano Technician to assist the Head Piano Technician in implementing general long-range and detailed short-range maintenance plans for the campus instruments. Work will also include assisting with shop maintenance and with the maintenance of record-keeping regarding instruments, work hours, and piano shop inventory, the overall operation of all piano tuning and maintenance of campus instruments, and participating in educational activities related to the piano technical field.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Help to schedule and carry out all campus tunings and minor repairs, participate in major rebuilding projects, maintain a current inventory of each piano’s location and condition and help develop shop and tuning schedules.
• Contribute to the maintenance, development, and safe day-to-day technical operation of the piano shop, related equipment and inventories.
• Help maintain piano shop equipment, machinery and premises in top running order, and ensure a safe and healthy working environment.
• Assist with the supervision and coaching of technical work-studies and technical residency participants.
• Maximize effectiveness in the technical aspects of the job by staying current, informed, and connected with developments in the field and with colleagues.

Qualifications and Educational Requirements

Special Requirements

Employment Terms & Benefits

Benefits of working at Banff Centre are :

Application Process

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