Special Project Assistant, Student Success Advising (Temporary 2 Year)

Job Description:

Berklee is seeking a highly organized, proactive, and mission-driven Special Project Assistant to support the Student Success Advising team during an exciting period of transformation.

Reporting to the Director of Student Success Advising, this temporary two-year role is central to the successful implementation of Workday Student, Berklee’s new student information system. The assistant will serve as the key point of coordination for the Student Advising Workstream—scheduling meetings, creating agendas, supporting communications, and ensuring project deliverables stay on track.
 

What You’ll Do:

• Coordinate project-related meetings, timelines, and materials

• Draft and distribute communications to internal stakeholders

• Help manage digital files and ensure workstream documentation is organized and up to date

• Support the Director with day-to-day administrative operations within the Student Success Advising department

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, hybrid environment

• Contribute to a student-centered, equity-focused advising culture
   

What Sets Berklee Apart:

At Berklee, creativity and innovation are at the heart of everything we do. Home to a diverse and global community of artists, educators, and professionals, we’re committed to fostering a learning environment that is inclusive, forward-thinking, and deeply human.
 

This role offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to Berklee’s mission: empowering artists to fully realize their creative potential and shape the future of music and the performing arts. It also supports our vision: to transform arts education and empower students to create a more dynamic and inclusive world through their work.
 

Who You Are:

• A natural organizer who thrives on managing details and timelines

• A clear communicator with experience drafting professional communications and managing cross-departmental collaboration

• Proficient in tools like Google Suite, Excel, Zoom, Asana, and SmartSheets (or eager to learn)

• Able to balance multiple competing priorities with grace and flexibility

• Excited to work in a hybrid environment (Monday–Friday, 9AM–5PM EST)

• Committed to equity, access, and a student-first approach to higher education
   

Why Join Berklee:

This is more than a job—it’s a chance to be part of a creative, mission-driven institution where work-life balance, community, and innovation are deeply valued. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that believes in empowering students and staff alike, and you’ll play a key role in shaping how we support students across the college.

Hiring Range: $58k to $67k; salary dependent on relevant experience and education.
Please visit the Berklee Benefits page for a complete listing of the benefits.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

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 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. 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 [email protected] or call 617-747-2375.

Berklee is committed to increasing the diversity of our institution, community, and the curriculum. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

*Currently enrolled Berklee students are not permitted to apply for staff or faculty positions.*