Audio Visual Assistant Manager

Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale; Fort Lauderdale (FL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale is seeking an Assistant AV Manager to oversee day-to-day sound, lighting, and video operations across campuses. The role blends technical expertise with ministry leadership to support worship services and events.

You will help design workflows, supervise staff and volunteers, and assist in launching new campus AV systems while maintaining existing ones. A passion for ministry, solid AV skills, and team leadership are required.

Qualifications

• Experience in lighting, audio, and music production for worship services and events.
• Ability to design and implement AV workflows and training programs for volunteers.
• Proven capacity to lead teams, manage staff and coordinate across campuses.

Responsibilities

• Assist the AV Manager with day-to-day AV operations across campuses.
• Supervise employees, volunteers, and team members; manage projects and assignments.
• Design workflow and team assignments for the department.

Skills

Lighting design

Audio engineering

Music production

Staff leadership

Tools

Sound systems

Lighting equipment

Video equipment

Job description

Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL

Job Id:939

# of Openings:1

POSITION DESCRIPTION

DEPARTMENT: Media - AV

STATUS: Non Exempt, Hourly

HOURS: Full Time (40)

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At Calvary Chapel, we are called to make disciples of Jesus Christ by connecting people to God, people to people, and people to outreach. Our vision is to reach our community and change our world. As a staff member, it’s not what we do, it's who we are.

You must have a passion to bring people to change the world by being creative with mixing live sound, innovative lighting design as well as assisting the many ministries here at Calvary Chapel with all of their Audio-Visual needs.

The Assistant AV Manager supports the AV Manager in overseeing the day-to-day audio, lighting, and video operations across our campuses. This role blends technical expertise in sound, lighting, and system design with a heart for ministry — helping ensure that every worship service, event, and campus gathering is supported by excellent, reliable production. The right candidate is both a skilled technician and a growing leader who wants to develop staff, volunteers, and systems that serve the church well.

You are:

Convinced that a relationship with Jesus changes everything in a person's life

Committed to keeping their family as their first ministry

Dedicated to the personal study of God's Word

Consistent in prioritizing worship and personal prayer

An excellent and generous steward of personal finances

Obedient to God in keeping a Sabbath and making space for soul care

Deeply compassionate toward people who are hurting or in need

Excited about global missions and local outreach, with a heart to see lives changed

Engaged in a healthy friendship community and accountability circle

Willing to set aside personal freedoms to live a life above reproach, in alignment with our Leadership Covenant

Uniquely trained and talented in lighting, audio, lighting system design, and music production

You Will:

Key Responsibilities

Operations & Leadership

Assist the AV Manager with all day-to-day AV operations

Help supervise employees, volunteers, and team members across projects and assignments

Help design workflow and team assignments across the department

Support the AV Manager and Campus AV Specialist in launching new campuses, maintaining existing campus systems, and managing campus requests

Take on direct reports as assigned

Technical & Event Production

Help Maintain and repair AV equipment across all campuses

Help Set up and run sound for weekly events — including church services, funerals, memorials, adult education, women's ministry, various CCA events, and other church functions (on- and off-site)

Help Run sound, lighting, and environmental systems in the Sanctuary

Help Maintain inventory and general upkeep of AV equipment for all rooms

Attend Connection Point events to recruit AV volunteers

Build and lead training sessions for volunteers, and partner with the Campus AV Specialist on training campus AV technicians

Organize an annual team night to bring all AV volunteers together

You have:

Excellent interpersonal skills , interacting with church body and staff professionally and well spoken

Unique training and talent in the areas of lighting, audio and lighting system design and music production

Technological skills of computer, sound and lighting equipment

Ability to take direction and work with very little supervision

Flexible with good time management skills

What you are required to know:

We are an EEO employer.

You may have to bend, sit or stand for prolonged periods of time, lift, pull, push and/or move up to 75lbs.

This is a full-time (40 hours/week) Non-exempt position

This role meets the material duties and responsibilities requirements set forth in IRS guidance to receive tax free tuition discount at Calvary Christian Academy (as applies).

This job description in no way implies that the duties listed here are the only ones the

employees can be required to perform. The employee is expected to perform other

tasks, duties and training as dictated by their supervisors.

You may have to work evenings and/or weekends to assist with special events or

You will be required to work extra hours on Christmas, New Years and Easter

It would be incredible if:

• Are great with tools
• Play a musical instrument
• Like joking and having fun while you work

Work Schedule:

Staff culture is important to what we do. To love like family, we require all staff to attend all staff meetings, department meetings and serve with a willing heart especially at all major campus events. Full time (40+ hours/week)