Production Director

Production Director
$76,500 to $89,000 annually
Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term and Short Term Disability, Life
401k with 4% Employer Match
Paid Family Leave

Summary of Position: The Production Director plays 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 helps shape, build and support the Production Team, recruits, trains, and oversees volunteers and casual production staff, and maintains equipment and systems. The Production Director oversees the creation and production of content for video stories and podcast programs. This individual also plays a key role in the assessment, staffing and management of outside events.

Essential Functions

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 location

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

Other Key Responsibilities

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

Oversees, maintains and improves streaming online services and online delivery systems.

Provide production leadership, coordination and support for ministry gatherings, funerals, weddings and events

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; plans, directs, and produces audio and video content for worship, events, ministry gatherings and online spaces

Demonstrates learning and organizational agility

Participate in Christ Church staff life by attending all‑staff meetings, church‑sponsored events, worship, training events and contributing to a culture of collaboration and encouragement

Support church‑wide initiatives and special events – assist with Christmas, Easter, Mother’s Day services, outreach and mission events by serving in flexible roles beyond primary ministry responsibilities

Engage in ongoing personal and professional development through training, reading, coaching or mentoring, in order to grow as a leader and servant of Christ

Collaborate across ministries to ensure alignment, share resources, and strengthen unity on our staff teams

Demonstrate and model Christ Church’s core values in daily work, relationships and service to others

Maintain a posture of flexibility by assisting with projects or assignments outside the immediate scope of the role when needed

Contribute to a culture of grace, care and prayer by being available to support, encourage and pray with staff and volunteers and congregants as appropriate

Supervisory Responsibilities

Casting vision and aligning ministry with Christ Church’s mission

Providing coaching, encouragement, and prayerful support

Offering clarity, accountability, and feedback for growth

Helping develop gifts and leadership capacity

Ensuring healthy rhythms of work, rest, and ministry balance

Required Qualifications

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

Spiritual Development

Support and model individual spiritual formation i.e. Worship, Grow and Serve (weekly worship, prayer, scripture reading, small group, volunteering/service, etc.)

Regularly attends worship and participates in ministry events at Christ Church or a Christ Church campus unless exempted by leadership

Seeks opportunities and participates in authentic worship, exalting and enjoying God as one of life’s greatest purposes and pleasures

Lives as an attractive witness, drawing others to Christ in personal, daily mission

Intentionally seeks to become like Jesus, growing purposefully and intentionally

Values and contributes to genuine community, doing life together with colleagues and congregation

Enrolls in genuine service, living a life of service, humility and generosity

Engages fully in life‑changing love by loving people extravagantly

Ministry Traits

Detail‑oriented with high capacity to manage multiple projects at high level of detail and organization

Desire to continuously learn and serve others

Honest and trustworthy

Integrity for work habits and results

Ability to discern needs and respond appropriately, sensitively and proactively

Appreciation for own and others’ giftedness

Ongoing desire and effort to grow more Christ‑like in character

Able to keep a high degree of confidentiality

High degree of professionalism

Approachable and accessible

Physical Demands & Work Environment

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

Work Schedule
Typical weekly hours: 40. Work includes multiple sessions during weekdays to support both in‑person and online worship, special events, and ministry gatherings.

Core Competencies

Possess a passion for worship and ministry

Values both contemporary and classic expressions of worship

Believes the arts illuminate God’s Word and transform people

Desires to continuously learn and serve others

Honest and trustworthy

Integrity for work habits and results

Values excellence, reflecting Jesus to those who don’t know Him

Self‑motivated, organized, and process‑oriented while staying open to what God is doing in the moment

Disciple‑ship 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 own and others’ 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

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