Senior Lighting Designer & Systems Lead

Gatewaypeople; Southlake (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Gateway Church in Southlake, TX seeks a Central Lighting Manager to own lighting design, programming, and system health across campuses. You will personally program and operate lighting for services and events, while leading the Lighting Operators and related Serve Teams.

You will oversee maintenance of fixtures, consoles, and networks, coordinate with Worship and Video teams, and manage lighting budgets and lifecycle planning. A strong technical background is essential.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of professional lighting experience.
• Experience programming lighting for live broadcasts is preferred.
• Experience at multisite church environments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Owns lighting design, programming standards, and system health for Gateway Church.
• Oversees lighting operations at the broadcast campus and standard at all campuses.
• Programs and operates lighting for services and events as needed.
• Leads and develops Lighting Operators and team members.
• Oversees maintenance and updates of lighting fixtures, consoles, and networks.
• Manages lighting budgets and equipment lifecycle.
• Collaborates with Worship, Music, Video, Audio, and Broadcast teams.
• Maintains system documentation and patch/show files.

Skills

Lighting design

Live production

Team leadership

Budget management

Troubleshooting

Education

Associate degree in technical field

Tools

GrandMA console

Lighting networks

Job description

Gateway Church in Southlake, TX seeks a Central Lighting Manager to own lighting design, programming, and system health across campuses. You will personally program and operate lighting for services and events, while leading the Lighting Operators and related Serve Teams.

You will oversee maintenance of fixtures, consoles, and networks, coordinate with Worship and Video teams, and manage lighting budgets and lifecycle planning. A strong technical background is essential.