Assistant Director, Experiential Programs

About the Role

The Berklee Career Center is seeking an innovative Assistant Director, Experiential Programs to join a transformational career team. Operating across seven specialized career communities (business, composition, design, education, health/wellness, performance, and production), you will blend course instruction, curriculum design, and individual coaching to help students develop an entrepreneurial mindset. In this role, you will bridge classroom learning with practice-based opportunities to launch creative careers. At Berklee, your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders.

Responsibilities

• Course Instruction: Serve as an internship course instructor, leading student cohorts each semester across experiential learning frameworks (such as LENS and Experiential Design Labs).
• Program Design: Collaborate with deans and faculty to design and deliver career education curricula, workshops, and seminars tailored to music, technology, and entertainment industries.
• Event & Project Operations: Manage administrative logistics for classroom visits, guest speaker sessions, clinics, auditions, bootcamps, and campus career fairs.
• Supervision: Mentor and supervise graduate assistants and undergraduate student staff supporting career center initiatives.
• Holistic Coaching: Provide 1-on-1 and group career advising for students and alumni on job search strategies, portfolios, interviews, networking, and salary negotiation.
• Career Community Leadership: Lead an assigned career community sector, partnering with department chairs to align resources with evolving industry trends.
• Employer Connections: Collaborate with Industry Engagement teams to cultivate internship and job opportunities, connecting students with global employers and alumni.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 3–5 years of experience in career services, recruiting, or performing arts/entertainment industries.
• Demonstrated experience in curriculum design, course facilitation, and teaching across in-person and online formats.
• Strong knowledge of career development theories, recruiting practices, and employment trends within music, tech, and entertainment.
• Excellent public speaking, project management, and data reporting skills, paired with a commitment to supporting diverse student populations.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for key campus events.

Benefits

• Mission-Driven Impact: Directly shape the professional pathways and entrepreneurial success of global performing artists.
• Cultural Access: Enjoy nightly, unrivaled access to world-class music, theater, and dance performances across campus venues.
• Total Rewards: Top-tier health/dental plans, an institutional 403(b) retirement match, generous PTO, tuition benefits, and a paid winter break.

Pay

Hiring Range: $56,000 to $75,000; salary dependent on experience and education.