Production Studio Manager

Cape Cod Community College; West Barnstable (MA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 59,000; Part time

Job summary

Cape Cod Community College in Massachusetts seeks a Production Studio Manager for the Fall 2026-Spring 2027 academic year, with potential extension. The Production Studio Manager supports the Makkay Broadcast Center by overseeing Open Production Sessions and giving students access to broadcast, podcasting, video production, and media facilities.

During Open Production Sessions, you serve as a technical resource and complete production, operational, and administrative duties, including WKKL

Qualifications

• Adobe Audition and PlayItLive automation software expertise.
• FCC-compliant radio operations knowledge.
• Three years' experience in college and commercial radio operations.
• Ability to communicate effectively and build positive relationships with students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Team-oriented, collaborative, and inclusive mindset.
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Maintain approximately six hours of weekly Open Production Sessions for students.
• Assist in checkout and return of broadcast, podcasting, video, and remote production equipment.
• Review audio productions for technical quality and broadcast readiness.
• Assist with weekly WKKL program logs and production content uploads.
• Assist in recording and producing alumni, CCCC, and community features.
• Provide operational support to the WKKL Operations Director and monitor automation systems.
• Perform other duties to support the Makkay Broadcast Center and WKKL.

Skills

Effective communication

Team collaboration

Equity and inclusion-minded

Student/alumni engagement

Tools

Adobe Audition

PlayItLive

Job description

About Cape Cod Community College: Cape Cod CommunityCollege is a place of personal discovery, enrichment, andprofessional development for those just beginning the quest and forthose at many points along the path of higher education throughoutlife. It is a caring, comprehensive institution that belongs to thepeople it serves and responds to their individual and communityneeds. Students attending Cape Cod Community College are strivingfor personal excellence, and are finding it, day after day.Graduates of the College can be found in all levels of privatebusiness, the professions, and public service, and they excel atwhat they do. For students seeking to lay a foundation for further study, thereis no better place to begin than at Cape Cod Community College. Intoday's highly competitive market place, the well prepared transferstudent is the most aggressively recruited person in highereducation. For many Cape Cod Community College graduates, thatAssociate Degree opens the door to institutions that were just notan option after high school. And, when you consider the savings inthe overall cost of a four-year degree at either a public or aprivate university, starting at Cape Cod Community College becomesan incredible bargain that blends quality with unmatchedvalue. The students' education is the first priority at Cape Cod CommunityCollege. As a learning-centered community, we value thecontributions of a diverse population, welcome open inquiry, andpromote mutual respect. The College offers a strong educationalfoundation of critical and creative thinking, communicationcompetency, and a global, multicultural perspective that preparesstudents for life and work in the 21st century. Our liberal arts,sciences, and career programs provide educational pathways thatserve the varied social, economic, and demographic characteristicsof our community with a distinctive focus on sustainability. Wehonor our past, celebrate our present and imagine our future.

Job Description

Serve as the Production Studio Manager for the Fall 2026-Spring2027 academic year, with the potential to extend the contract. TheProduction Studio Manager supports the operation of the MakkayBroadcast Center by overseeing scheduled Open Production Sessionswhile providing students with access to broadcast, podcasting,video production, and media facilities. During Open ProductionSessions, the Production Studio Manager serves as a technicalresource for students while completing assigned production,operational, and administrative responsibilities, including WKKLprogramming support and special projects.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES

1. Maintain approximately six hours of weekly Open ProductionSessions, providing students with supervised access to the MakkayBroadcast Center facilities while serving as a technical resourceand completing assigned production, operational, and administrativeresponsibilities.
2. Assist in the checkout and return of broadcast, podcasting,video, and remote production equipment during Open ProductionSessions.
3. Assist in reviewing audio productions for technical quality andbroadcast readiness.
4. Assist with weekly WKKL program logs and production contentuploads.
5. Assist in recording and producing alumni, CCCC, and communityfeatures.
6. Provide operational support to the WKKL Operations Director byassisting with routine station operations, monitoringandrestarting automation systems as needed, communicating withengineering support during technical issues, and providing stationcoverage during scheduled absences.
7. Perform other duties as assigned in support of the MakkayBroadcast Center and WKKL.

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. Extensive knowledge of Adobe Audition and PlayItLive automationsoftware (including voice tracking, remote management, recording,and scheduling) and FCC-compliant radio operations.
2. Three years' experience in college and commercial radiooperations.
3. Extensive knowledge of broadcast studios, media productionequipment, and media production environments.
4. Ability to communicate effectively and build positive workingrelationships with students, alumni, faculty, staff, and communitymembers.
5. Ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environmentwhile supporting student success and station operations.
6. Equity- and inclusion-minded, with the ability to foster awelcoming environment that celebrates the diverse academic,socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexualorientation, and racial and ethnic backgrounds represented withinour college community.
7. Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Equivalency Statement

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as noted above areencouraged to upload a separate statement to define precisely howtheir background and experience have prepared them with theequivalent combination of education, training, and experiencerequired for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information

COMPENSATION

Anticipated starting pay rate of $36.55/hour(Interval 1). Part-time, non-benefited MCCC Unit position.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Immediate need; applications will bereviewed upon receipt.

Please visit our website at www.capecod.edu for information onCape Cod Community College.

This appointment is subject to the FY2027 budgetappropriations.

Appointment subject to SORI (Sex Offender RegistryInformation), publicly accessible Massachusetts CORI (CriminalOffender Record Information) and national backgroundchecks.

The College cannot consider candidates who do not haveunrestricted authorization to work in the United States.

Cape Cod Community College is an affirmative action/equalopportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis ofrace, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age,veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexualorientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IXof the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans withDisabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and otherapplicable statues and College policies. The College prohibitssexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries orcomplaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation orsexual violence shall be referred to the College's AffrumitiveAction/Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission AgainstDiscrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission orthe United States Department of Education's Office for CivilRights.