Job Posting OPEN
Lighting Director
JOB DESCRIPTION
Revised:
04/2024
JOB TITLE: Lighting Director
CLASSIFICATION: Flexible Part Time (FPT) STATUS: Non-exempt
(Not to exceed 29 hours per week; actual hours will vary; no guaranteed
minimum number)
MINISTRY: Production MANAGER: Pastor of Production
GENERAL WORK
WEEK: Sunday – Thursday LOCATION: Argyle
(May include evenings & events)
A mutually agreed upon schedule will be determined
in conjunction with the new hire, manager, and HR.
JOB SUMMARY AND PURPOSE:
The purpose of the Tech – Lighting/Video role is to
provide support to the live production team.
This role will be responsible for stage lighting programming, lighting
operation, and general technical support for various service types in both the
Student Center and the main Worship Center for Sundays, Wednesdays, and other
events as scheduled.
STAFF CULTURE:
Culture is critical to the success of Cross Timbers
and its employees. We define our culture
in this way. “The environment we
create by how we work and how we work with each other”. We continually strive for a high output,
happy and healthy team; H3. We invest in
our staff to develop their skills, so they thrive in their roles as well as
focusing on helping them to develop spiritually.
STAFF
EXPECTATION:
As a condition of employment with Cross Timbers, it
is essential (required) that employees and their families become active
participants in the life and ministry of CT.
This includes regular attendance to services and finding a way to
volunteer with a ministry not in the scope of this job.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
·
Minimum 3 years’ experience in stage lighting,
lighting for video, safe rigging, conventional and LED fixtures, moving lights,
DMX, ArtNet, and sACN
·
Ability to program and operate GrandMA consoles is
a must, including Mode 2 and 3, as well as on PC software
·
Willing and open to change, be flexible in a
variety of situations
·
A team player giving and receiving input, willing
to compromise & cooperate
·
Exhibit clear and effective verbal and non-verbal communications
skills
·
Able
to develop people and systems to optimize growth and effectiveness
·
Forward thinker who assumes responsibility and
takes initiative
·
Must possess a genuine humility and work well in
the context of a team
·
Clearance of a criminal background check
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Programming
and operating of the lighting for Sunday morning services, Wednesday
evening Student services, and special events as needed
- Oversee
and manage stage design changes multiple times a year, to include striking
and resetting of fixtures, cabling, rigging, along with changes to lighting
network and DMX addressing
- Assistance
in maintaining lighting systems including fixture cleaning, re-lamping new
fixture installation, and troubleshooting as needed.
- Possible
assistance and support with various other live production projects
- Collaboration
and interaction with the full Production team as well as other staff
ministry teams
· Attend essential (required) staff
meetings/functions as assigned by the manager and/or Leadership.
- The statements contained in the document are intended to describe
the general nature of this role and level of work performed by employees
in this role. This job description
in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed
by the employee occupying this role.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related
instructions and to perform any other job-related duties assigned by their
Manager.
WORK
HOURS:
·
Part-Time Positions - Part-time employees have varying hours depending upon the role but
should never exceed 29 hours per work week.
The actual number of hours per week is not guaranteed and may vary with
the workload. Failure to adhere to the
29-hour rule is a violation of the employment agreement.
·
The established work week is Sunday through
Saturday for all payroll purposes including tracking part-time hours.
·
Full-time and Regular part-time positions may be
approved for a flex schedule which includes the potential of 1-day remote
working. Managers have discretion
related to flexibility in conjunction with Cross Timber’s flex practice.
·
Flexible part-time employees’ schedules and work
locations are based upon the role and scope of responsibilities.
·
A finalized schedule will be established with the
Manager but typically falls within the general hours noted below.
o
Monday-Friday role 8:30-5:00
Monday-Thursday 8:30-2:00
Friday
o
Sunday-Thursday role 9:00-5:00 Monday-Thursday 7:00-1:00
Sundays (varies by role)
·
A 1-hour lunch break is provided and required to be
taken by an employee. The actual time of
the lunch break is determined with the manager’s input.
· Employees must understand that ministry does not
always fall within a normal schedule and working outside of that schedule can
periodically include weekends, evenings and holidays for CT sponsored events that
are essential (required). For full-time
roles, additional hours outside the normal scope may be accommodated with comp
time and/or a temporary adjustment to the normal schedule where indicated. This is handled by Manager discretion.
WORK ENVIRONMENT – PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
·
Position
requires bending, stooping, and stretching to complete various tasks, and
occasional lifting of boxes weighing up to 25-50 pounds. Work is generally
performed indoors but may involve limited exposure to outdoor weather
conditions.
COMMENTS:
The above statements are intended to describe the
general nature of this job and the level of work performed by employees in this
position. This job description in no way
states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the
employee occupying this position.
Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions
and to perform any other job-related duties required by their manager.
The employment relationship remains subject to the
employment at will doctrine in the State of Texas, meaning either the employee
or the employer may terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without cause and with or without notice. If you
are in agreement with the above, please sign and return this document to Human
Resources.