Fairfax Community Church is a great place to work! Our staff team works hard at fostering the community that calls this place home. Benefits for full-time staff include a health plan with no premium and three weeks of vacation every year!
Production Director
Full-Time
The Production Director at Fairfax Community Church serves as the leader over the Production Volunteer Team, various audio/lighting contractors, and is the key voice in creating a celebratory environment, both audibly and visually, in our weekend worship services and online. This position oversees any and all production elements (A/V/L) in the main sanctuary as it pertains to weekend worship services, special holiday services, and quarterly Nights of Worship. This position also acts as the Service Producer for aforementioned services/events.
- Produce each weekend worship service: P.O.C. for Volunteers, calling cues, troubleshooting, etc.
- Program lighting and/or work closely with contracted LD to ensure high quality visual worship experience. Not always looking for “flashy”, rather tasteful and celebratory.
- Lead, recruit, train, and schedule all live production volunteer and contractor team members.
- Weekly Service Planning/Review Meetings/Prayer Gathering with Creative Staff.
- Conceptualize quarterly stage designs and implement alongside volunteers and contractors.
- Lighting and Video gear oversight, maintenance, and purchasing.
- Provide fast and effective solutions to all AVL hardware and software difficulties on-campus in a prompt and efficient manner.
- Assess future technological needs and create purchasing strategies and timelines.
Requirements
3 – 5 years of experience in the following areas:
- Large venue production experience in a lead role
- Engineering and troubleshooting lighting and video
- Overseeing camera operations in a live, multi-camera environment
- Detailed knowledge of hardware and software broadcast video environments, switchers with multiple camera processing, and presentation software.
- Detailed knowledge of projectors, displays and video transmission.
- Detailed knowledge of intelligent, theatrical, LED, and DMX processing of lighting.
- Align with the vision, values, and doctrinal statement of Fairfax Community Church.
- Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and move up and down stairs on a regular basis. This position is 95% indoors and 5% outdoors.
Other Helpful Skills
- Planning Center
- Adobe Premiere
- Photoshop
- DMX protocol
- RoadHog4-Lighting Console
- BlackMagic Switchers
- SDI/HDMI Camera Connections
- Wirecast or other broadcast streaming software
- ProPresenter
- Constructing and designing set elements
- Training and teaching volunteers
- Solving Technical Issues Quickly
- Equipment maintenance
Fairfax Fellow
One Year Paid Program
Fairfax Fellows is a 12-month leadership development program for future pastors and church leaders located just outside Washington, D.C. at Fairfax Community Church. You’ll gain hands-on experience and be coached by some of the best church leaders in the country. Wherever your talents lie, we want to journey with you as you learn and grow in your calling.
Requirements
- Considering a career in vocational church ministry or leadership
- Nearing the end or has recently completed undergraduate degree
- Able to agree to and sign the Staff Covenant and Expectations document
Ministry Area of Choice
Based on individual interests and the changing needs of departments.
- Children’s Ministry
- Student Ministry
- Community Life
- Hospitality & Coffee Shop
- Communications
- Production