About This Role
This Audio Engineer role provides leadership for the development and training of a team of highly skilled volunteers who maintain high-quality audio standards for all Heartland events. The person in this role will oversee all audio needs and systems, driven by the organization's mandate for prophetic intercessory worship.
Responsibilities
- Continually identify, recruit, and equip an army of volunteers and interns to serve Heartland’s vision and audio needs
- Quality control of Sundays (listen to Front of House and give feedback as needed)
- Create training materials on Heartland-specific ways of mixing
- Create and run internships for growth in audio volunteers
- Update processing chains in Front of House scenes
- Update processing chains in Pro Tools scene (broadcast)
- Review and send notes to volunteers from online broadcast mix for continued growth
- Help enact and maintain the Creative Production Director’s vision for worship through audio systems and processes
- Build relationships with volunteers, taking a vested interest in their lives and being a light to them
- Maintain church management database pertaining to your role
- Edit and upload audio of content from services, podcasts, and other creative environments
- Maintain all audio equipment
- Perform monthly back-ups of all audio equipment
- Cover all Heartland event audio needs, scheduling volunteers and lining up all necessary equipment
- Setup the stage both in Main Sanctuary and Upper Sanctuary as needed for events
- Work with the Worship Pastor and Creative Production Director on stage setup
- Send equipment off for repair as needed
- Order new equipment as needed
- Keep all training content organized, relevant, and available to all team members
- Update and record specific training
- Create documents for turning on and off sound systems
- Work with lighting and video teams to help create a conducive worship environment
- Ensure that services are audio recorded and labeled correctly for easy access
- Move files over to Audio NAS weekly both at Front of House and Broadcast (Pro Tools)
- Generate, develop, and maintain documentation hub
Requirements
- Exceptional Live Audio Production mixing skills
- Organized
- Relational with a shepherd-like heart
- Leadership skills for up-close discipleship
- Commitment to training, empowering, and equipping others
Nice to have:
- Understanding of, and familiar with implementing Dante Virtual Soundcard
