Director of Audio, Video, Lighting Systems

Hours per week: Full time, 40 hours

Location: Mount Pleasant, SC

This position reports to:Director of Technology

The mission: Seacoast Church exists to help people Find God, Grow Their Faith, Discover Their Purpose, and Make a Difference. Everything we do — including Technology and Production — supports life‑change and meaningful worship experiences.

The Opportunity

The Director of AVL Systems leads a team of hands-on experts and makes sure all audio, video, and lighting systems work smoothly during services and events across every campus. This role blends leadership, technical expertise, and team development to deliver great worship experiences each weekend.

This leader oversees a customer-focused central AVL team, helps guide major technology projects, and works closely with ministries, technology, and production teams to build reliable systems that support all campuses.

What You’ll Do

Lead & Develop People

• Lead, coach, and grow the AVL Systems team
• Provide regular feedback, 1:1s, annual reviews, and mentorship
• Equip staff and volunteers to deliver with confidence
  
  

Own AVL Excellence Across Campuses

• Oversee design, deployment, maintenance, and performance of all AVL systems
• Ensure consistent standards, documentation, and reliability church‑wide
• Maintain strong relationships with church leadership, campus staff and ministry volunteers and drive excellence
  
  

Strategic & Operational Leadership

• Serve as Tier 3 escalation for AVL requests, ensuring timely resolution
• Prioritize and execute capital projects on time and within budget
• Partner closely with the Director of Technology, Central IT Systems (a subset of Technology Team), and campus teams
• Manage vendor and contractor relationships and service agreements
  
  

Enable The Weekend Experience

• Ensure all AVL systems perform seamlessly during services and events
• Support special events that may occur nights, weekends, or holidays
• Participate in a weekly Technology Team on‑call rotation
  
  

Technical Environment

Oversee the deployment and maintenance of all AVL Systems across all campuses, including but not limited to the following:

• Audio consoles (DiGiCo Q338 and Q225, Allen & Heath Avantis and SQ series), speakers, amplifiers, wireless mics and IEMs, video switchers, routers, cameras, projectors and TVs, LED walls, lighting fixtures, lighting consoles, meeting room/conference systems, acoustic panels
• All related software including but not limited to ProPresenter, Ableton Live, Klang, WAVES SoundGrid, Dante, Wireless Workbench, DashBoard, ATEM, Onyx, grandMA and Q-SYS
• Establish and drive weekly and monthly maintenance rhythms for above systems
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• Christ follower (as a religious organization, Seacoast Church makes hiring decisions aligned to our faith and belief)
• 7–10 years of experience in church production, or live AVL environments
• Proven leader who thrives in hands‑on, team‑based settings
• Strong organizational and time‑management skills
• Ability to travel regularly between campuses (local day trips and limited overnights)
• Adaptable, curious, and passionate about continuous improvement
• Live and drive Seacoast cultural values to Love God. Love People. Make it Better. And Have a Good Attitude.
  
  

Nice To Have (But Not Required)

• Advanced Q‑SYS design and programming, and scripting, including UCIs
• Meyer Compass, Powersoft ArmoníaPlus
• twoloox Pandoras Box and Widget Designer, Brompton Tessera, Barco Event Master
• Vectorworks Spotlight and ConnectCAD, Revit, SketchUp
• Managed Switches and VLANs
  
  

Why You’ll Love Working at Seacoast

• Mission‑driven work that impacts lives every day
• Opportunity to shape AVL strategy across a growing, multi‑campus church
• Great benefits to support you: medical, dental, and vision coverage; life, AD&D, and long‑term disability insurance; plus, HSA/FSA options and an Employee Assistance Program
• Perks that invest in you: 403(b) with company match, paid time off, paid parental leave, and employee referral bonuses
  
  

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