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Tech Director

Date Posted: September 30, 2024
Hours Per Week: 40
Element Church
Cheyenne, WY, USA
Job Type: Ministry Director,Other Professional Ministry Positions
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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.