Robert Jimmerson
Dallas,TX
Summary
Dedicated Worship and Creative Leader eager to apply proven leadership, versatile musical abilities, production, and service programming expertise to provide church members and visitors with deeply spiritual experiences that encourage them to take their next step with Christ. Offering 28 years of related experience in Faith-Based, Production (online, TV, film, stage), Music (vocal, rhythm section, and orchestral) environments.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Director of Worship and Service Planning
Concord Church Dallas
Dallas, Texas
04.2019 - Current
- Supports Senior Pastor by leading, mentoring, teaching, scheduling, recruiting, and retaining award-winning teams of 800+ dancers, musicians, singers, actors, spoken word artists, producers, audio/visual production personnel, and various key persons to produce highly impactful Christian experiences that encourage in-person and online audiences to return, participate, and give.
- Supports Senior Pastor by taking his vision via sermon series/ideas and collaborating across various production, worship, and marketing teams to create relevant experiences that are executed in excellence. This includes audio quality, camera angles, online presence and overall feel and look.
- Oversees budget, inventory and programming for Worship/Service Programming Departments and engaged outside services economically and responsibly.
- Streamlined and grew volunteer participation by 27% and retention by implementing Planning Center Online platform for use by all Sunday Service Teams, including Production and Pastoral teams.
- Produced 1st Worship Album, charting Billboard, and making profit within 1 week, with 2,500+ sales on day one.
- Led and gave creative input to $2M Production upgrade in Main Sanctuary and $1.3M upgrade in youth sanctuary.
- Established and manages the church-wide Guest Artist Scheduling & Contract workflow pipeline resulting in better efficiency, transparency, and fiscal responsibility.
- Authored and led the effort to identify and strengthen the target audience of millennial and gen-z persons by restructuring the onstage experience, collaborating with leaders to increase their visibility in other ministry areas, and innovating updating our church-wide song catalog to reflect their listening choices.
Music Director
Concord Church Dallas
Dallas, TX
04.2014 - 04.2019
- Set goals and expectations, cast vision, recruited, and retained 300+ volunteers and staff teams
- Served as lead musician and mentor to others for Sunday services, special events, funerals, weddings, among other events as well as volunteer care.
- Directed vocal groups at rehearsals and live or recorded performances to achieve desired effects such as tonal and harmonic balance dynamics, rhythm, and tempo.
- Scored compositions for consistency with instrumental and vocal capabilities.
- Led Special Services teams and planning
- Elevated worship experience organization-wide by training and creating new positions like Content Producers, Project Managers, Vocal Leaders, Choral Leaders, Band Members, Fine Arts Leaders resulting in heightened morale, larger viewership, increased giving, and overall winning people for Christ.
Music Coordinator
Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship
Dallas, TX
08.1998 - 07.2013
- Led team of musicians and vocal volunteers to support Sunday, mid-week, and special event services.
- Negotiated and executed licensing for music, campus wide, through CCLI, BMI, ASCAP.
- Served as Choral Director for Youth for Christ, Expressions of Praise, Voices of Joy, and Unity Choirs.
- Led/playwright/produced Easter and Christmas Productions with growth from 2 full Sunday services (8,000) to 3 full weekend services (12,500) while motivating and coordinating 400+ volunteers.
- Planned and scheduled rehearsals and performances and arranged details such as locations, accompanists, and instrumentalists.
Skills
- Award Winning Music/Vocal Producer/Director
- Production Management (Music/TV/Film)
- Critical Thinking
- Creative / Innovative
- Versatile Musician / Playwright
- Worship Service Planning/Service Programming
- Directing/Building Teams
- Visionary Leader
- Analytical
- Intent Listener
- Outgoing and Friendly
- Pastoral Attitude & Care
Accomplishments
- 2018 Ministerial Ordination: Concord Church, Dallas, TX (Senior Pastor, Bryan L. Carter)
- 2017, 2018, 2019 (3) Television Emmy Awards: Televised MLK Memorial Concert, Dallas, TX
- 2022 Young Professionals in Music Industry Award: DMMA - National Negro Musicians League
- 2018, 2016, 2015 (5) Billboard Charting: Robgotchords Productions, Dallas, TX
- 2015, 2016 Music Director: Gospel Heritage Conference, Atlanta, GA & Houston, TX (Teresa Hairston)
- 1999 Private Pilot's License, Addison, TX
- Artists Worked For: Kirk Franklin, Kathy Taylor, Kim Burrell, Earnest Pugh, Stephen Hurd,...
Certification
- Pro Tools
- Logic
- Prime
- Ableton
- Playback
- AUM
- Planning Center Online
- ProPresenter
- CCLI
- Adobe Suite
- Final Cut Pro
- Fellowship One
- TouchPoint
- Word/Excel/Power Point
- Pages/Numbers
- Basecamp
Quote
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Director of Worship and Service Planning
Concord Church Dallas
04.2019 - Current
Music Director
Concord Church Dallas
04.2014 - 04.2019
Music Coordinator
Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship
08.1998 - 07.2013
High School Diploma -
Cedar Hill High School
- Pro Tools
- Logic
- Prime
- Ableton
- Playback
- AUM
- Planning Center Online
- ProPresenter
- CCLI
- Adobe Suite
- Final Cut Pro
- Fellowship One
- TouchPoint
- Word/Excel/Power Point
- Pages/Numbers
- Basecamp
Education
High School Diploma -
Cedar Hill High School
Cedar Hill, TX06.2001
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