Lighting & Production Designer (Surrey)

Village Church is looking for a skilled and creative Lighting & Production Designer to lead the vision and direction of lighting across all Village Church locations. This role serves as the subject-matter expert in lighting and production design, helping create engaging worship environments while developing volunteers and supporting production teams across our sites. Key Responsibilities: Lighting Direction & Production Design - Lead the lighting vision and production design for major services, events, and series launches, including Easter and Christmas. - Establish lighting standards, philosophy, and best practices across all Village Church locations. - Collaborate with creative teams and senior leadership to support cohesive visual storytelling and worship experiences. - Partner with site teams to adapt lighting designs to different venues and technical environments. Team Development & Training - Equip and mentor lighting volunteers and emerging leaders across all locations. - Provide hands‑on lighting training and coaching for volunteers and Production Ministry Leads. - Help develop lighting curriculum and training resources for staff and volunteers. - Build strong, healthy volunteer teams that encourage growth, ownership, and leadership development. Technical Support & Systems - Support site teams with show files, lighting documentation, workflows, and equipment standards. - Help maintain consistency and excellence in lighting systems and execution across all campuses. - Work collaboratively with audio, video, and stage production teams to create integrated production experiences. Work Week - Part‑time: averaging 16 hours per week, up to 64 hours per month maximum. - Occasional evening and weekend work as required by events and trainings - Regular Sundays as required by series launches and location visits. - Versatile scheduling, agreed to in collaboration with the Production Director. - Tuesdays is an office workday unless otherwise approved by supervisor What We’re Looking For - Strong experience in live event lighting design, console programming, and lighting systems. - A creative eye for production design and visual storytelling. - Experience mentoring, teaching, and developing volunteers or team members. - Ability to adapt designs across multiple venues and environments. - Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills. - Experience in church production, live events, concerts, theatre, or related environments is considered an asset. - Alignment with Village Church’s mission, values, and spiritual leadership expectations. What Success Looks Like - Lighting environments that support worship and teaching in a meaningful and distraction‑free way. - Healthy, growing volunteer teams that feel equipped and supported. - Consistent, high‑quality lighting experiences across all Village Church locations. - Strong collaboration between production, creative, and site leadership teams. Vacation: 3 weeks/year Salary: $25- $27/hour depending on experience #J-18808-Ljbffr Apply on Kit Job: kitjob.ca/job/2peynt