Technical Arts Director

Wooddale Church; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Wooddale Church in Minnesota seeks a Technical Arts Director to design and maintain the technical infrastructure that supports worship across campuses in Eden Prairie, Edina, and the University of Minnesota. This role leads Audio, Video, and Lighting and collaborates with ministry leaders to ensure reliable systems and scalable solutions for both traditional and contemporary services.

The position emphasizes standards, long-term planning, and multi-venue productions, including equipment

Qualifications

• Strong organizational and systems-thinking skills.
• Clear, collaborative communicator for ministry and executive leadership.
• Proactive problem-solver with the ability to anticipate needs and plan beyond immediate demands.
• Flexible and adaptable; able to troubleshoot and think outside the box.

Responsibilities

• Set an example of living a personal life of worship and prayer with Spirit-led production.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to ministry and executive leadership.
• Own design, documentation, and future planning of Audio, Video, and Lighting systems across campuses.
• Establish and maintain technical standards for equipment, signal flow, networking, and system architecture.
• Ensure systems are reliable, service-ready, and capable of supporting major services and events.
• Provide technical expertise and support for large worship environments including choirs and orchestras.
• Oversee full lifecycle of equipment including evaluation, maintenance, and replacement.
• Develop preventative maintenance plans to protect uptime.
• Maintain accurate documentation of systems and configurations.
• Create 5-year and 10-year infrastructure roadmaps and budget with leadership.

Skills

Organizational & systems-thinking

Collaborative communication

Problem-solving

Flexible & adaptable

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree or technical certification

Job description

Wooddale Church is a multigenerational, Bible-teaching church in Minnesota with campuses in Eden Prairie, Edina and the University of Minnesota. With a mission to honor God by making more disciples for Jesus Christ, Wooddale has a rich history and a future of sharing the gospel locally and globally by planting churches, supporting global partners and serving its local community.

OVERVIEW

The Technical Arts Director is responsible for designing, implementing, maintaining, and advancing the technical infrastructure that supports worship and ministry across Wooddale Church. This role provides leadership for all core technical systems (Audio, Video, and Lighting) in Wooddale's large event rooms and campuses, ensuring reliability, consistency, and scalability for major services, events, and future growth. The Technical Director partners closely with the Creative Arts Pastor, Creative Arts Production Manager, and the CFO to align technical systems with ministry vision, steward resources wisely, and plan for long-term sustainability. This role focuses on infrastructure strategy, equipment standards, system health, and future planning while providing technical support and expertise that enables excellent worship experiences. This leader brings both ministry sensitivity and technical expertise, demonstrating a commitment to worship, xcellence, and continuous improvement while supporting both traditional and modern worship environments.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Leadership

• SetanexampleoflivingapersonallifeofworshipandprayerandbeingsensitivetotheSpirit’sleadingfor production while staying rooted in the Word. This is a high-responsibility, high-impact role. As a leader, it is essential to proactively invest in continual personal growth, self-awareness, self-care, integrity and guard against personal vulnerabilities
• Serveasatrustedtechnicaladvisortoministryandexecutiveleadership

Technical Infrastructure & Systems Ownership

• Provideownershipforthedesign,documentation,andfutureplanningofallAudio,Video,andLighting systems in Wooddale's primary worship and event spaces.
• Establishandmaintaintechnicalstandardsforequipment,signalflow,networking,andsystem architecture across all campuses.
• Ensuresystemsarereliable,service-ready,andcapableofsupportingmajorservices,specialevents,and multi-venue needs.
• Providetechnicalexpertiseandsupportforlarge-scaleworshipenvironments,includingchoirs, orchestras, and complex musical productions.

Equipment Lifecycle & Maintenance

• Overseethefulllifecycleoftechnicalequipment,includingevaluation,purchasingrecommendations, maintenance, repair, and replacement.
• Developpreventativemaintenanceplanstoprotectsystemuptimeandreduceriskduringmajorservices and events.
• Maintainaccuratedocumentationofsystems,signalpaths,inventories,andtechnicalconfigurations

Strategic Planning & Future Development

• Createandmanage5-yearand10-yearinfrastructureroadmapsfortechnicalsystemsacrosscampuses.
• PartnerwiththeCreativeArtsPastorandCFOonbudgeting,capitalplanning,andprioritizationof technical investments.
• ResearchandevaluateemergingtechnologiestoensureWooddale'sspacesremaincurrent,flexible,and mission-aligned.
• Provideprojectleadershipandtechnicaloversightforrenovations, newbuilds, andsystemupgradesin large event rooms.

Cross Campus Technical Support

• Serveasatechnicalresourceforcampusesbyprovidingguidance,troubleshooting,andsystemsupportas needed.
• Ensureconsistencyandinteroperabilityoftechnicalsystemsacrosslocationswhileallowingforcontextual differences.
• Supportmajorservicesandeventsthroughsystemsreadiness,technicalconsultation,andadvance planning.

QUALIFICATIONS

Personal:

• ProfessingbelieverwithevidenceofarelationshipwithChrist
• SubscribetoandaffirmtheStatementofFaithandCovenantofWooddaleChurch
• BearegularparticipantinpublicworshipatWooddaleChurch
• BecomeorremainamemberingoodstandingofWooddaleChurch

Leadership:

• Strongorganizationalandsystems-thinkingskillswiththeabilitytomanagecomplextechnical environments.
• Clear,collaborativecommunicatorcapableofpartneringwithministry,finance,andexecutiveleadership.
• Proactiveproblem-solverwiththeabilitytoanticipateneedsandplanbeyondimmediatedemands.
• Flexibleandadaptable,abilitytotroubleshootandthinkoutofthebox Technical:

Technical:

• Bachelor’sdegreeortechnicalcertificationinrelevantfield
• 3-5yearsofdirectmanagementexperiencepreferred
• Professional level ability and knowledge of production equipment and operation for both modern and traditional styles of worship, including:
  • Digital audio consoles and IEM systems
  • LED lighting and usage, including theatrical and intelligent lighting for video and DMX programming
  • Experience and knowledge of multi-venue production, including video usage and production staff for multiple locations
  • Ability to work with and lead a team in providing technical support for a SATB choir of 130 singers, chamber choir of 24 auditioned singers, full orchestra and instrumental ensembles (strings and/or brass).

RELATIONSHIPS

• ReportstoCreativeArtsPastor
• RelatestoCreativeArtsProductionManager,CampusPastorsandWorshipPastors/Directors
• CoordinatewithothermembersoftheWooddaleChurchstaffandvolunteers

WORKENVIRONMENT/PHYSICALDEMANDS

Able to lift 50+ pounds as needed to help set up and take down production equipment such as cameras, lights, staging,etc.Abilitytofrequentlysit,stand,bend,andlift.Theemployeeisregularlyrequiredtotalkorhearand frequentlyrequiredtostand,walk,usehands,andreachwithhandsandarms.Thephysicaldemandsdescribed here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully.

BENEFITS & COMPENSATION

Wooddale Church offers a comprehensive benefits package for all 40+ hour full-time employees, which includes opportunities to elect Medical (30+ hour full-time), Dental, Life/AD&D, HSA, Flex, LTD, optional Vision, optional Life/AD&D, optional STD, a Health & Wellness Plan and a 403(b) retirement plan with company match and immediate vesting. Projected salary range is $56,000 - $75,000 depending upon experience.

OTHER DUTIES

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