Wave Farm is Hiring!
WGXC Community Engagement and Program Assistant

Position Type: Part-time 20 hours/week
Salary: $26,000 ($25/hour)
Location: Acra and Catskill, NY
Start Date: January 2025

Note: Applicants must reside in the WGXC 90.7-FM Listening Area. See Coverage Map. 

To apply, send a cover letter and resume to Meredith Kooi, WGXC Program Director, meredith@wavefarm.org
 

(Note: This position was created in fall 2024 as a temporary position, filled by Caroline Preziosi. Caroline will remain on Wave Farm staff in 2025 working with the expanded Arts in Corrections NYS program. This shift will allow Wave Farm to newly hire someone residing within the WGXC listening area for this WGXC position.)

The Community Engagement and Program Assistant is a part-time position that works in close collaboration with the WGXC Program Director to execute and maintain WGXC programming and bolster Wave Farm’s engagement with our broad constituencies through social media, on-air interviews, and other avenues of community participation. 

This position also works closely with Wave Farm’s Technical Director to provide technical support to WGXC station volunteers. The Community Engagement and Program Assistant reports directly to the WGXC Program Director.

WGXC is a program of Wave Farm, an international transmission arts organization driven by experimentation with the electromagnetic spectrum. We cultivate creative practices in radio and support artists and nonprofit organizations in their cultural endeavors.

Primary Responsibilities include:

• Maintain WGXC Community Calendar
• Monitor, field, and answer inquiries to info@wgxc.org 
• Attend weekly programming meetings with WGXC Program Director
• Attend weekly staff meetings with full Wave Farm staff
• Social Media

Shared Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with Technical Director to schedule programmer trainings and technical support
• Coordinate WGXC Afternoon Show interviews
• Update program schedule on the website including broadcast listings and audio archive 
• Identify and fill gaps in the program schedule
• Monitor 90.7-FM and RadioLogik
• Coordinate WGXC committees 
• Check/Maintain broadcast studios
• Participate in Program Application reviews, interviews, and onboarding 
• Attend and staff public events

Wave Farm is an equal opportunity employer. We offer a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another, our mission, and the diverse constituencies our programs serve. We do all of this with kindness, empathy, and respect for each other.