Production Equipment Technician
Mission: America’s Keswick is a multi-generational, cross-cultural ministry where biblical teaching and worship lead to a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ, resulting in a transformed life. We serve people with excellence through addiction recovery, conferences, events, retreats and outreach.
Purpose: The purpose of America’s Keswick is to model and teach biblical victorious living in Christ Jesus, to provide an environment in which biblical life transformation takes place and to foster active personal involvement in the local church.
Department Purpose: The Production Department exists to serve the mission of America’s Keswick by providing reliable, high-quality audio, video, lighting, and presentation support for services, conferences, and events. Through thoughtful planning, collaboration, and faithful stewardship, the department enhances worship, programming, and guest experiences while equipping staff, volunteers, and interns to serve with excellence and unity.
Position Purpose: The Production Equipment Technician supports the reliability and readiness of America’s Keswick’s Production Department by ensuring audio, video, lighting, and related equipment is properly broken down, inventoried, organized, labeled, stored, and maintained following events. This role helps ensure Production systems and equipment remain orderly, accessible, and ready for use by staff, contractors, and outside technicians.
ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS:
- The one holding this position must be a mature Christian, able to effectively lead and demonstrate Christ-likeness. It is imperative that this person always conduct themselves in a manner as to uphold a solid testimony in harmony with traditional, conservative, evangelical values. He or she must completely adhere to the doctrinal position of America’s Keswick and seek to live the principles of God’s Word. It is understood that failure to maintain a high standard of personal testimony will be grounds for dismissal.
- Basic knowledge of audio systems, microphones, speakers, cabling, and presentation software.
- Strong organizational and teamwork skills.
- AV or live production experience preferred.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Breaking down AV equipment after assigned events.
- Properly coiling, packing, transporting and storing cables, microphones, stands, monitors, speakers, lighting and related equipment.
- Returning everything to its designated storage location.
- Maintaining organized production closets, Green Room/storage areas, carts and cases.
- Checking equipment as it is returned and reporting missing, damaged or malfunctioning items.
- Monitoring consumables such as batteries, tape, labels, adapters and similar supplies and reporting reorder needs.
- Maintaining labels on cases, shelves, cables and equipment.
- Completing a simple post-event reset checklist.
- Alerting the appropriate leader when something needs repair or replacement.
- Leaving the stage/production area prepared for the next scheduled event.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Ability to stand and walk for extended periods
- Ability to lift, carry, push, and pull equipment weighing up to 50 pounds (e.g., speakers, monitors, cable cases), with or without assistance
- Ability to bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, and reach overhead to set up and adjust audiovisual equipment
- Ability to use hands and fingers for fine manipulation, including connecting cables, operating control panels, and adjusting small components
- Ability to work in low-light or dark environments during live events
- Finger and hand dexterity to manipulate objects
The physical requirements described represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the principal duties of the job except where to do so would cause an undue hardship on America’s Keswick’s business operations.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS: The Production Equipment Technician reports to the Production Director.
HOURS: This position does not have set hours. Due to the nature of the organization, the position will need to work a variety of hours and days, including nights and weekends to accomplish the job.
COMPENSATION: $50-$100 per event
