Production Director

Brook; Oak Brook (IL); On-site; USD 76,500 - 89,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k with 4% Employer Match

Paid Family Leave

Job summary

Brook in Oak Brook, Illinois, is hiring a Production Director responsible for enhancing worship experiences through technical arts. The role demands leadership in managing projects, recruiting and training staff, and maintaining production equipment.

The ideal candidate boasts over 5 years of managerial experience and 3+ years in video, audio, or lighting expertise. This position offers a salary range of $76,500 to $89,000 annually with numerous benefits including health insurance and 401k matching.

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 or event production.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all aspects of production including budgeting, staffing, and project management.
• Enhance worship through technical arts like video.
• Recruit, train, and manage staff and volunteers.

Skills

Leadership

Technical aptitude

Creative skills

Project management

Communication

Tools

ProPresenter 7

Adobe Premiere

Final Cut Pro

Job description

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

1. 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
2. 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
3. Recruits, trains, shepherds and manages staff and volunteers.
4. Serves on the Worship Arts and Communication Leadership Team to collaborate, create and deliver life‑changing worship, special events and digital assets
5. 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