Associate Dean of Admissions
- Pay
- $99,450 – $117,000 per year
- Location
- Boston, MA · On-site
- Job type
- Full-time
- Level
- Director
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- admissions management
- CRM systems
- predictive analytics
Also useful
- budget management
- performing arts curriculum knowledge
Stated benefits & perks
- Health
- Dental
- Tuition
About the role
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.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Enrollment Management: Co-lead the development of institution-wide enrollment initiatives. Work directly with the Dean to successfully matriculate over 850 domestic college undergraduates, 300 graduate recruits, 225 conservatory undergraduates, and 90+ conservatory graduate students annually.
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.
What You'll Bring
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.
- Please visit the Total Rewards page to learn more about our benefits.
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an "at will" employment relationship.
- 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.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
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 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.* Employee Type: Staff
From Berklee's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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