Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is hiring: Music Production Program Lead

Overview

Job title: Music Production Program Lead + Studio Coordinator

Location: Lakewood, CO

Target Salary: $68,000-$72,000 per year

Application Deadline: November 1, 2025

Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is looking for a Program Lead and Studio Coordinator for its Music Production program within the Digital Arts + Media department. Program Leads are experienced faculty and discipline experts. As such, they offer discipline expertise to the department and focus on performance metrics related to teaching and learning. As Program Lead, the qualified candidate will provide academic leadership and administrative support with a focus on curriculum, improving student learning and success, mentoring and supporting part time faculty, and assisting the department chair with administrative functions such as studio activities and events, scheduling, budgeting, and program management. Program Leads hold a faculty rank with an approved teaching load.

As Studio Coordinator, the qualified candidate will support leadership strategy and goals across RMCAD’s academic divisions with a focus on improving student learning and success, through the effective management, administration, and curricular integration of music and audio production technologies and production facilities.

RMCAD’s Digital Arts + Media Department offers degree programs rooted in industry-aligned practices, emerging digital production technologies, and interdisciplinary collaboration. The successful application will have demonstrated knowledge and experience in music technology, immersive music and spatial audio, sound design, commercial media production workflows, and industry professional practice. This position supports the continued design, development, and delivery of dynamic, studio-centered curricula and oversees the Rocky Mountain Sound Lab (RMSL), an advanced on-campus facility for sound recording, music composition, screen scoring, immersive audio, interactive sound, digital music performance, and multimedia post-production.

Minimum Qualifications :

• Masters degree in Music Composition, Computer Music, Sound / Sonic Art, Music Technology, Multi- or Intermedia Art, or closely related field.
• Experience in managing a music, recording, or audio production studio space.
• 2 years of academic, program, or organizational leadership.
• 3 years of teaching experience in an accredited postsecondary institution.
• 3 years of professional experience in music production, sound design, or related studio-based practice.
• Must live in or relocate to the Denver Metro area.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Terminal degree—MFA, DMA, or Ph.D. (ABD considered)—in Music Composition, Computer Music, Sound / Sonic Art, Music Technology, Multi- or Intermedia Art, or closely related fields.
• Evidence of creative, professional, and / or scholarly achievement - documented in a portfolio and curriculum vitae in alignment with academic or commercial music industry standards.
• Experience in curriculum development, assessment, accreditation, and online education.
• Proficiency and the ability to teach a variety of courses across the music production curriculum (including, but not limited to composition, music theory, sound design, audio recording + production, spatial audio, sound for screen-based media, and sound art).

Primary Responsibilities :

• Program Leads at RMCAD teach an approved course load. They may also coordinate studio activities and portfolio reviews as part of their teaching activities.
• Maintain a high standard of teaching effectiveness.
• Offer peer-to-peer instructional mentorship, coaching, and support to part-time faculty (new and those identified as needing additional support and guidance) in teaching, curricular implementation, and assessment.
• Maintain a practice of scholarship, professional achievement, and ongoing professional / creative research.
• Oversee inventories, orders, and equipment repairs.
• Create, implement, and administer safety protocols through education and training of all faculty and students, while documenting and authenticating certification of safety training for all facilities users.
• Establish and track lab utilization metrics of student, faculty, and staff, workshops, and consumable materials provided.
• Coordinate, develop, and conduct workshops for students and faculty.
• Work collaboratively with faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines, cultures, and academic backgrounds.
• Assist faculty and students with fabrication and design questions.
• Development and create video tutorials as needed for studio instruction.
• Lead the assessment of student learning within the program by identifying, implementing, and managing assessment projects.
• Monitor curricular, co-curricular, and assessment trends within the program and the higher education industry.
• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) - revising, designing, and developing course curriculum or program requirements, as required.
• Oversee Subject Matter Experts (SME) in course revision, design, and development activities, (including new courses). Manage and coordinate contracts in collaboration with the Department Chair.
• Supervise and / or coordinate with Division / Department Coordinators, if and as assigned.
• Assist the department chair (as requested) with course set-up reviews, syllabi approvals, course observations.
• Assist the department chair with hiring part-time faculty. This may include, but is not limited to application reviews, interviewing, and making hiring recommendations to the department chair.
• Purchase determined supplies, equipment, etc. as approved in the budget. Support consistent fiscal management practices in collaboration with department and division leadership.
• Provide information related to program budgets, faculty assignments, scheduling, student needs, curriculum, and program related initiatives to the department chair.
• Provide coordination and support for program events, activities, initiatives, and meetings - including but not limited to student clubs or groups, professional associations, community organizations, and program advisory boards.
• Support students with respect to grade changes, prerequisite waivers, incompletes, section switches, etc. as needed. Help with student complaints and concerns in collaboration with faculty, advising, and the department chair.
• Work collaboratively with all departments to support program health and student recruitment, enrollment, and success efforts, including, but not limited to admissions, marketing, advising, academic, and co-curricular divisions.
• In collaboration with senior leadership, department chairs, and deans, support the research, analysis, design, build, launch, growth targets, and maintenance of new degree and non-degree academic programs.
• Participate in regional, state, and specialized accreditation efforts, as needed.
• Attend events, co-curricular activities, strategic initiative activities, accreditation activities, advisory boards, regional and local community events important to RMCAD, its programs, faculty, and leaders.

Other duties as assigned.

Note : This position is hybrid, requiring Program Leads to be on campus as required by senior leadership at RMCAD.

Our Benefits :

• Hybrid work environment
• Time Off Package including paid vacation, sick and holidays (7 Most Observed, Birthday, & December Gift Holidays)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance
• Basic Life & AD&D
• Short & Long Term Disability
• 401k employer match
• Tuition Assistance
• Other Voluntary Benefits Offered

Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is an Equal Opportunity Employer