Careers in Composition
Below are some of the many careers a composition major can pursue.
Visit Berklee's Career Communities site to explore more roles by community, industry, program, or location.
Arranger
Also Called
Music Arranger
Composer (Film)
Also Called
Film Composer, Film Scorer
Composer (Musical Theater)
Also Called
Musical Theater Songwriter
Composer (Television)
Also Called
Television Composer, Film and TV Composer
Composer's Assistant
Also Called
Assistant to the Composer, Composer Tech, Tech Assistant
Freelance Composer
Also Called
Music Library Composer, Custom Music Composer, Advertising Music Composer, Production Music Writer, including businesses, event production companies, software and hardware developers
Music Director (Orchestra)
Also Called
Musical Director
Music Editor
Also Called
Film Music Editor
Music Professor
Also Called
Music Instructor; Music Lecturer; College/Conservatory/University Professor; Artist-in-Residence; Visiting Professor; Clinical Faculty
Related to
Orchestrator (Concert and Stage)
Also Called
Orchestral Arranger, Music Preparer, Score Adapter, Arranger
Staff Writer
Also Called
Staff Songwriter
Teaching Artist
Also Called
Artist Educator, Community Teaching Artist
Transcriber
Also Called
Music Transcriber, Music Transcriptionist