Live Production Manager

Description

Position: Live Production Manager

Location:  Granite Bay Campus

Reports to: Executive Pastor & Global Production Manager

FLSA Status:  

Job Status: Full-time

The Live Production Manager oversees all aspects of audio, video, and lighting (AVL) production for worship services, events, and ministry programming. This role ensures technical excellence, consistency, and innovation across all environments while developing and leading a strong team of staff and volunteers. The Production Manager collaborates closely with Worship, Creative, and Pastoral teams to create distraction-free, high-impact experiences where people can encounter God.
 

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Oversight

• Lead, execute, and elevate production operations for worship services, conferences, student ministries, and other church events.
• Plan and provide vision of production equipment for specific events.
• Troubleshooting and repair of production equipment that breaks or malfunctions.
• Supervise the load-in/load-out of production gear, ensuring proper care and maintenance of all equipment.
• Help develop workflow policies and procedures that improve efficiency without compromising quality.
• Research, propose, and implement technology upgrades aligned with ministry goals and budgets.
• Work closely with Leadership to best determine efficient execution of production needs (lighting environment, staging, sound, etc.). 
• Able and willing to jump into any production positions as necessary.

Team Leadership & Development

• Provide guidance, leadership, support, and vision to the production sta?.
• Oversee adequate scheduling of sta?/volunteers.
• Production support for weekends, student ministries, conferences, and other events as required.
• Routinely check in with ministry leads to ensure their production needs are being met.

 Collaboration & Communication

• Oversee the space where people come to build community and grow in their walk with God through music and teaching.
• Regularly communicate with Bayside Leadership to help bring new and innovative ideas come to life.
• Partner with Worship, Creative, and Pastoral leaders to plan and execute high-quality services and events.

Administration & Stewardship

• Steward church resources responsibly, demonstrating integrity and excellence in all decisions.
• Maintain proper care, maintenance, and organization of production equipment.

Mission Critical Responsibilities

• High degree of judgment and discretion as a representative of Bayside Church.
• Proactively communicate, support, and fulfill the mission, vision, core values and goals of Bayside Church.
• Champion a culture of collaboration, innovation, and spiritual development within the production ministry.
• Maintain open and frequent communication with your supervisor, sta?, and team.
• Adhere to the Bayside Sta? Core Values.
• Model Christ-like character and servant leadership on and o? the clock.
• Uphold a high degree of discretion, professionalism, and humility as a representative of Bayside Church.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong technical proficiency in live audio, lighting, video, and broadcast production.
• A good communicator and people person.
• Working knowledge of Dante audio networking and Yamaha digital audio consoles.
• Capable of programming lighting on grandMA2 / grandMA3 systems.
• Proven experience leading AVL teams in a church, touring, or live production environment (3–5+ years preferred).
• Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-production-value environment and stay calm under pressure.
• Strong leadership skills to develop and inspire a team toward excellence.
• Team player with a positive, solution-oriented attitude.
• Detail-oriented yet adaptable when circumstances change.
• Spiritually mature and aligned with the church’s mission, vision, and values.

TIME COMMITMENT

• Full-time, must be able to work weekends, evenings, and holidays.