CTV is hiring a new Executive Director

Position Summary

Community Television of Santa Cruz County (CTV) seeks an experienced, collaborative, and mission-driven Executive Director to lead a unique organization that operates both a nonprofit community media center and a for-profit coworking business.

About CTV

Community Television of Santa Cruz County is a nonprofit public access television station dedicated to providing access to media production tools and spaces and well as distribution on its TV channels and via streaming. We support civic engagement, by televising our county’s government meetings. The non-profit is overseen and supported by an 11-member board of directors.

CTV also operates a coworking center that provides office, meeting, production, and collaboration space for businesses, nonprofits, and community members.

Team Leadership

The Executive Director leads a small team that includes the Media Services Manager, Coworking Center Manager, and Accountant. Additional temporary staff service as Video Technicians.

This role is both supervisory and collaborative. The Executive Director works alongside staff to support day-to-day operations, set priorities, solve problems, and advance the organization’s mission and goals. The position also serves as the primary point of contact for many of the organization’s external partners, including financial professionals, legal counsel, technology vendors, government agencies, community organizations, and facility service providers.

Success in this role requires strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to build productive relationships both within the organization and throughout the community.

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