Director of Audio, Video, Lighting Systems

The Opportunity

The Director of AVL Systems leads a team of hands-on experts and ensures all audio, video, and lighting systems work smoothly during services and events across every campus. This role blends leadership, technical expertise, and team development to deliver great worship experiences each weekend.

What You’ll Do

• Lead & Develop People
• Lead, coach, and grow the AVL Systems team
• Provide regular feedback, 1:1s, annual reviews, and mentorship
• Equip staff and volunteers to deliver with confidence
• Own AVL Excellence Across Campuses
• Oversee design, deployment, maintenance, and performance of all AVL systems
• Ensure consistent standards, documentation, and reliability church-wide
• Maintain strong relationships with church leadership, campus staff and ministry volunteers and drive excellence
• Strategic & Operational Leadership
• Serve as Tier 3 escalation for AVL requests, ensuring timely resolution
• Prioritize and execute capital projects on time and within budget
• Partner closely with the Director of Technology, Central IT Systems (a subset of Technology Team), and campus teams
• Manage vendor and contractor relationships and service agreements
• Enable the Weekend Experience
• Ensure all AVL systems perform seamlessly during services and events
• Support special events that may occur nights, weekends, or holidays
• Participate in a weekly Technology Team on-call rotation

Technical Environment

• Oversee the deployment and maintenance of all AVL Systems across all campuses, including but not limited to the following:
• Audio consoles (DiGiCo Q338 and Q225, Allen & Heath Avantis and SQ series), speakers, amplifiers, wireless mics and IEMs, video switchers, routers, cameras, projectors and TVs, LED walls, lighting fixtures, lighting consoles, meeting room/conference systems, acoustic panels
• All related software including but not limited to ProPresenter, Ableton Live, Klang, WAVES SoundGrid, Dante, Wireless Workbench, DashBoard, ATEM, Onyx, grandMA and Q-SYS
• Establish and drive weekly and monthly maintenance rhythms for above systems

What We’re Looking For

• Christ follower (as a religious organization, Seacoast Church makes hiring decisions aligned to our faith and belief)
• 7–10+ years of experience in church production, or live AVL environments
• Proven leader who thrives in hands-on, team-based settings
• Strong organizational and time-management skills
• Ability to travel regularly between campuses (local day trips and limited overnights)
• Adaptable, curious, and passionate about continuous improvement
• Loves Seacoast cultural values: Love God. Love People. Make it Better. And Have a Good Attitude

Nice to Have (But Not Required)

• Advanced Q-SYS design and programming, and scripting, including UCIs
• Meyer Compass, Powersoft ArmoníaPlus
• twoloox Pandoras Box and Widget Designer, Brompton Tessera, Barco Event Master
• Vectorworks Spotlight and ConnectCAD, Revit, SketchUp
• Managed Switches and VLANs

Why You’ll Love Working at Seacoast

• Mission-driven work that impacts lives every day
• Opportunity to shape AVL strategy across a growing, multi-campus church
• Great benefits to support you: medical, dental, and vision coverage; life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance; plus, HSA/FSA options and an Employee Assistance Program
• Perks that invest in you: 403(b) with company match, paid time off, paid parental leave, and employee referral bonuses