Assistant Director, Experiential Programs

Job Description:

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 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.

Key Responsibilities

Career Education & Curriculum Delivery:

• 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 industry trips 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.

Advising & Industry Engagement:

• 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.

What Youll Bring

• Education & Experience: Bachelors degree and 35 years of experience in career services recruiting or performing arts/entertainment industries.
• Instructional Skills: Demonstrated experience in curriculum design course facilitation and teaching across in-person and online formats.
• Advising & Domain Expertise: Strong knowledge of career development theories recruiting practices and employment trends within music tech and entertainment.
• Core Competencies: Excellent public speaking project management and data reporting skills paired with a commitment to supporting diverse student populations.
• Schedule Flexibility: Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends for key campus events.

Why Choose Berklee

• 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.

Hiring Range: $56000 to $75000; salary dependent on experience and education.

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