Senior Director of Creative

Job Description:

Berklee is seeking an accomplished and visionary Senior Director of Creative to be the driving force behind our visual storytelling across the globe. This executive mission-driven leadership role requires a candidate who excels in integrated design excellence brand strategy and leading a high-impact team. Your work will elevate Berklees visual expression across all digital properties advertising and marketing collateral directly supporting our commitment to creativity and innovation. At Berklee your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders.

About the Role & Responsibilities

The Senior Director of Creative will be both a strategic leader and a hands-on contributor managing a team of designers while overseeing concept development execution and delivery of high-impact creative work. This role requires an on-site presence of three days a week and focuses on ensuring all visuals align with Berklees brand pillars and resonate with diverse global audiences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Creative Leadership & Vision: Elevate and manage Berklees visual expression across large cross-channel campaigns (web social email video print) while ensuring a consistent and cohesive brand identity.
• Execution & Innovation: Lead art direction planning and execution for all photography to grow the brand asset library. Champion creative testing and apply data insights to refine creative for maximum impact (engagement conversion).
• Innovation: Explore and integrate emerging technology tools including AI-assisted design and production optimization.
• Collaboration & Partnership: Foster strong trusted relationships across Admissions Advancement and Marketing teams ensuring creative work is aligned with goals and effectively amplifies key events and milestones.
• Team Leadership & Development: Mentor coach and inspire in-house and freelance designers providing clear actionable feedback to push creative boundaries and uphold a high standard of craft and originality.

What Youll Bring

The ideal candidate combines strategic acumen with a superb understanding of design principles and a proven track record of leading complex campaigns in a fast-paced environment.

Key Requirements:

• 10 years of progressive experience in creative direction art direction or design leadership.
• Proven track record of leading brand and performance campaigns across digital print and experiential channels.
• Outstanding sense of design including composition color and typography.
• Skilled in art directing live-action shoots and still photography with an eye for detail and consistency.
• Ability to translate strategic goals into compelling visual concepts that drive measurable outcomes.
• Fluency in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator Photoshop InDesign) and experience managing competing priorities with project management software.
• Strong commitment to supporting and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment.
• This is a hybrid role with 3 days in the office and 2 days of remote work each week

Berklee Culture & Benefits

Berklees mission is to educate train and develop the worlds most inspired and innovative artists. Youll be part of a passionate diverse and global community dedicated to this vision.

Here youll find:

• A mission-driven culture where your ideas matter and your impact is visible.
• A diverse and inclusive community committed to lifelong learning and collaboration.
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays including a winter break to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health dental and life insurance plans.
• Tuition benefits for you and your family including free or discounted courses.
• Retirement planning with a 403(b) plan and matching contributions.
• Access to unforgettable performances guest artists and events.

Join us in shaping the visual identity of the future of music and performance!

Hiring Range: $132000 to $160000; salary dependent on relevant experience and education.

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Please submit a cover letter resume and a portfolio of work as a .pdf or Word document.

This document does not create an employment contract implied or otherwise other than an at will employment relationship.

Diversity Equity Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Berklee:

We support an inclusive workplace where everyone excels based on personal merit qualifications experience ability and job performance. Berklee affirms that inequality is detrimental to our faculty staff students and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make lasting change through our actions. Berklee is committed to providing fair and equitable consideration of all employees and applicants without regard to race color religion ancestry age national origin place of birth gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression disability genetic information or status as a member of the armed forces or veteran of the armed forces or any other category protected by federal state or local law.

As part of this commitment Berklee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process to perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact the Human Resources Team at or call .

*Currently enrolled Berklee students are not permitted to apply for staff or faculty positions.*

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