Position Title: Audio/Visual Tech Staff
Ministry Area: Facilities, Worship
Reports To: Director of Technical Arts
Status: Part-time; Hourly
Summary
The Audio/Visual Tech Staff play a vital role in enabling worship to both happen in person as well as over livestream. The Audio/Visual Tech are responsible for the sound quality and production, video recording, visual communication slides, and lighting during worship services and other special events. Ability to communicate while working part-time is essential.
Core Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with special needs to perform the essential functions.
Audio-Visual Technical Expertise:
- Maintain optimal sound balances during worship services and other special events. Knowledge of sound quality and production for speaking as well as singing and instrumentation.
- Film worship and other special events for live-streaming and post-production editing.
- Advance visual communication slides during worship and other special events.
- Livestream worship and other special events.
- Create lighting concepts and ensure smooth lighting transitions.
- As trained, upload Sunday worship service audio to podcast and phone call-in platforms.
- As trained, upload content to church YouTube, Facebook, and other streaming channels.
- Maintain audio visual equipment.
- Communicate with the Director of Technical Arts when repairs are needed.
Collaborate:
- Work with Director of Technical Arts and any other A/V Tech staff to create excellent audio and visual experiences for worship and other special events.
- Work with pastors and church staff to achieve sound and audio goals for worship and other special events.
Communicate:
- Promote, communicate, and embody the vision, mission, and core values of First Church.
- Receive feedback appropriately and make improvements as needed.
- Ask questions, initiate conversations, and reply to tech requests in a timely manner.
Preferred Qualifications
Education and/or Experience:
- Audio visual expertise. Experience with video production, audio design, and uploading/streaming content to the internet.
Computer Skills:
- Working knowledge of internet tools including Adobe Suite, iMovie, social media, and word processing software.
Other:
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from pastors, staff, lay leadership, and church members.
- Ability to solve practical problems and effectively cope with the challenges that may arise from working with a variety of people and equipment in a church setting.
- Must be able to ask questions or to ask for help when needed.
- Must be able to work independently and with a team.
- Must pass a background, fingerprint, and reference check.
- Ability to occasionally lift 25 lbs. or more.
- Strong commitment to Christian faith and theology of the United Methodist Church is preferred, but not required. Familiarity with the United Methodist Church worship, structure, and Wesleyan theology is helpful.