Production Director

Summary of Position

The Production Director plays a key role in creating environments where the arts can tell God’s story in a creative and compelling way at Christ Church’s Contemporary and Classic worship services, ministry gatherings and special events. This person helps shape, build and support the Production Team, recruits, trains, and oversees volunteers and casual production staff, and maintains equipment and systems. The Production Director oversees the creation and production of content for video stories and podcast programs. This individual also plays a key role in the assessment, staffing and management of outside events.

Essential Functions

• Provide leadership and administrative oversight managing all aspects of production including budgeting, staffing, project management, maintenance, repair and purchase planning at both the Oak Brook and Butterfield location
• Pioneer new ways the technical arts, especially video, can enhance worship and create meaningful opportunities for the congregation and guests so that people’s hearts will be open to the life-changing message of Jesus
• Recruits, trains, shepherds and manages staff and volunteers.
• Serves on the Worship Arts and Communication Leadership Team to collaborate, create and deliver life-changing worship, special events and digital assets
• Provide video leadership and coordination for Sunday Classic and Contemporary worship in person and online services

Other Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates exceptional technical aptitude in the areas of lighting, video, audio, set design and presentation software, including but not limited to: ProPresenter 7, Church Online Living as One, Adobe Premiere, HD-SDI Video Systems, Video Switcher, Final Cut Pro, Adobe After Effects, Vimeo, Planning Center, Basecamp, Facebook and YouTube, Oversee, maintain and improve streaming online services and online delivery systems
• Provide production leadership, coordination and support for ministry gatherings, funerals, weddings and events
• Thrives in a collaborative environment
• Sets and maintains a positive work environment

Required Qualifications

• Education and Experience: 5+ years of demonstrated experience in managing and supervising others, 3+ years of demonstrated technical experience and expertise in video, audio and lighting Production/technical arts experience in church production, event production, or television
• Spiritual Development Support and model individual spiritual formation i.e. Worship, Grow and Serve. (Weekly worship, prayer, scripture reading, small group, volunteering/service, etc.)
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word and play a role in the transformation in God’s people
• Knowledge of sound, video, lighting and broadcasting equipment and software
• High degree of patience, change management and professionalism
• Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
• Approachable, flexible, and accessible
• Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
• Possesses a passion for worship and ministry
• Values both the contemporary and classic expressions of worship
• Believe that the arts can play a role in illuminating God’s Word