Audio Visual Lighting Systems Engineer

AUDIO ENGINEER / AVL SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN

Location: Elizabeth Baptist Church – Multi-Campus
Department: Marketing & Media / Production
Reports To: Marketing & Media Director / Production Leadership
Job Status: Full-Time

POSITION SUMMARY

The Audio Engineer / AVL Systems Technician provides technical leadership, live audio engineering, systems expertise, and operational support for Elizabeth Baptist Church’s worship services, broadcasts, conferences, special events, and ministry experiences across all campuses.

This role combines professional live audio engineering expertise with advanced AVL systems technical support. The ideal candidate is equally proficient in mixing live worship services, troubleshooting Dante networks, maintaining production infrastructure, supporting broadcast audio, and deploying temporary AVL systems for special events.

The Audio Engineer / AVL Systems Technician is responsible for delivering consistent, high-quality audio experiences while helping ensure the reliability, integration, maintenance, and continuous improvement of EBC’s audio, video, lighting, LED, communications, networking, control, and production infrastructure.

This position works closely with staff, contractors, ministry leaders, musicians, worship teams, and volunteers to create technically excellent environments that support the mission and ministry of Elizabeth Baptist Church.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Live Audio & Broadcast

• Serve as a primary live audio engineer for worship services, rehearsals, conferences, special events, and other church productions.
• Mix Front of House (FOH), broadcast, monitors, or other audio positions as assigned.
• Deliver consistent, professional audio mixes that provide clarity and appropriate balance for spoken word, worship, music, playback, and live programming.
• Conduct sound checks, line checks, rehearsals, and pre-service system verification.
• Build, maintain, and manage console show files, scenes, snapshots, routing, patching, processing, and system configurations.
• Properly deploy microphones, wireless systems, direct boxes, stage boxes, monitors, playback systems, and other audio equipment.
• Work closely with worship leaders, musicians, pastors, speakers, producers, and production staff to anticipate and execute the audio needs of each service or event.
• Troubleshoot audio issues in real time while maintaining professionalism and composure in live production environments.
• Maintain appropriate gain structure, system tuning, signal flow, RF coordination, and audio routing throughout EBC production environments.
• Support the integration and quality of audio for livestreams, recordings, online platforms, and other broadcast destinations.
• Help establish consistent audio standards and workflows across EBC campuses.

AVL Systems & Infrastructure

• Maintain, troubleshoot, and improve production systems across audio, video, lighting, LED, communications, networking, control, and power infrastructure.
• Provide technical support to staff, ministry teams, contractors, and volunteers for AVL equipment and systems across campus venues.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot Dante and other networked audio environments.
• Support LED systems, production communications, video routing, fiber infrastructure, control systems, and interconnected AVL technologies.
• Diagnose complex technical issues and proactively identify potential failures before they impact worship services, broadcasts, or events.
• Maintain proper signal flow, connectivity, system synchronization, and communication between production systems.
• Establish and maintain standards for system installation, cabling, termination, labeling, rack organization, patching, and infrastructure.
• Support system commissioning, upgrades, installations, and technology transitions.

Production & Event Support

• Support and execute production load-ins, load-outs, and temporary system deployments for conferences, ministry events, outdoor events, and special productions.
• Assist with audio, video, lighting, LED, communications, networking, staging, and production infrastructure as needed.
• Support safe production power distribution and deployment of ground-supported and flown production equipment within established safety practices.
• Work collaboratively with internal production teams, contractors, vendors, and outside production partners.
• Assist with church-wide productions and special events as directed by production leadership.
• Be available for critical troubleshooting and production support during services and major events.

Maintenance, Documentation & Systems Management

• Perform routine preventative maintenance and testing of production equipment and infrastructure.
• Coordinate equipment repairs and communicate system issues that require outside service or manufacturer support.
• Maintain backups of critical console files, configurations, presets, network settings, and production system data.
• Maintain accurate technical documentation, including signal-flow diagrams, rack elevations, network documentation, LED maps, system configurations, patch sheets, and equipment inventories.
• Track equipment condition and identify systems approaching repair, replacement, or upgrade needs.
• Assist production leadership with equipment evaluation, system design, infrastructure planning, capital projects, and long-term technology improvements.
• Coordinate with IT, manufacturers, vendors, integrators, contractors, and technical partners when necessary.

