Technical Director

Athens Life Fellowship; Athens (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused fellowship in Texas is seeking a Technical Director to manage all aspects of technical production, including audio, visual, and lighting, to support their mission. The ideal candidate has at least 4 years of experience in live production and strong leadership abilities. This is a full-time role, mainly scheduled from Sunday to Thursday, offering a unique opportunity to lead innovative production efforts.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in live production or worship.
• Proficiency in managing AVL equipment.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage production equipment operations and staff.
• Oversee production of worship services.
• Communicate department vision to staff.

Skills

Audio Systems

Lighting Systems

Video Systems

Creative & Technical Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Live Production or Music

Tools

Yamaha Rivage

ProTools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Overview

Job Title: Technical Director

Employee Status: Full-time

Job Department: Ministry/Production

Job Supervisor: Blake Austin

The Technical Director will manage all aspects of technical production (Audio, Visual, Lights) at the Life Campus in order to accomplish the vision of Life Fellowship.

Job Activities

• Manage day to day operations of production equipment including directing staff who support administrative, service, event, maintenance and other production functions
• Provide strong leadership under pressure, including troubleshooting and rapid decision-making
• Run team meetings that casts vision & communicates culture in a fun, uplifting and empowering environment
• Oversee production of live and online weekend worship services at multiple campuses, LK’s weekend experiences and weekly Life Youth services.
• Oversee technical/production needs of various meetings/groups throughout the week.
• Manage all production staff.
• Clearly and regularly communicate department vision to campus production staff and dream team
• Manage budgets for production departments
• Maintain, repair, purchase AVL equipment as needed
• Participating in training opportunities and constantly finding new ways to improve skills
• Other essential functions and responsibilities.

Qualifications and Skills

Audio Systems

• Yamaha Rivage, Yamaha DM7 systems
• Dante and MADI protocols
• Waves plugins/hardware, Meyer Sound processors
• Microphone placement, RF systems (hardware/software), and gain structure
• DAW proficiency (ProTools, Logic X), live recording experience

Lighting Systems

• Vista and GrandMA3 systems
• DMX and ANet protocols
• Stage and lighting operation, including color balance and temperature

Video Systems

• RED/Panasonic and Ross (cameras and Ross switchers).
• LED walls, NovaStar processors, Teredak wireless video systems.
• Resi encoders, SDI/Ethernet/DMX fiber conversion.
• ProPresenter, Resolume, V-CAN, NDI configuration.

Creative & Technical Development:

• Translate vision into high-quality production elements for services and events.
• Work closely with Creative and Worship teams on openers, transitions, and storytelling moments.
• Innovate with new tools, software, and approaches to create dynamic experiences.

Strongly Desired:

• Bachelor’s degree in Live Production or Music. (Preferred)
• 4+ years of experience in live production, or worship.
• Advanced mixing, rigging, and power distribution experience.
• SketchUp proficiency for stage design.
• Experience with Smaart, MAPP 3D, GrandMA offline, Streamdeck.
• Music or recording studio experience.
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects).

Required to Learn After Hire:

• Internal onboarding systems and protocols.
• Production closet/inventory management.
• Core team structure and Trello project management software.
• Planning Center for team roster and service flow.

Status: Full-time, exempt

Schedule: Sunday-Thursday