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Athens Life Fellowship

Technical Director

Athens, TX · On-site

Technical Director Employee Status: Full-time Job Department: Ministry/Production Job Supervisor ... Advanced mixing, rigging, and power distribution experience. * SketchUp proficiency for stage ...

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... and Rigging Engineering is preferred § Experience with RISA 3D, AutoCAD, and Revit. Exposure to ... full-time, permanent position that offers a competitive salary, full benefit package that is 100 ...

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KONAMI GAMING INC

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Konami Gaming, Inc

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NJI Media LLC

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As of Jun 24, 2026, the average hourly pay for full time 3d rigger in the United States is $26.02, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $23.08 and $29.81 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Full-time 3D Riggers often encounter challenges such as creating rigs that balance both animator flexibility and technical stability, working with tight deadlines, and keeping up with rapidly evolving software tools. Effective communication with animators and modelers is crucial to ensure rigs function as intended and meet project needs. Regularly updating technical knowledge and collaborating closely with other departments can help overcome these challenges and contribute to smoother production workflows.

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Full Time 3D Riggers are professionals who create and maintain the digital skeletons and control rigs used to animate 3D models in films, video games, and other media. They work closely with 3D modelers and animators to ensure characters and objects move realistically and efficiently. Their job includes setting up systems for facial expressions, body movement, and mechanical actions, as well as troubleshooting any rigging-related issues. Working full time means they are typically employed by a studio or production company on a regular basis rather than freelancing.

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Technical Director

Technical Director

Athens Life Fellowship

Athens, TX • On-site

Full-time

Posted 13 days ago

Job description

Job Title: Technical Director
Employee Status: Full-time
Job Department: Ministry/Production
Job Supervisor: Blake Austin
Work Summary
The Technical Director will manage all aspects of technical production (Audio, Visual, Lights) at the Life Campus in order to accomplish the vision of Life Fellowship.
Job Activities
  • Manage day to day operations of production equipment including directing staff who support administrative, service, event, maintenance and other production functions
  • Provide strong leadership under pressure, including troubleshooting and rapid decision-making
  • Run team meetings that casts vision & communicates culture in a fun, uplifting and empowering environment
  • Oversee production of live and online weekend worship services at multiple campuses, LK's weekend experiences and weekly Life Youth services.
  • Oversee technical/production needs of various meetings/groups throughout the week.
  • Manage all production staff.
  • Clearly and regularly communicate department vision to campus production staff and dream team
  • Manage budgets for production departments
  • Maintain, repair, purchase AVL equipment as needed
  • Participating in training opportunities and constantly finding new ways to improve skills
  • Other essential functions and responsibilities.

Qualifications and Skills
Audio Systems
  • Yamaha Rivage, Yamaha DM7 systems
  • Dante and MADI protocols
  • Waves plugins/hardware, Meyer Sound processors
  • Microphone placement, RF systems (hardware/software), and gain structure
  • DAW proficiency (ProTools, Logic X), live recording experience

Lighting Systems
  • Vista and GrandMA3 systems
  • DMX and ANet protocols
  • Stage and lighting operation, including color balance and temperature

Video Systems
  • RED/Panasonic and Ross (cameras and Ross switchers).
  • LED walls, NovaStar processors, Teredak wireless video systems.
  • Resi encoders, SDI/Ethernet/DMX fiber conversion.
  • ProPresenter, Resolume, V-CAN, NDI configuration.

Creative & Technical Development:
  • Translate vision into high-quality production elements for services and events.
  • Work closely with Creative and Worship teams on openers, transitions, and storytelling moments.
  • Innovate with new tools, software, and approaches to create dynamic experiences.

Strongly Desired:
  • Bachelor's degree in Live Production or Music. (Preferred)
  • 4+ years of experience in live production, or worship.
  • Advanced mixing, rigging, and power distribution experience.
  • SketchUp proficiency for stage design.
  • Experience with Smaart, MAPP 3D, GrandMA offline, Streamdeck.
  • Music or recording studio experience.
  • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects).

Required to Learn After Hire:
  • Internal onboarding systems and protocols.
  • Production closet/inventory management.
  • Core team structure and Trello project management software.
  • Planning Center for team roster and service flow.

Other Information:
Status: Full-time, exempt
Schedule: Sunday-Thursday

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