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Director of Productino
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 Contemporary and Classic worship services, ministry gatherings and special events. This person will help shape, build and support the Production Team’s culture, recruit, train, and oversee volunteers, recruit and oversee occasional staff, as well as maintain equipment and systems. The DOP will oversee the creation and production of content for video stories and podcast programs. This individual will play a key role in the assessment, staffing and management of outside events at the Oak Brook and Butterfield campus.
POSITION FOCUS:
Production (Ministry Services)
SUPERVISORY RELATIONSHIPS:
- Reports to the Executive Director of Worship Arts & Communication
- Provides oversight to the Classic and Contemporary Worship Technical Coordinators
- Serves onthe Worship Arts and Communication Leadership Team
- Oversees volunteers and occasional production staff
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
- 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 campus
- 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
- Oversees, maintains and improves streaming online services and online delivery systems
- Provide production leadership, coordination and support for ministry gatherings, funerals, weddings and events
- Plans, directs, and produces audio and video content for worship, events, ministry gatherings and online spaces
Spiritual Development
- Support and model individual spiritual formation i.e. Worship, Grow and Serve. (Weekly worship, prayer, scripture reading, small group, volunteering/service, etc.).
PERSONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Traits
- 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
- Desire to continuously learn and serve others
- Honest and trustworthy
- Integrity for work habits and results
- Values excellence, so that Jesus is reflected to those who don’t know Him
- Self-motivated, organized, and process oriented, but they maintain openness and availability to what God is doing in the moment
- Discipleship-oriented with a heart to develop people and see them thrive
- Problem solver, collaborator and long-term thinker
- Ability to communicate and actualize ideas
- Ability to discern needs and respond appropriately, sensitively, and proactively
- Appreciation for their own and other’s giftedness
- Values professional and volunteer artists and technical contributors
- Ongoing desire and effort to grow more Christ-like in character
- High degree of patience and professionalism
- Approachable, flexible, and accessible
- A team player who works well with others
- Looks for opportunities to invite volunteers and staff to collaborate
Skills, Abilities and Talents
- 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
- 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
- Demonstrates learning and organizational agility
Work Hours and Availability:
- Weekday and Sunday hours
- Evening, weekend and extended hours dependent on holidays and events
Physical Demands:
- 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
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