Director of Audio, Visual, Lighting Systems

Seacoast Church•Charleston, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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.

Requirements

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 Haves

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

Responsibilities

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
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
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
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
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
Oversee the deployment and maintenance of 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