The Worship Production Director gives leadership to all the technical elements necessary to produce live and online worship services and ministry events. This includes recruiting developing planning and supervising worship services as well as giving oversight to campus audio video lighting stage design editing and multimedia needs of the church in The Cross Churchs highperformance culture and mission to spread Gods fame by making disciples of all people. The Worship Production Director reports to the Creative Arts Pastor.
Job Classification
Fulltime exempt
Schedule
Office Hours:
Monday Thursday 8AM to 5PM
approximately 3032 hours
Ministry Hours:
Wednesday/ Saturday/ Sunday
approximately 810 hours
*The schedule for this position may vary depending upon weekend assignments and ministry events that occur in the evenings and on weekends. More than 40 hours per week will be necessary and expected at times.
Responsibilities and Expectations
Partner with the Worship Arts Ministry Team to discuss ministry strategy and effectiveness to execute the overall vision and mission of the church.
Provide vision strategy and passion in the production of worship services and in the development of stage designs in partnership with Worship Arts Ministry Team.
Collaborate with others on the creative team to execute production needs.
Produce authentic culturally relevant and diverse worship experiences.
Recruit equip and schedule production staff and volunteers.
Give training support discipleship and oversight to teams that support worship services ministry events and outside activities including stage design production postproduction audio visual lighting video and online broadcast.
Facilitate content for digital media print and social media that supports the worship ministry.
Steward technical equipment with care including the maintenance of an accurate inventory with serial numbers equipment inspections and oversight of repairs and/or replacements.
Assist with the planning and installation of audio visual lighting and structured cabling.
Provide routine maintenance for all equipment.
Plan equipment needs (lighting sound and video) for offcampus events.
Plan for future technological advancements.
Prepare and administer the worship production budget maintaining accurate and complete records for ministry expenses.
Attend Creative Team Meetings Production Meetings Chapel Staff Meetings and any other meetings that require support from the Worship Arts Ministry Team.
Foster a cooperative healthy and motivating relationship with staff volunteers and church families.
Perform other duties as may be assigned.
Qualifications Experience and Critical Skills
Agreement with The Cross Churchs faith statement and mission to spread Gods fame by making disciples of all people.
Committed to biblical Christian principles and teachings both professionally and personally.
Established pattern of Bible study and prayer.
A personal conviction and calling to church ministry.
Passionate about excellence in production.
5 years of experience in a Worship Production or similar role required.
A degree in Creative Arts and/or Production preferred.
Proficiency in image magnification audio mixing and video production.
Experience with video production equipment software and technical systems maintenance and use.
Experience with live streaming services.
Proficiency in lighting and visual graphic software (ProPresenter MA Light Waves multirack or plugins DMX ArtNet).
Knowledge of Rigging Motors and Safety Equipment.
Front of House audio engineer experience with knowledge of Yamaha Digital Consoles and Dante Networking is a plus.
An avid learner and innovator with a desire to grow and lead church technology to new levels.
Proficiency in both a Mac and Windows operating system environment required.
Proven ability to recruit and lead people and teams is essential.
Team oriented relational and selfmotivated.
Proactive strong work ethic dependable reliable and willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.
An effective troubleshooter who can keep calm under pressure.
Able to handle multiple moving parts of service production efficiently and effectively.
Ability to use appropriate judgment in the areas of discretion sensitivity and confidentiality.
Church membership is expected.
Ability to speak read and write English.
Sufficient good health to discharge duties properly including the ability to operate a lift reaching overhead horizontally and above the shoulders carrying pulling and pushing object(s) weighing up to 50 pounds and climbing to build stage designs.
Passing criminal financial and sexual misconduct background checks required.
Conclusion
This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills efforts duties responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
The Cross Church has been impacting Wylie the surrounding community and places around the world for over 150 years. It is located in one of the fastest growing areas in Collin County. The Cross Church has eleven fulltime pastors and ministers who serve a weekly average of 1000 in discipleship groups and over 1500 in worship services. The Cross Church a church for the cities exists to Spread Gods fame by making disciples of all people. We believe the Bible clearly demonstrates this as our primary mission as followers of Jesus Christ. Therefore as a church we live with a purpose focused on a Christ centered vision mission and goal.
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