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Description
Position Description
Date: May 2025
FLSA Category: FT Exempt
Function: Program Staff
Purpose
The Director of Production (DOP) will play a key role in creating environments where the arts can tell God’s story in a creative and compelling way at Christ Church’s worship services, ministry gatherings, and special events. This individual will help shape, build, and support the Production Team’s culture, recruit, train, and oversee volunteers, manage equipment and systems, and oversee content creation for video stories and podcasts. The DOP will also manage outside events at the Oak Brook and Butterfield campuses.
Position Focus
Production (Ministry Services)
Supervisory Relationships
- Reports to the Executive Director of Worship Arts & Communication
- Oversees Worship Technical Coordinators
- Serves on the Worship Arts and Communication Leadership Team
- Oversees volunteers and occasional staff
Essential Responsibilities
- Manage all aspects of production including budgeting, staffing, project management, maintenance, repair, and purchase planning at both campuses
- Innovate in technical arts, especially video, to enhance worship and engagement
- Recruit, train, shepherd, and manage staff and volunteers
- Collaborate on worship, events, and digital content creation
- Provide leadership for video, streaming, and online service delivery
- Support production for ministry gatherings, funerals, weddings, and events
- Produce audio and video content for worship and online spaces
Spiritual Development
- Support personal spiritual growth through worship, prayer, scripture, small groups, and service
Personal Qualifications
Traits
- Passion for worship and ministry
- Appreciation for both contemporary and traditional worship
- Belief in arts as a means of illuminating God’s Word and transforming lives
- Desire to learn and serve
- Honesty, trustworthiness, integrity
- Commitment to excellence and reflecting Jesus
- Self-motivated, organized, adaptable, and collaborative
- Discipleship-oriented and people-developing
- Problem solver, communicator, proactive
- Appreciation for giftedness and professionalism
Skills, Abilities, and Talents
- Technical expertise in lighting, video, audio, set design, and presentation software (e.g., ProPresenter 7, Church Online, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, After Effects, Vimeo, Planning Center, Facebook, YouTube)
- Strong collaboration and creative skills
- Ability to recognize and develop talent
- Independent, proactive, and organized project management
- Ability to handle ambiguity and adapt
- Organizational agility and continuous learning
Work Hours and Availability
- Weekday and Sunday hours, including evenings, weekends, and extended hours for events
Physical Demands
- Sit/stand for long periods, occasional kneeling or crouching, lift up to 15 pounds
Qualifications
Education and Experience
- 5+ years managing and supervising teams
- 3+ years technical experience in video, audio, lighting
- Experience in church production, event production, or television
Additional Details
- Seniority level: Director
- Employment type: Full-time
- Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
- Industry: Religious Institutions