The Production Associate – Video and/or Lighting serves as a key member of the Production Team at New Vision Baptist Church, supporting the church’s worship services, ministries, events, and special productions.
This position will have a primary focus on video production, camera operation, lighting, and visual presentation, while also assisting with other areas of production as needed. The ideal candidate is technically skilled, creatively minded, dependable, and passionate about using production to support the ministry and mission of the church.
This role requires someone who can work effectively in a fast-paced ministry environment, collaborate with staff and volunteers, troubleshoot technical issues, and maintain a high standard of excellence while serving others.
Primary Responsibilities
Video Production
- Operate professional video cameras for worship services, events, conferences, and special productions.
- Assist with camera shading, framing, composition, and shot selection.
- Operate video production systems, including switching and routing video sources as assigned.
- Assist with livestream production and online broadcast workflows.
- Prepare and manage video content for services and events.
- Assist with recording, editing, exporting, and organizing video content when needed.
- Maintain and organize video equipment, media, and production resources.
- Monitor video quality throughout services and events and respond quickly to technical issues.
- Assist with the development and execution of creative video elements and visual storytelling.
- Support video production for Christmas, Easter, VBS, conferences, worship nights, and other major church events.
Lighting
- Operate lighting systems for worship services, events, and special productions.
- Build and execute lighting looks that support worship, teaching, and other elements of the service.
- Program and maintain lighting consoles, fixtures, presets, and show files.
- Assist with lighting design and implementation for new productions and events.
- Ensure lighting systems are properly prepared, focused, patched, and maintained.
- Troubleshoot lighting equipment and systems as needed.
- Work closely with worship, creative, and production staff to create lighting environments that support the overall experience.
Production Support
- Assist with the setup, operation, teardown, and maintenance of production equipment.
- Support audio, video, lighting, staging, and other production needs when necessary.
- Assist with production for church-wide events and ministry activities.
- Help maintain a clean, organized, and professional production environment.
- Follow established Production Team procedures and standards.
- Assist with training and developing production volunteers in video and lighting.
- Help create a positive and collaborative culture among staff and volunteers.
- Be willing to serve outside of primary responsibilities when ministry needs require it.
Sunday & Event Responsibilities
The Production Associate will participate in scheduled production services and events, which may include:
- Sunday worship services
- Wednesday evening services and programming
- Special worship services
- Christmas and Easter productions
- VBS
- Conferences and retreats
- Weddings and funerals, as assigned
- Ministry events
- Student and children's ministry events
- Off-site and special productions
The position may require evening, weekend, and holiday work based on the church's production schedule.
Volunteer Development
A significant part of this role is helping New Vision develop a strong and healthy volunteer production team.
Responsibilities may include:
- Training volunteers in camera operation and lighting.
- Teaching production standards and procedures.
- Providing constructive feedback and encouragement.
- Helping volunteers grow in both technical skill and ministry mindset.
- Building relationships with volunteers and helping them find meaningful places to serve.
- Setting a positive example of preparation, teamwork, humility, and servant leadership.
Technical Responsibilities
The Production Associate should develop a working knowledge of:
- Professional video cameras
- Camera shading and video signal flow
- Video switching and routing
- Live streaming and broadcast systems
- Video playback systems
- Lighting consoles and control systems
- Intelligent lighting fixtures
- DMX/network-based lighting systems
- LED video systems and displays
- Basic networking and signal flow
- Production intercom systems
- Digital media management
- Basic troubleshooting and preventative maintenance
The specific equipment and systems used will be determined by the Production Team at New Vision Baptist Church.
Qualifications & Skills
Required
- Demonstrated experience in live video production and/or lighting.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively under pressure and respond quickly to changing situations.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently while also functioning as part of a team.
- Willingness to work evenings, weekends, and special events.
- Ability to lift and move production equipment safely.
- A teachable attitude and willingness to continue developing technical skills.
- A heart for serving the local church and supporting ministry through production.
Preferred
- Previous experience in a church production environment.
- Experience with professional live video production.
- Experience operating professional lighting systems.
- Experience with livestreaming and broadcast production.
- Experience training volunteers.
- Familiarity with professional video, lighting, and networking systems.
- Experience with video editing and content creation.
- Formal education or professional experience in broadcast, video production, lighting, theater, or a related field.
Competitive salary dependent upon experience and qualifications