Job Description:
Berklee Valencia campus is the first international campus of Berklee College of Music and its first campus outside Boston. Located in Valencia’s iconic City of Arts and Sciences, the campus prepares students for careers in the global music and entertainment industry.
Position
Berklee College of Music invites applications for a Part-time Faculty position in the Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) Master’s Program to teach the course titled, The Artist as a Startup, delivered on-site at Berklee Valencia (Valencia, Spain).
The faculty member will teach under the supervision of the Program Director of the Contemporary Performance (Production Concentration) Master’s Program.
About the Course
In today’s music industry, artists need more than creative talent to build sustainable careers. They must understand how to define their artistic vision, promote, distribute, and monetize their work, identify emerging industry trends, and apply business principles to their artistic practice.
In The Artist as a Startup, students develop practical business skills to navigate the creative industries, launch and develop their artistic projects, and build sustainable careers. The course explores strategies for applying business / entrepreneurship principles to their own artistic practice and for responding to the evolving music industry.
Key course topics include:
Start date: January 2027 (Spring semester)
Required Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Application Materials
Interested candidates should submit:
Candidates may be asked to submit additional materials at a later stage.
Application Review
Application review will begin September 15, 2026, and continue until the position is filled.
This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.
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