Full-time Faculty, Screen Scoring (Game and Interactive Media Scoring)

Berklee College of Music • Boston, MA

17d • $58,120 - $105,000

About The Position

Berklee College of Music’s Screen Scoring Department invites applications for a full-time faculty position in Game and Interactive Media Scoring (GAIMS). We seek an innovative educator and accomplished media composer to help lead and expand the first comprehensive undergraduate program of its kind. The successful candidate will bring significant professional experience in game and interactive media scoring, a passion for teaching and mentorship, and a forward-looking vision for interactive audio in games, immersive media, and emerging technologies. This faculty member will play a central role in shaping curriculum, strengthening industry and academic partnerships, and advancing the GAIMS program to its next phase of growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant professional credits as a composer and/or audio designer for games or interactive media.
• Demonstrated teaching experience, preferably at the collegiate level
• Fluency in interactive audio workflows and middleware (Unity, Unreal Engine, FMOD, Wwise).
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in teaching and professional practice.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with immersive and spatial audio (VR/AR/XR), 360° audio, or metaverse applications.
• Advanced proficiency in scoring technology, including DAWs (Cubase, Pro Tools), notation software (Dorico), and virtual instruments.
• Recording studio experience, session management, and conducting skills.
• Strong background in composition, orchestration, and professional notation formatting and standards.
• Knowledge of game design principles and nonlinear narrative structures.
• Experience integrating generative AI tools into creative or pedagogical workflows.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate courses in game and interactive media scoring across introductory, intermediate, and advanced levels, including core curriculum and upper-level electives.
• Develop and refine curriculum to reflect emerging trends in interactive audio, immersive storytelling, and nonlinear media.
• Integrate contemporary game engines and middleware (Unity, Unreal Engine, FMOD, Wwise) into coursework.
• Cultivate and expand interdisciplinary partnerships with peer institutions and external collaborators (e.g., USC, Fitchburg State, University of Wisconsin–Stout, and others).
• Collaborate with Berklee ITS and Lab Operations to maintain and advance classroom technology infrastructure.
• Mentor and train junior faculty, tutors, and student employees within the department.
• Participate in departmental service, including course coordination, faculty meetings, visiting artist events, and program initiatives.
• Maintain regular student office hours.

Benefits

• Berklee is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits program to help our employees achieve their personal, professional, and financial goals. Learn more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees