Production Director

Turning Point Church; McDonough (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental Insurance

Cell Phone Reimbursement

Generous PTO

Childcare Provisions

Job summary

Turning Point Church is seeking a Production Director to oversee audio, video, and lighting for weekend worship experiences. This role manages AVL equipment across locations, develops tech workflows, and translates ministry vision into practical technical execution.

You will lead rehearsals, recruit and train volunteers, and coordinate with worship, communications, and facilities teams to ensure smooth service production and broadcast readiness.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in live production, preferably in a church or similar live-event environment.
• Experience overseeing production for weekly services, rehearsals, special events, and other ministry environments.
• Strong working knowledge of live audio, including FOH mixing, monitor/IEM systems, RF coordination, signal flow, system troubleshooting, and audio networking.
• Experience with professional digital audio consoles; Allen & Heath dLive experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Waves/SoundGrid or similar live plugin processing systems.
• Working knowledge of lighting systems, including programming, cueing, fixture configuration, DMX/networking, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with MA Lighting consoles/software, preferably MA2 or transferable experience with comparable professional lighting platforms.
• Experience with live videoproduction and directing, including camera direction, shot composition, switching, routing, and broadcast/stream workflows.
• Familiarity with Blackmagic Design video systems/switchers or comparable broadcast systems.
• Advanced experience with ProPresenter, including show preparation, arrangements, themes, stage displays, media, and troubleshooting.
• Experience working with playback/tracks systems, Ableton Live, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of production networking, signal distribution, Dante/audio networking, video routing, and general AV infrastructure.
• Ability to quickly diagnose and troubleshoot technical problems during live environments.
• Service Programming & Leadership Experience
• Experience translating a creative or ministry vision into a practical technical execution.
• Experience building and executing complete service flows across audio, lighting, video, lyrics, playback/tracks, and other production elements.
• Ability to anticipate technical and programming needs before rehearsals and services.
• Experience leading rehearsals and ensuring production elements are prepared before Sunday.
• Previous experience leading both staff and volunteer production teams.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, train, develop, schedule, and retain volunteers.
• Experience developing people from beginner-level volunteers into capable operators and leaders.
• Ability to provide clear feedback and coaching while maintaining a healthy team culture.
• Experience delegating responsibility rather than personally operating every position.
• Ability to identify and develop future production leaders.
• Experience leading teams with varying levels of technical knowledge and experience.
• Service & Organizational Experience
• Experience creating and maintaining production systems, workflows, documentation, and SOPs.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple environments and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience maintaining production equipment, coordinating repairs, and planning preventative maintenance.
• Experience helping develop production budgets and prioritize equipment purchases/upgrades.
• Ability to evaluate systems and recommend improvements based on ministry needs rather than simply purchasing new technology.
• Experience coordinating with worship, communications, pastoral, facilities, and other ministry departments.
• Church & Ministry Experience
• Experience working within a church production environment is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of the unique relationship between worship, pastoral leadership, programming, and production.
• Ability to balance technical excellence with flexibility in ministry environments.

Responsibilities

• 3–5+ years of hands-on experience in live production, preferably in a church or similar live-event environment.
• Experience overseeing production for weekly services, rehearsals, special events, and other ministry environments.
• Strong working knowledge of live audio, including FOH mixing, monitor/IEM systems, RF coordination, signal flow, system troubleshooting, and audio networking.
• Experience with professional digital audio consoles; Allen & Heath dLive experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Waves/SoundGrid or similar live plugin processing systems.
• Working knowledge of lighting systems, including programming, cueing, fixture configuration, DMX/networking, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with MA Lighting consoles/software, preferably MA2 or transferable experience with comparable professional lighting platforms.
• Experience with live videoproduction and directing, including camera direction, shot composition, switching, routing, and broadcast/stream workflows.
• Familiarity with Blackmagic Design video systems/switchers or comparable broadcast systems.
• Advanced experience with ProPresenter, including show preparation, arrangements, themes, stage displays, media, and troubleshooting.
• Experience working with playback/tracks systems, Ableton Live, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of production networking, signal distribution, Dante/audio networking, video routing, and general AV infrastructure.
• Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot technical problems during live environments.
• Experience translating a creative or ministry vision into a practical technical execution.
• Experience building and executing complete service flows across audio, lighting, video, lyrics, playback/tracks, and other production elements.
• Ability to anticipate technical and programming needs before rehearsals and services.
• Experience leading rehearsals and ensuring production elements are prepared before Sunday.
• Experience leading staff and volunteer production teams.
• Recruit, train, develop, schedule, and retain volunteers.
• Experience developing people from beginner-level volunteers into capable operators and leaders.
• Provide clear feedback and coaching while maintaining a healthy team culture.
• Delegate responsibility rather than personally operating every position.
• Identify and develop future production leaders.
• Lead teams with varying levels of technical knowledge and experience.

Skills

Live production

FOH mixing

Lighting systems

Video production

ProPresenter

MA Lighting MA2

Blackmagic video

Waves/SoundGrid

Ableton Live

Dante networking

Camera directing

Team leadership

Volunteer development

Recruit/train volunteers

Tools

Allen & Heath dLive

MA2 consoles

ProPresenter

Blackmagic design

Waves SoundGrid

Dante networking

Job description

The Production Director is directly responsible for all of the technical details in the audio, video and lighting areas within our weekend worship experiences. The Production Director manages all AVL equipment, including the purchase, maintenance, organization and operation of all AVL equipment for all locations.

The Production Director seeks to add value through the use of technology and creative strategies that help Turning Point Church accomplish its mission and goals.

The following consist of the type of skill and ministry experience we are looking for:

TechnicalProductionExperience

• 3–5+ years of hands‑on experience in liveproduction, preferably in a church or similar live-event environment.
• Experience overseeingproductionfor weekly services, rehearsals, special events, and other ministry environments.
• Strong working knowledge oflive audio, including FOH mixing, monitor/IEM systems, RF coordination, signal flow, system troubleshooting, and audio networking.
• Experience with professional digital audio consoles;Allen & Heath dLive experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience withWaves/SoundGrid or similar live plugin processing systems.
• Working knowledge oflighting systems, including programming, cueing, fixture configuration, DMX/networking, and troubleshooting.
• Experience withMA Lighting consoles/software, preferably MA2 or transferable experience with comparable professional lighting platforms.
• Experience withlive videoproductionand directing, including camera direction, shot composition, switching, routing, and broadcast/stream workflows.
• Familiarity withBlackmagic Design video systems/switchersor comparable broadcast systems.
• Advanced experience withProPresenter, including show preparation, arrangements, themes, stage displays, media, and troubleshooting.
• Experience working withplayback/tracks systems, Ableton Live, or similar platforms.
• Understanding ofproductionnetworking, signal distribution, Dante/audio networking, video routing, and general AV infrastructure.
• Ability to quickly diagnose and troubleshoot technical problems during live environments.
  Service Programming & Leadership Experience
• Experience translating a creative or ministry vision into a practical technical execution.
• Experience building and executing complete service flows across audio, lighting, video, lyrics, playback/tracks, and otherproductionelements.
• Ability to anticipate technical and programming needs before rehearsals and services.
• Experience leading rehearsals and ensuringproductionelements are prepared before Sunday.
• Previous experienceleading both staff and volunteerproductionteams.
• Demonstrated ability to recruit, train, develop, schedule, and retain volunteers.
• Experience developing people from beginner-level volunteers into capable operators and leaders.
• Ability to provide clear feedback and coaching while maintaining a healthy team culture.
• Experience delegating responsibility rather than personally operating every position.
• Ability to identify and develop futureproductionleaders.
• Experience leading teams with varying levels of technical knowledge and experience.
  Systems & Organizational Experience
• Experience creating and maintainingproductionsystems, workflows, documentation, and SOPs.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple environments and deadlines simultaneously.
• Experience maintainingproductionequipment, coordinating repairs, and planning preventative maintenance.
• Experience helping developproductionbudgets and prioritize equipment purchases/upgrades.
• Ability to evaluate systems and recommend improvements based on ministry needs rather than simply purchasing new technology.
• Experience coordinating with worship, communications, pastoral, facilities, and other ministry departments.
  Church & Ministry Experience
• Experience working within achurchproductionenvironment is strongly preferred.
• Understanding of the unique relationship between worship, pastoral leadership, programming, andproduction.
• Ability to balancetechnical excellence with flexibility in ministry environments.

FT Salary
Medical & Dental Insurance
Cell Phone Reimbursement
Generous PTO (Paid Time Off)
Childcare Provisions*

*if needed