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Theater Technical Specialist "AV Coverage Monday through Saturday - 4/4

Cambridge Public Schools

Cambridge, MA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Description of Service Opportunity:

Cambridge Public Schools is seeking a pool of skilled and experienced, part-time, “as needed” technical theater professionals to support the running of the new and recently renovated school theaters in the city. The selected Technical Specialist will be responsible for attending to the year-round rental needs and uses of the CPS recently renovated and newly built school theaters.

Requirements:

This work includes overseeing all technical aspects of the theater while in use by CPSD, the City of Cambridge and outside renters. The Technical Specialist (TS) is to ensure proper use and care of CPS equipment and the facility by preparing the space for the arrival of the user, assisting with the operation of theatrical lighting and sound, advising staging, and possible stagecraft development. The TS should be very familiar with the Eos family of lighting control, the Soundcraft Digital series of sound control, basic microphone and speaker placement and use, as well as good working knowledge of computers (pc/mac) and projectors. The TS acts as a representative of the CPS and should have excellent communication and customer service skills as well as the ability to work with young learners and community members.

Length of Contract:

July 15, 2026 through June 30, 2027

Contract Amount

Not exceed $7000.00

Please note that your hourly rate is dependent upon your collective bargaining agreement or individual hourly rate. If you are a non-exempt employee and have worked more than 40 hours a week, you will be paid time and a half for any hours worked over 40 hours

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Cambridge, MA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

Cambridge, MA, USA is evaluated with current MA labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The Census API city profile could not be acquired in this run; the report uses current state labor-market observations and labels their scope explicitly. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.