EUReCA! Student Assistant - Feature Film Sound Designer at University of Colorado Denver

EUReCA! Student Assistant - Feature Film Sound Designer

The EUR ! Student Assistants Program provides introductory opportunities forCU Denver undergraduates to engage in research and creative activities.

University of Colorado Denver Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities

Florence Young, MFA

EUR ! Student Assistant - Feature Film Sound Designer

CU Denver Department of Film & Television/ This position can be flexible with some remote and some on-campus components.

Se  Cor    Memory Light is a feature-length film set in the late 1990s in Denver. The story follows eight-year-old Grace ( Kid ), a child with undiagnosed PTSD who runs away to confront her estranged, violent father. Along her journey, she finds an unexpected mentor in Lupe Cor  , an elderly recluse whose handmade  memory light  acts as an emotional portal into the past.

You will design and mix the unique sonic landscape of the film, building a world that moves between grounded reality and the nostalgia-soaked  memory worlds

• Create custom sound effects.
• Incorporate musical motifs and traditional songs performed by the characters Lupe and Lorenzo.
• Mix dialogue tracks for clarity and professional delivery standards.

• Foley recording, complex sound layering for magical realism, and professional mixing for festival-quality delivery

• Proficiency in Avid Pro Tools or Adobe Audition. Experience in field recording and sound editing for film.

• Prefer student whose primary career goal is to work in the field of sound recording/design.

5-10 hours (Flexible)(dependent on work-study award amount)

Flexible. Must meet with faculty lead for at least one hour per week.

This position is available for Fall 2026 and Spring 2027, employment may continue at Professor Young  discretion. Please reach out to florence.young with any questions about the position. If both mentor and mentee agree, students can apply to continue with EUR ! for a second year.

Offers for this position are contingent on a current work-study award.

• First complete  FAFSA or CASFA and confirm work-study eligibility with the CU Denver Financial Aid office.
• Once confirmed, attach email from Financial Aid stating potential work-study eligibility.
• Following interview and position offers, the EUR ! Office will provide Work-study Authorization forms to confirm final work-study award amounts before formal offer letters.