Director of Audio Visual Services

The Company:

At Element Church, our vision is to guide people to experience life to its fullest, connect to meaningful relationships, and make a lasting impact.

The Position:

The Tech Director is responsible for all areas of audio, video, lighting (AVL), and production functions of Element Church. The ideal candidate will possess extensive training and/or education in audio/video production. The candidate will be responsible for recruiting, training, and scheduling a volunteer team to run the audio/video equipment for Element Church. Attention to detail and good communication skills are a must for this role.

Responsibilities:

• Weekend commitment for production during weekend services
• Hands-on leader who can oversee video production for worship services, live streaming, editing, and uploading to the website.
• A relationship builder who can recruit, train, develop, and schedule a team of volunteers for the AVL team.
• Stay up to date on production and staging trends as well as technical knowledge of new software, equipment, and products, attending training as necessary
• Maintain existing technology, develop new solutions, and are responsible for day-to-day operations of information, network, and AVL systems.
• Monitor and adjust the AVL experience during worship experiences, and other events, to adhere to the quality and standards of Element Church.
• Lead the worship experience production meeting and run through each weekend.
• Help provide a distraction-free AVL environment where Jesus is lifted up and the Gospel is presented with excellence.
• Assist with installation and equipment troubleshooting for mobile church venues as necessary
• Coordinate with the Worship Pastor on all lighting scenes and creative elements for the weekly worship experience
• Attend and actively participate in weekly Sunday Experience meetings
• Continue to improve and enhance our online and secondary spaces presentation
• Work with vendors on purchasing and updating our equipment
• Responsible for editing and uploading weekly sermons to the website
• Maintain Live Streaming service's sound and video quality

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 4 years of AVL experience
• Able to assemble and maintain equipment used in multimedia production
• Able to lift to 50 lbs.
• Detail-oriented and effectively able to manage multiple projects within tight timeframes
• Self-starter who can study, learn, and operate our current equipment and then suggest strategic plans for growth and technological advancement
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with volunteers and staff with creativity and flexibility, often under deadline pressure
• Strong understanding of signal flow and signal processing
• Highly proficient in troubleshooting and problem-solving audio and video components, including but not limited: to mixing equipment, lighting tools, cameras, microphones, projectors, video recorders, amplifiers, and spotlights
• Possess knowledge of video and audio file formats.
• Fluent in working with programs like Adobe Creative Suites, Logic Pro X, Resi, and ProPresenter. Facility with Ableton or Multitracks a plus

Personal Responsibilities:

• Actively embrace the Element Church Core Values
• Maintain God-ordained priorities in your life by putting Jesus Christ first, your spouse second, your children third and the ministry fourth.
• Give at least 10% of your income to the vision of Element Church.
• Be loyal to the vision and staff of Element Church and always protect the unity of the church.
• Pray for the ministry
• Replicate yourself through discipleship—pour into top-level leader volunteers to equip them to do the same for others in their sphere of influence.
• Fosters a volunteer environment of gratitude, appreciation, and joy.
• Invest and invite the lost to know Jesus and come to Element Church.

Salary/Benefits:

• 50k-55k
• Retirement
• Closed week between Christmas and New Years
• PTO
• After 3 years 2 weeks sabbatical
• Health Insurance, Vision, Dental, Life insurance, long/short-term disability