Director of Experiential Programs

Berklee College of Music•Boston, MA

About The Position

Reporting to the Vice President of Career Strategy and Services, the Director of Experiential Programs is a senior leader responsible for advancing Berklee’s strategic integration of industry engagement and experiential learning into the student experience. In partnership with Academic Affairs, the Director leads, supports, and administers curricular and co-curricular experiential learning opportunities. Working with the Director of Industry Relations, the role transforms external industry and employer relationships into high-impact learning experiences, credit-bearing coursework, and structured postgraduate pathways. The Director leads academic partnerships and develops and administers structured experiential offerings, including fellowships, co-op courses, Experiential Design Labs, global industry exploration trips, alumni mentoring, and first-year seminars. The role also supports new course and career-education development addressing emerging technologies and advises students pursuing internships and fellowships. The Director supervises and collaborates with staff and student teams, supports global curricular alignment, serves on senior committees, and tracks program and graduate-success outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
7–10 years of progressive leadership experience managing teams in higher education, arts education, or creative industries.
Proven success in curriculum engineering, student development theory, learning assessment, and credit-bearing internship structures.
Experience managing operational budgets, leading cross-functional teams, and collaborating effectively with faculty and academic chairs.
Mastery of outcome assessment, program analytics, and deck creation.
Deep passion for performing arts and creative technology.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Champion the operational framework for career education and experiential programming in partnership with Academic Affairs, department chairs, and faculty, serving as the Career Center’s primary liaison.
Design, scale, and administer credit-bearing and structured experiential programs, including the Berklee Fellowship Program, academic Co-Op courses, Experiential Design Labs, global Industry Exploration Trips, the Alumni Mentor Program, and First-Year Seminars (LENS).
Partner with the Director of Industry Relations to turn corporate, brand, and entertainment-industry leads into academic partnerships, live client briefs for Experiential Design Labs, and credit-bearing internship opportunities.
Partner with BEATL to develop applications, hackathons, masterclasses, and career-education modules responsive to emerging technologies, including AI in music, spatial audio, and Web3 monetization models.
Support the Fulbright Program strategy as an advisor in partnership with faculty development, helping student candidates with applications, proposals, and interview preparation.
Coach students pursuing internships and fellowships, and oversee portfolio preparation, professional branding, and platform optimization.
Supervise an Assistant Director, graduate assistants, and student ambassadors, and co-supervise an Associate Director.
Manage the Faculty Ambassador Network and align curricula with BerkleeNYC and Valencia.
Serve on senior bodies, including the Curriculum Committee and Directors Council.
Track metrics for internship completion and graduate success.
Manage operational budgets and lead cross-functional collaboration with faculty and academic chairs.