Production and IT Team Lead

MISSION:

Our mission is to help people take their next step with Jesus

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CHURCH ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES:

THE GOSPEL

Jesus is the main thing and always will be.

We don't mean to over-simplify it, but it's really that simple. If you come to our church, you're going to hear a lot about Jesus. It is His life, death, resurrection and return that sets us free from sin and sets us loose to discover our purpose.

DEPENDENCY

Our plumbline is God’s Word, our power is God’s Spirit, our posture is prayer, and our practice is to do life together.

NEIGHBORING

We believe God puts us where we are with intentionality, so we want to live where we are with intentionality.

URGENCY

We give and we go sacrificially, boldly and fast.

FOCUS

We want to be great at a few things instead of trying to be good at everything.

THE NEXT GENERATION

Win the campus, win the world.

MULTIPLICATION

God’s mission is multiplication, not addition.  We multiply leaders, connection groups and churches.

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STAFF BEHAVIORAL VALUES:

CULTURE & CHARACTER

• Humble - We want to be like Jesus and Jesus came to serve, not to be served.  We deflect praise, own our mistakes, submit to authority, remain teachable and we lead by serving.
• Hungry - A lot’s at stake and we know it.  We work hard, pursue excellence and we’re not complacent during times of success.
• Healthy - We can’t lead our church well if we’re not leading our families well and we can’t lead our families well if we’re not leading ourselves well.  We want to be healthy spiritually, physically, emotionally, mentally, relationally and maritally.
• Holy - As goes the leadership, so goes the church.  We don’t hide our sin, we confess it.  We take sin seriously and pursue godliness.
• Family - We’re more than just employees, we’re family.  Families spend time with each other, share meals with each other, get real with each other, take care of each other, encourage and challenge each other.

COMPETENCY

• Uniquely skilled to serve the church

CAPACITY

• Special ability to lead, shepherd and contribute to a dynamic and growing context

CHEMISTRY

• Adds joy to the staff culture and health with your presence

CONVICTIONS

• Firm commitment to the Biblical beliefs and practices of The Commons Church‍

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CHURCH MEMBERSHIP:

By joining the The Commons Staff team you and your spouse (if applicable) are automatically approved as Members of The Commons Church. However we still want you to take Intro to The Commons and Membership at The Commons if you have not done so already.  As staff and members you will be placed under the leadership and shepherding of the Elders of this Church. We will expect and inspect your leadership in faithful attendance, service, and giving.

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JOB SUMMARY:

DIRECT SUPERVISOR:

Jacob Russo (Worship Director)

JOB TITLE:

Production and IT Team Lead (Full Time)

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• Help cultivate, maintain and execute the vision for our production team culture
  • Work with Worship Director to refine and execute the vision for our production team culture
  • Raise up new leaders (empower the gifted & raise up the next generation of production team leaders).  This is BIG!
  • Define goals for the production team
  • Recruit & train new/current sound engineers and other production team positions
  • Be creative w/special events, lighting, video, live audio
  • Work with Worship Director for production budget, future needs, current needs, and equipment maintenance
• Execute and Lead the Production Team for The Commons & The Salt Company
  • Function as the primary sound engineer and point person for all things production while maintaining a culture of plurality in the tech booth
  • Lead The Commons & The Salt Company production teams
  • Plan and coordinate all production components for both Sunday mornings and Thursday nights (i.e. scheduling in Planning Center, knowing the songs and service flow, etc.)
  • Communicate weekly with teams
  • Be actively involved in leading the production team during rehearsals (Wednesday night, Thursday night (TSC), and Sunday mornings)
  • “On Call” for production issues during services
  • Oversee production (QC) on Sunday mornings even if you are not scheduled for a role that day.
  • Point person on planning and executing all necessary AVL for off-sight services. (i.e. The Salt Company kickoff, a Sunday morning outdoor service, Fall Retreat, etc.)
  • Stage set-up (cables, input, DIs, Microphone maintenance and set up)
    • Boot-Up / Tear Down
    • Cables lined
    • Inputs routed
    • DI vs XLR distinguishing
    • Microphone maintenance
    • Stage piece set ups
      • Stands, instruments, treatments
    • MEs and IEM presets
  • Virtual Sound Checks for volunteer training
  • Work with D-Live hardware to create scene failsafes in “emergency situations”
• Videography
  • Work with current video set up at Commons Church and train volunteers to capture live services with teaching and worship.
  • Understand video shooting and editing basics with an eye for shooting live “in the moment” captures.
  • Work with Creative Lead to create video testimonies and other features for Services presentations and social media posts.
  • Working with Leadership to move us into recording services for video in the future.
• Continuing Education
  • The world of technology is ever changing.  So, part of your responsibility is to:
    • Understand all of our tech gear inside and out
    • Continually learn new/other technologies/solutions to help us be more efficient and better at what we do.  Disclaimer: Note the “Focus” core value - we want to be great at a few things with the production of our services rather than trying to be good at everything.
• Scaling and Execution of Future vision and tasks
  • With the focus of continuous improvement and education, we want to be a church that is ready to scale and grow with the climate of where we are.
    • With that comes casting a vision alongside the Worship Director and Lead Pastor of where we want to be in our worship spaces and community spaces.
    • Seeing how technology plays a part in creating environments where people experience community and communion with God.
  • Helping create infrastructure to house The Commons Church files and history. (NAS, Hard Drive back ups)
  • Creating more wireless interfaces to create a clean look on stage and screen.
  • Working with Vista or other lighting programs to move our lighting for worship and teaching into a more kinetic environment for focussed Sundays and Salt nights.
• Information Technology and Wireless Infrastructure
  • Maintaining IT infrastructures in all of The Commons Church building.
  • Diagnosing, investigating and solving technological issues that pop up on a day to day basis.
  • Work with Communications facilities and companies to see seamless operation and functionality of Commons Church workspaces.
• The Commons Church Staff Member
  • Full participation in The Commons church at large
  • Participation in large staff/church related meetings/events. (i.e. CG leader commissioning night, Christmas Eve service, staff parties/hang days, etc.)
  • Other responsibilities assigned by direct supervisor

In a sentence, your responsibility is to help shepherd our church and The Salt Company by using your production gifts to develop production team members, improve service production, and help us use our tech resources to their full potential.

EXPECTATIONS:

• We value plurality on the platform and in the tech booth.
  • The goal would be for you to mix 60-70% of Sunday’s and ~50% of TSC’s.
• Our “must be” attendance times are as follows
  • Wednesday Night Rehearsal: 5:30p-8:00p (Sunday Mornings) & 8:00p-10:00p (Salt Company)
  • The Salt Company Rehearsal & Service (Thursday Nights): 5:30-7:30 (Rehearsal) & 8:00p-10:00p (Service)
  • The Commons Church Rehearsal & Service(s) (Sunday Mornings): 5:30a-8:00a (Rehearsal) & three services at 8a and 9:30a and 11a
  • All Recap and Planning Meetings for Services
    • Sunday Morning
    • Salt Night
    • Special Events (48, Nights of Worship, etc.)
• Rehearsals and Services will account for 16+ hours of time. All other time is expected to be working on maintenance and prep for services. Along with onboarding / discipling / meeting with production volunteers.
  • Other tasks will include but not be limited to IT needs and aux production needs outside of Sunday mornings and Salt Nights.