Production Assistant I

Position Title: Production Assistant I

Functional Ministry Area(s): Production

Church: Hillside Community Church

Location: Rancho Cucamonga

Reports to: Tech Director

FLSA Classification: (non-exempt / Full Time Hourly)

Supervises: no

Work Schedule: 40 hours a week (office hours Monday through Thursday, Sundays)

Created / Updated: September 2026

OVERVIEW

The Production Assistant I is an all-encompassing, midweek and weekend support role with the capacity to lead and support all areas of production. This role is filled by someone who understands and can step into each area of production and operate proficiently, rather than emphasizing a single production area. The Production Assistant I carries an elevated leadership capacity, actively leading volunteers, initiating training opportunities, and building relationships across all programmatic ministries. This role is also proactive in identifying needs across the campus related to production and works with the Technical Director to plan and carry out those projects.

CORE STAFF VALUES

• Christ-centered: I choose to seek Christ and His kingdom above all else. I will keep the main thing the main thing and strive to love, trust and follow Jesus, stay grounded in Scripture and keep in step with His Spirit day by day

• Compassionate (care): I want to be marked by the compassion of Jesus in how I relate to others, I choose to be a proactive initiator of care, remembering that Jesus is a friend of sinners like me, and reaches out to the suffering

• Collaboration: I choose partnership with God and with others over individual achievement and effort. I want to work with God, and His people on His mission of transformation that is bigger than anyone one of us

• Community: I will devote myself to and faithfully cultivate friendships with others at Hillside. Growing with Jesus always involves being with friends who pray, serve and follow Jesus together

• Commitment: I will wholeheartedly and sacrificially devote myself to God and one another in a world of busyness and overcommitment. In my heart, home, neighborhood and church I will be a devoted follower of Christ

• Courageous: our faith calls us out of our comfort zones and invites us to live with boldness & resiliency, filled with God's Spirit and power. I will seek first the kingdom of God, being a servant and witness to Him daily

• Celebration: I will choose to be thankful and joyful in the goodness of God and His salvation. Even when sorrowful I will seek to be grateful for the gifts of God. I also choose to rejoice with others as they rejoice.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and oversee setup and tear down of stage and meeting spaces involving production assistance
• Operate production equipment proficiently across all areas of production (lighting, audio, and video)
• Actively lead, train, and invest in volunteers across all areas of production
• Initiate and lead training opportunities and relationship-building with volunteers, presenting new opportunities to the Technical Director
• Proactively identify production-related needs across the campus and plan resulting projects in coordination with the Technical Director
• Organizing production spaces and keeping them to a high standard of cleanliness and organization
• Equipment repair and maintenance
• Production support for Programmatic Ministries (Adults, Students, Kids)
• Support the development of Production Assistant II staff as they cross-train across production areas
• All other duties as assigned

A WIN LOOKS LIKE...

• One who can worship first
• One who responds in the affirmative by asking clarifying questions and finding creative solutions to make it happen
• One who understands that through serving we glorify God
• One who takes initiative to lead, develop, and multiply volunteers across every area of production

Education and/or Experience

• Minimum 3-4 years working or serving across multiple production areas
• Demonstrated experience leading or training volunteers

Required Technical / Other Skills and Abilities

• Planning Center Online
• Hog Lighting Consoles
• Allen and Heath Consoles
• Ross Video Equipment
• Sony Camera Equipment
• Renewed Vision Products
• Clear Com Systems
• Adobe Creative Cloud Apps
• VectorWorks
• Resolume Arena
• Proficiency across multiple areas of production (lighting, audio, and video), not limited to a single area of emphasis
• Must be able to lift and/or move at least 35lbs and stand for long stretches of time

Required Licenses/Certifications

• Lift Certification (issued after employment)

PERSONAL & MINISTRY ALIGNMENT

• Committed follower of Jesus Christ with a lifestyle that reflects biblical values and integrity

• Alignment with Hillside's Vision, Mission, and Core Staff Values

• Alignment with the Aspire Network of Churches' leadership development and multiplication philosophy

• Actively engaged in spiritual growth through community, serving, and personal disciplines