Associate Dean of Admissions

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and motivate a high-performing domestic recruitment team consisting of four direct reports and five indirect reports across the College and Conservatory.
• Board of Admissions Leadership: Serve as a senior leader on the Board of Admissions. Plan agendas, lead selection meetings, and partner with academic chairs on complex admissions and scholarship deliberations.
• A&I Operations & Budget Control: Oversee domestic admissions budgets, projecting expenses and auditing staff expenditures. Direct the logistical strategy for in-person, online, and travel-based audition events, acting as the primary liaison to faculty and administrative stakeholders.
• Portfolio Workflow Management: Oversee the SlideRoom artistic application and portfolio review workflows, continuously updating criteria and lifecycle processes to ensure timely, equitable faculty evaluations.
• Cross-Institutional Collaboration: Partner with Enrollment Marketing and Operations to ensure message consistency across all digital portals, while leading comprehensive training programs on admissions technology and customer service best practices.

Requirements

• Education: Undergraduate degree required; Master's degree preferred.
• Experience: Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in higher education admissions management, including at least 5 years in a dedicated leadership or supervisory role.
• Artistic Domain Knowledge: A background and deep knowledge in the performing arts is required to effectively understand our curriculum and align with academic leadership.
• Technical & Analytical Mastery: Expert proficiency in CRM systems and data-driven decision-making, with a proven track record of using predictive analytics to optimize travel and recruitment spend.
• Interpersonal Excellence: Exceptional communication habits, structural project management skills, fiscal accountability, and a highly collaborative, approachable leadership style.
• Flexibility: Ability to fulfill periodic travel requirements, evening work, and weekend commitments during peak recruitment cycles.
• Why Choose Berklee?
• Mission-Driven Impact: Play a pivotal role in identifying and cultivating the world's most inspired creative entrepreneurs and performing artists.
• Cultural Access: Enjoy nightly, unrivaled access to world-class music, theater, and dance performances across our campus venues.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Exceptional health and dental plans, a 403(b) retirement system with matching institutional contributions, and tuition benefits for you and your family.
• Generous Time Off: Extensive paid time off alongside observed holidays and a paid winter break to rest and recharge.
• Hiring Range: $99,450 to $117,000 ; salary dependent on experience and education.
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• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.
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Additional Information

Job Description: Berklee is the world's premier institution for the study of music, dance, and theater, serving a global community of over 8,000 students across campuses in Boston, New York City, and Valencia, Spain. We are seeking an expert, data-driven, and collaborative leader to serve as the Associate Dean of Admissions . Under the broad direction of the Dean of Admissions, you will spearhead domestic undergraduate and graduate recruitment and business strategy for campus-based programs at Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, and Berklee NYC. At Berklee, your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders. The Role & Strategic Impact The Associate Dean plays a defining role in shaping Berklee's incoming classes, balancing macro enrollment strategy with high-level operational execution. You will align annual and long-term Audition & Interview (A&I) programming to meet market demand while maximizing a comprehensive recruitment budget.

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