Job Detail

Production Assistant (Lighting focus)

EastLake Church (Chula Vista, CA)

Department: Production

Reports To: Brock Veth

Hours:
Sunday: 6:00AM-3:00PM
Monday: As Needed
Tuesday: As Needed
Wednesday: As Needed (Service Rehearsal)
Thursday: 12:00PM-8:30PM (Church On Thursday service)
Saturday: As Needed

Level: Hourly

Status: Part-Time (10-20 hours per week)

Rate: $18-23 per hour depending on experience

Issue/Revision Date: February 2025


Are you passionate about the magic of lighting in film, TV, or live events? Do you thrive in fast-paced production environments? We're looking for a dynamic Production Assistant – Lighting to support our lighting team and help bring stunning visuals to life!

In this role, you'll work closely with gaffers, grips, and the entire production crew to ensure smooth lighting setups, efficient equipment handling, and seamless execution on set. If you're eager to learn, ready to hustle, and excited to be part of an energetic team, we want to hear from you!

General Functions:

The Production Assistant Designer executes excellence in service production, team-building, and content creation.

Supervision Received:

Reports directly to the Production Director. Employee seeks authorization for broad scope of tasks.

Scope & Dimensions:

Interacts with all staff and volunteers to create relevant, fun, and engaging worship experiences for adult services at EastLake Church.

Essential Responsibilities:

  1. Leadership: recruit and lead production volunteers.
  2. Prepare grids, message notes, host script, and distribute to the Production Team.
  3. Assist in rehearsal and pre-service rehearsals.
  4. Create ProPresenter show for services; assist in uploading content to Dropbox for Community Church Movement.
  5. Stay in the room throughout each service; connecting and coaching volunteers on production positions.
  6. Assist in repairs, maintenance, and upgrades to production equipment as needed.

Experience And Educational Requirements:

  1. Gear & Software Knowledge: Be able to learn and teach in GrandMA3, Resolume, ProPresenter, Planning Center, Rock Platform, and other software.
  2. Two years experience in a related environment.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Additional duties as assigned.

Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:

  1. Mobile – In and out of office to ensure task completion.
  2. Overtime hours as required by ministry needs.
  3. Church staff is required to abide by the Cultural Expectations (tithe, attendance, conduct, etc.).

Terms of Employment:

  • As a staff person at EastLake Church, I agree to abide by all the provisions of the Employee Handbook.
  • The Church reserves the right, at any time, with or without notice, to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job positions, or assign additional job responsibilities.
  • This position is classified by the Church as a PART-TIME paid position and is non-exempt from the overtime provisions, as stated in the Employee Handbook.

Want to Apply?

If you’d like to apply, please email jobs@eastlake.church with your resume and indicate the position you are interested in. Once we have received your email, we will provide you with an Employment Application Packet for you to complete and return. Thank you for your interest in joining our staff.

Salary for all positions ranges based on education and experience and will be talked about in second round of the interview process.