New opportunity: Trainee Assistant with Club Haus Studios

YSWN has teamed up with Club Haus Studios to offer two paid Studio Assistant recording, mixing and production trainee opportunities.

Supported by Youth Music‘s Incubator fund, these are positive action paid trainee opportunities aimed at women and minority gendered people aged 18-25 years old, with applications particularly welcomed from those of the global majority.

YSWN seeks to provide better opportunities specifically for women and people of minority genders within the music industry, and is working with music and sound industry employers to challenge and change the gender gap.

Are you keen to learn more about recording, mixing and music production? This is your chance to gain hands-on experience supporting the relaunch of recording studio, Club Haus Studios, in partnership with Yorkshire Sound Women Network (YSWN).

Club Haus Studios (formerly known as Esche Haus Recording Studio) have previously worked with BBC, ITV, Love Island, Just Eat, Lottery Winners, UGLY CLUB, Jacob Reddy, Tez Ilyas, Davinia Taylor 4Pak. They also engineered Marisa & The Moths’ latest album which achieved number 1 in the official UK Rock and Metal charts.

Club Haus Studios are offering this development traineeship, aimed at young people aged 18-25 who want to learn what goes into building, sound testing and running a recording studio. They have built the new studio from scratch and will be opening their doors to the public in mid-January. The selected trainees will be assisting in putting the last touches to the studio and be an integral part of the space’s start!

What you’ll learn:
• Engineering recording sessions & production/mixing skills
• Podcast recording/editing
• Live streaming production, editing & posting
• What goes into building a recording studio from scratch
• Sound testing spaces and understanding acoustics
• How to run a recording studio
• Client communication

Tasks may include:
• Day to day studio management & administration
• File management
• Booking in studio spaces
• Support in marketing and social media

Your Project:
You will also have a micro-grant of £500 to develop a personal project alongside your traineeship that will be tailored to suit your particular interests within the audio industry.

As part of the placement, you will also receive 10 hours of mentoring from a YSWN associate with experience in the audio technology & music business industry.

Skills / Experience / Attributes
We are looking for individuals who:
• Have a strong interest in recording studios
• Are curious about how recording studios are built and run
• Are proactive, organised, and eager to learn
• Team player
• Willingness to learn
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Self motivated with strong work ethic and commitment to projects

Accessibility & Requirements:
The work involves physical tasks, however, accommodations can be made where needed. Please let us know if you have any accessibility concerns.

Duration: Two days a week over two months amounting to 16 days (7.5 hours per day), in person worked flexibly in agreement with Club Haus Studios.
The two traineeships will run between 3 January 2025 – 3 March 2025.

Fee: £1,500 per trainee inclusive of travel expenses.

Place of work: Club Haus Studios, 50-54 Church Street, Blackburn, BB1 5AL

How to apply: Fill out the application form link below, sending extra files/links where requested.
YSWN x Club Haus Studios traineeship application form

Closing date: 12pm (midday), Monday 16 December.