Careers

CCTV is a community-centered organization where Cambridge residents (and non-residents!) can create, consume, and share media that is a reflection of who they are and where they come from.

Our Core Values are:

The Power of Community

We believe a community generates ideas and actions in a way isolated individuals don’t have access to. Like the sound a choir can make vs. one person singing alone.

Equity, Access, & Justice

We believe everyone deserves access to the skills & technology that will enable them to connect and create. We are committed to activism and justice work.

Collaboration & Curiosity

We believe in leading through listening, and we are all about learning—new perspectives, new skills, new information—bring it on.

Fluidity & Flexibility

We believe in keeping an open mind and changing when it’s time to change. We are looking to the future without losing sight of where we’ve come from.

Communication & Creativity

We believe everyone’s voice deserves to be heard, and that our community (and our world) is a better place because of the art we see when access & opportunity barriers are removed.

Expertise & Excellence

We believe that “public access” shouldn’t (always) mean “Wayne’s World.” We believe that access to skilled teachers, high-end equipment, and professional quality production shouldn’t be tied to one’s socioeconomic status.

Celebrating Our Weirdness

We believe in keeping Cambridge weird, and that means inviting everyone who lives here to share their voice and make their art on CCTV's platform. Your platform. We wouldn't be Cambridge without you.

Open Staff Positions:

Youth Media Educator (Full-Time)

Department: Education

Reports to: Executive Director

Status: Full-Time, Non-Exempt

Compensation Range: $58,000–$61,000 + Benefits Package

We are seeking a creative, collaborative Youth Media Educator to support and expand the Youth Media Program, design meaningful programming, and help build workforce pathways that reflect the evolving needs of today’s students.

This role focuses on teaching, program development, partnership cultivation, and youth engagement.

Position Overview

The Youth Media Educator is responsible for delivering hands-on youth media instruction, mentoring youth, program culture, and collaborating to grow and modernize the Youth Media Program. This position will also help support fundraising efforts, social media visibility, and innovative program development that meets the needs of 21st-century youth.

The ideal candidate understands contemporary youth culture, community-centered education, and the media's role in identity, empowerment, and career readiness.

Key Responsibilities

Instruction + Mentorship

  • Design and teach culturally responsive curricula in video production, editing, digital storytelling, and related creative media disciplines.
  • Lead after-school workshops, seasonal programs, and project-based media assignments.
  • Mentor new and advanced students; provide tailored pathways to help youth build portfolios and explore career/college opportunities.
  • Facilitate critiques, reflection, and collaborative learning.

Program Expansion + Innovation

  • Lead the development of fresh programming that reflects today’s students and emerging creative industries.
  • Identify and pilot new media opportunities (e.g., social storytelling, podcasting, motion graphics, VR/AR, gaming, and music production).
  • Help build a clear youth workforce pipeline connecting students to creative industry exposure, internships, training programs, and partner organizations.
  • Recruit youth participants through partnerships, outreach, and community relationships.

Community Partnerships & Resource Development

  • Support fundraising activities in collaboration with the Senior Staff including:
    • Providing program data, stories, and media samples for grant proposals and reporting
    • Participating in co-writing small grants, youth-focused funding, and sponsorship proposals
    • Identifying new grant, donor, and partnership opportunities that strengthen youth pathways
    • Attend youth media meet-ups
    • Liaison with local partners
    • Attend funder or community meetings as needed.

Youth Media Communications

  • Promote and oversee the Youth Media Program’s digital presence, including youth-focused social media channels, and showcase youth work through reels, showcases, stories, and strategic messaging.
  • Collaborate to prepare materials for 2–3 youth screenings per year.
  • Coordinate the publishing of youth projects on the web and distribution platforms.

Program Coordination

  • Lead the Summer Media Institute and school-year programming.
  • Assist youth with concept development, pre-production planning, storytelling, and editing
  • Facilitate equipment reservations and setup.
  • Document student participation, demographics, and outcomes to support evaluation and improvement.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Required

  • Experience teaching or mentoring youth (grades 8–12) in media, filmmaking, digital arts, storytelling, or related fields.
  • Demonstrated ability to build trusting relationships with teens from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds with varying abilities.
  • Proficiency in digital media production (cameras, editing software, audio, and lighting).
  • Experience in planning and facilitating project-based learning.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to work after school hours and occasional evenings/weekends.

Preferred

  • Experience with community arts education or youth workforce development.
  • Familiarity with Cambridge Public Schools or local youth-serving institutions.
  • Experience working with and supporting diverse learners from various backgrounds and varying abilities.
  • 3-5 years of experience working with and developing youth programs
  • Skills in video production, photography, podcasting, animation, motion design, or other emerging media.
  • Bilingual/multilingual a plus.

 Values & Teaching Approach

  • Deep belief in youth voice, agency, and creative expression.
  • Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
  • Trauma-informed, strengths-based teaching.
  • Collaborative and experimental spirit.

Collaboration is central to CCTV’s work. Staff members have primary roles, but we operate as a unified team and may support additional functions when needed to uphold our mission and serve the community. Other duties as assigned.

To Apply: Please email your resume and cover letter to info@cctvcambridge.org with the subject line: "Youth Media Educator"

CCTV is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based upon race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, gender identity, disability, medical condition, age, genetic information, marital status, family status, political activities or affiliation, criminal background or incarceration history, military or veteran status.