Employment Opportunities

The Town of Belchertown is looking for a 35-hour-per-week General Manager of the Belchertown Community TV who will manage the evolution and extension of BCTV from traditional TV broadcasts to the expansion of streaming and social media while promoting and celebrating the Town’s achievements and engaging residents. 

Major duties include: Develop new, creative local and regional programming opportunities. Oversee production, planning, recording, editing, streaming and broadcast schedules of Town meetings and events, creating high quality, on-demand programming. Continually monitoring and optimizing broadcast quality. Manage the evolution and extension of BCTV by integrating other technology such as streaming. Maintain existing equipment; research, identify, and requisition new equipment as required. Research new, emerging social media platforms. Promote BCTV and BCStreaming (Belchertown Cable Streaming) through the town’s new website, social media platforms, and local print media. Prepare and schedule material for playback and livestreaming, encode/transcode media files, evaluate material and adjust and edit to optimize quality, mount materials, and post metadata and dates of record to facilitate access. Recruit, train, mentor and schedule volunteers. Use social media, website analytics, and surveys to assess residential use and satisfaction. Promote public awareness, engagement, and participation in municipal governance and events. Coordinate and disseminate emergency notifications. Engage in technical research to understand changes in technology trends. Make recommendations for quality improvements based on research. Develop new, strategic programming opportunities for BCTV and BCStreaming. Provide periodic reports of BCTV activities to the Town Manager, Communication Committee, and Select Board. Produce an annual summary report and a forward look at emerging strategic opportunities and challenges for the Select Board and annual Town report. Produce an annual operating budget and a three-year operating budget projection for approval by the Town Manager. Maintain a schedule of all equipment, purchase date, cost, useful life, and OEM warranty period. Working with the Town Manager and Town Counsel, participate in the development and execution of communication-related contracts involving licenses, vendors, and town. Ensure safe and compliant operation of equipment according to FCC guidelines and OSHA regulations; maintain compliance with other relevant federal, state, and municipal policies 

Minimum qualifications: 3-5 years’ experience managing or providing senior leadership of a TV station and/or streaming media environment; 3 years’ experience developing and producing live and on-demand content, maintaining cable broadcast and streaming equipment and software. Related undergraduate degree desirable. Ability to work evenings and weekends.

This is a benefited exempt position with a hiring salary range of $67,642-$76,903. This posting is open until filled. Application review will begin November 4, 2024. Anticipated start date is January 2, 2025.

General Manager, BCTV - Job Description