Production Director
Compensation
$76,500 to $89,000 annually
Heath, Dental, Vision, Long Term and Short Term Disability, Life
401k with 4% Employer Match
Paid Family Leave

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
Oversees, maintains and improves 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
Seeks to support others, especially worship, communications and ministry staff and leaders
Strong creative and ideation skills
Ability to recognize talent, engage volunteers and develop them for ministry
Ability to work independently and be proactive in searching for solutions
Begin and end projects within a reasonable timeframe
Ability to deal with ambiguity Plans, directs, and produces audio and video content for worship, events, ministry gatherings and online spaces
Demonstrates learning and organizational agility
Participate in Christ Church staff life by attending all-staff meetings, church sponsored events, worship, training events and contributing to a culture of collaboration and encouragement.
Support church-wide initiatives and special events - assist with Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day services, outreach and mission events by serving in flexible roles beyond primary ministry responsibilities.
Engage in ongoing personal and professional development through training, reading, coaching or mentoring, in order to grow as a leader and servant of Christ.
Collaborate across ministries to ensure alignment, share resources, and strengthen unity on our staff teams.
Demonstrate and model Christ Church's core values in daily work, relationships and service to others.
Maintain a posture of flexibility by assisting with projects or assignments outside the immediate scope of the role when needed.
Contribute to a culture of grace, care and prayer by being available to support, encourage and pray with staff and volunteers and congregants as appropriate.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Casting vision and aligning ministry with Christ Church's mission
Providing coaching, encouragement, and prayerful support
Offering clarity, accountability, and feedback for growth
Helping develop gifts and leadership capacity
Ensuring healthy rhythms of work, rest, and ministry balance

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.).
Regularly attends worship and participates in ministry events at Christ Church or a Christ Church campus unless exempted by Christ Church leadership.
Seeks opportunities and participates in authentic worship, exalting and enjoying God as one of life's greatest purposes and pleasures.
Lives as an attractive witness, living to draw others to Christ in personal, daily mission.
Intentionally seeks to become like Jesus, growing purposefully and intentionally.
Values and contributes to genuine community, doing life together with colleagues and congregation.
Enrolls in genuine service, living a life of service, humility and generosity.
Engages fully in life-changing love by loving people extravagantly

Ministry Traits

Detail-oriented with high capacity to manage multiple projects at high level of detail and organization.
Desire to continuously learn and serve others.
Honest and trustworthy.
Integrity for work habits and results.
Ability to discern needs and respond appropriately, sensitively and proactively.
Appreciation for own and others' giftedness.
Ongoing desire and effort to grow more Christ-like in character.
Able to keep high degree of confidentiality.
High degree of professionalism.
Approachable and accessible.

Physical Demands & Work Environment

Able to sit and stand for long periods of time
Capable of occasional kneeling or crouching
Able to lift or move up to 15 pounds

Work Schedule
SundayMondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFridaySaturdayMorning
44414Afternoon
34444Evening
4Total hours
78898Total Weekly Hours40 Core Competencies

Possess 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
Ability to innovate using technology to solve problems.
Organize and lead teams of staff and volunteers.
Communicates with clarity and warmth across diverse audiences
Demonstrates integrity, humility, and alignment with Christ Church's values
Collaborates effectively across teams and ministries
Organizes and prioritizes work to meet goals with excellence
Learns quickly and adapts to new tools, systems, and challenges
Coaches and develops others, bringing out the best in people
Resolves conflicts constructively and maintains healthy relationships
Innovates and improves ministry systems to better serve people

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