Lighting Department Director

Description

Position Title

Lighting Department Director

Department/Ministry/Location

Production

Supervisor Position Title

Production Director

Weekly Hours

Typically Sunday-Thursday, 40 hours/week

Position Status/ Classification

Full-time, Salaried, Exempt

Ministerial Status

Non-Ministerial

The Lighting Department Director provides leadership, design expertise, and operational excellence for all lighting-related aspects of worship services, conferences, events, and productions. This role requires a high-level professional lighting designer and operator capable of producing complex lighting environments while leading volunteer teams and collaborating with the broader production department. The position also includes inventory oversight, rigging collaboration, installation participation, and maintaining a high standard of visual excellence consistent with a professional production environment.

Abundant Staff Agreement – I will:

• Keep people first – build, bless, help, and minister to the people God has entrusted to us
• Build, support and live the culture and core values of Abundant Church
• Support and run with the vision of Abundant church and our Pastors
• Do whatever it takes to build the Kingdom of God, His Church, and His people

Education and Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• At least five years experience in a professional live production environment

Knowledge and

Skills:

• Strong leadership, teamwork, and communication skills.
• Ability to work with both professional staff and volunteers effectively.
• Commitment to excellence, ministry values, and collaborative culture.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, conferences, and special events.
• Professional conduct, servant leadership attitude, and strong organizational skills.

Spiritual Requirements:

The incumbent in this position must abide by the Abundant Lifestyle Agreement and the Abundant Culture Guide and must attend at least one Abundant church service per week.

Physical Requirements:

Must be able to safely lift and carry items up to 15 pounds in weight.

Employment At-Will:

All employees of Abundant Church are at-will, and as such, are free to resign any time without reason. Abundant Church, likewise, retains the right to terminate an employee’s employment at any time with or without reason or notice.

Nothing contained in this job description or any other document provided to the employee is intended to be, nor should it be construed as, a guarantee that employment or any benefit will be continued for any period of time. Any salary figures provided to an employee in annual or monthly terms are stated for the sake of convenience or to facilitate comparisons that are not intended to and do not create an employment contract for any specific period of time.

No manager, supervisor or employee of Abundant Church has any authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make any agreement for employment other than at-will.

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Design, program, and operate professional lighting systems for services, concerts, conferences, and special events.
• Operate and program ETC lighting consoles and manage complex multi-universe lighting environments.
• Provide creative direction for stage lighting aesthetics aligned with ministry vision.
• Lead, train, and mentor volunteer lighting operators and technicians.
• Maintain lighting inventory, fixtures, consoles, cabling, and related infrastructure.
• Collaborate with production teams on rigging, LED walls, stage installations, and technical setups beyond lighting alone.
• Assist with installation and maintenance of lighting trusses, infrastructure, and production equipment.
• Ensure safety compliance related to rigging, electrical systems, and stage lighting equipment.
• Participate in production planning meetings and cross-department coordination.
• Support other campuses or major events when required.
• Help maintain professional standards in all production environments.