Team & Volunteer Development

• Help train staff, contractors, and volunteers on audio and AVL systems, workflows, and production standards.
• Develop repeatable processes that allow production teams to operate systems safely, efficiently, and consistently.
• Provide technical leadership during rehearsals, services, and events while creating an environment where volunteers can learn and grow.
• Promote a production culture built around preparation, communication, teamwork, excellence, and service.

MISSION-CRITICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Represent Elizabeth Baptist Church with professionalism, humility, integrity, and Christ-like character.
• Support and advance the mission, vision, values, and ministry goals of Elizabeth Baptist Church.
• Approach production as ministry, understanding that technology exists to support worship, communication, and the overall guest experience.
• Champion a culture of collaboration, innovation, excellence, and spiritual development within the production ministry.
• Maintain open and consistent communication with supervisors, staff, ministry leaders, contractors, and volunteers.
• Demonstrate servant leadership both on and off the platform.
• Steward church equipment, technology, finances, and other resources responsibly.
• Remain calm, solutions-oriented, and professional when addressing technical challenges in live environments.

TECHNICAL STRENGTHS & REQUIREMENTS

The ideal candidate should demonstrate:

• Advanced knowledge of professional live audio systems and workflows.
• Strong experience mixing live bands, worship teams, spoken word, and other program material in large-room environments.
• Advanced understanding of digital audio consoles, signal flow, gain structure, EQ, dynamics, effects, bussing, matrices, and system routing.
• Advanced experience with Dante routing and networked audio systems.
• Experience with professional wireless microphone and RF coordination workflows.
• Understanding of broadcast audio, livestream audio, recording, and multi-destination audio workflows.
• Strong understanding of professional AVL systems across audio, video, lighting, LED, communications, networking, control, and power.
• Experience configuring, mapping, deploying, or troubleshooting professional LED display systems.
• Experience with Clear-Com or comparable professional production communication systems.
• Strong understanding of video signal flow, SDI, fiber, routing, synchronization, and distribution.
• Strong understanding of IP networking and networked AV workflows.
• Working knowledge of production power distribution, electrical loads, grounding, and safe electrical practices.
• Working knowledge of entertainment rigging principles and established safety practices.
• Exceptional troubleshooting skills and the ability to diagnose complex interconnected systems under live show conditions.
• Ability to create and maintain technical drawings, signal-flow diagrams, system documentation, and infrastructure plans.
• Strong organizational skills with a commitment to reliable, documented, and repeatable production systems.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum 3–5 years of professional experience in live audio, AVL systems, live production, systems integration, touring, broadcast engineering, church production, or a related technical environment.
• Demonstrated experience mixing professional live events, worship services, concerts, conferences, or comparable productions.
• Demonstrated experience deploying, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex professional production systems.
• Experience supporting professional load-ins, load-outs, and temporary event systems.
• Ability to manage multiple technical projects and priorities within fast-paced production environments.
• Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical team members.
• Ability to work collaboratively with IT, vendors, manufacturers, contractors, integrators, ministry teams, musicians, and volunteers.
• Experience in a multi-site church or multi-venue production environment is preferred.
• Alignment with the mission, vision, and values of Elizabeth Baptist Church.

TIME COMMITMENT & SCHEDULE

This is a full-time position that requires flexibility based on the worship and event calendar of Elizabeth Baptist Church.

The position includes regular Sunday services, rehearsals, evenings, weekends, conferences, special events, and select holidays. Schedule adjustments may be necessary during major church events, productions, installations, and other ministry initiatives.

Because Elizabeth Baptist Church operates across multiple locations, this position may be required to provide technical support at various EBC campuses and event locations as needed.

Pay: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 403(b)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person