Production Assistant

Christ Church of Oak Brook
Oak Brook, IL

Production Assistant
Position Information

$27/Hour
401k with 4% Employer Match
PTO (Pro-rated)

Summary of Position

The Production Associate supports the execution of worship services, ministry gatherings, and special events by assisting with the practical and repetitive details that keep production environments running smoothly. This role operates under the direction of production leadership and helps execute established systems, workflows, and standards with consistency and attention to detail. The ideal candidate is dependable, teachable, and energized by serving behind the scenes. They help create distraction-free environments by ensuring the small details are handled with excellence every week.

Essential Functions

Core Responsibilities
1. Service Preparation & Execution
  • Assist in preparing platforms, booths, and technical environments for services and events
  • Set and reset microphones, stands, instruments, batteries, cabling, and stage elements
  • Support service execution in assigned production roles
  • Help ensure services run smoothly by executing established workflows and checklists
  • Assist with rehearsals, transitions, and post-service reset
2. Equipment & Environment Support
  • Help maintain organized and functional production spaces
  • Assist with setup, teardown, and movement of production equipment
  • Support routine maintenance and readiness of AVL systems and resources
  • Ensure equipment is properly stored, charged, labeled, and prepared for use
3. Team & Volunteer Support
  • Support staff and volunteers during rehearsals, services, and events
  • Communicate clearly and respond quickly to direction and changing needs
  • Help reinforce a positive and team-oriented culture
  • Assist in onboarding and training volunteers when needed
4. Events & Ministry Support
  • Provide production assistance for ministry gatherings, meetings, funerals, weddings, and facility rentals
  • Assist with event setup, execution, and teardown reflecting hospitality and preparedness for event organizers
  • Support production leadership in creating organized and distraction-free environments

Other Key Responsibilities

  • Demonstrates interest and growing aptitude in one or more areas of production, including audio, video, lighting, presentation software, service production and live streaming systems
  • Learns and works within the production tools and platforms used by Christ Church, including ProPresenter, ProVideo Player, Planning Center, streaming platforms (YouTube, Vimeo, OBS, etc) , QSys, StreamDeck, etc.
  • Collaborates effectively with production, worship, communications, and ministry teams
  • Works independently, follows through on responsibilities, and proactively helps solve problems
  • Adapts quickly to changing needs, priorities, and live environments
  • Continues developing technical, organizational, and ministry skills through training and hands-on experience
  • Demonstrates Christ Church’s core values through professionalism, flexibility, teamwork, and servant leadership

Required Qualifications

Production/technical arts experience in church production, event production, or television preferred

Spiritual Development

  • Support and model individual spiritual formation i.e. Worship, Grow and Serve. (Weekly worship, prayer, scripture reading, small group, volunteering/service, etc.).
  • Regularly attends worship and participates in ministry events at Christ Church or a Christ Church campus unless exempted by Christ Church leadership.
  • Seeks opportunities and participates in authentic worship, exalting and enjoying God as one of life’s greatest purposes and pleasures.
  • Lives as an attractive witness, living to draw others to Christ in personal, daily mission.
  • Intentionally seeks to become like Jesus, growing purposefully and intentionally.
  • Values and contributes to genuine community, doing life together with colleagues and congregation.
  • Enrolls in genuine service, living a life of service, humility and generosity.
  • Engages fully in life-changing love by loving people extravagantly

Ministry Traits

  • Reliable, consistent, and detail-oriented
  • Teachable, adaptable, and comfortable in changing environments
  • Positive, approachable team player who collaborates well with staff and volunteers
  • Organized, proactive, and able to work independently when needed
  • Honest, trustworthy, and able to maintain confidentiality
  • Possesses a passion for worship and values both contemporary and classic expressions of worship
  • Values excellence as a reflection of Christ to others
  • Process-oriented while remaining sensitive and responsive to the needs of people and moments
  • Appreciates and supports the giftedness of both professional and volunteer contributors
  • Demonstrates an ongoing desire to grow in Christ-like character, humility, and service

Physical Demands & Work Environment

  • Able to sit and stand for long periods of time
  • Capable of kneeling and crouching
  • Adept at lifting and/or moving up to 50 pounds

Core Competencies

  • Communicates with clarity and warmth across diverse audiences
  • Demonstrates integrity, humility, and alignment with Christ Church’s values
  • Collaborates effectively across teams and ministries
  • Organizes and prioritizes work to meet goals with excellence
  • Learns quickly and adapts to new tools, systems, and challenges
  • Coaches and develops others, bringing out the best in people
  • Resolves conflicts constructively and maintains healthy relationships
  • Innovates and improves ministry systems to better serve people

Posted 2026-06-08

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