New Life East: Music Director

Job Title: Music Director

Department: New Life East

Reports to: Worshp Pastor NLE

Status: Part-Tim | Hourly

Schedule: 20 hours per week

Supervisory role: No

Last updated: 12.02.25

New Life Church's mission is to make disciples in the Pikes Peak region, by calling people to worship, connect and serve.

            Job Summary:

The Music Director is an essential role for the ministry of New Life Church. The music director’s role is to lead with excellence on weekends both musically and spiritually - including preparation, thought, and intention given to each weekend service and event. The music director will oversee the volunteer musicians at NLE.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the volunteer musicians at New Life East (NLE).
• Play at all special services at NLE (Good Friday/Easter, Ash Wednesday, Christmas Eve, Worship Nights, etc…)
• Schedule the band each week in PCO (Worship Pastor will schedule vocals).
• Oversee resourcing the volunteers in PCO for all services. 
• Partner with NLE production in set up/tear down process that promotes efficiency and excellence.
• Partner with worship pastor in developing team members by providing clear communication and feedback to volunteers on a regular basis.
• Partner with Worship Pastor in volunteer recruitment, auditions, onboarding and pastoral care, and building culture.
• Committed to making NLE their local church community.
• Attend Worship Department meetings as needed.
• Partner with Worship Pastor in facilitating and hosting team nights. Including intentionally building relationships and culture with the worship team.
• Serve each weekend with musical and spiritual excellence.
• Be available to serve as Worship Leader 1 once a month or as needed.
• Manage and respond to calls and emails as needed.
• Assist the department in coordinating various tasks and procedures.
• Communicate regularly with supervisor about departmental issues.
• Assist supervisor with special projects, events, and diverse tasks in support of the department.
• Attend department meetings, regular all-staff meetings and other meetings as required.
• Utilize a thorough understanding of New Life Church employee policies and procedures.
• Work in close association with the entire staff to build and maintain a strong team environment.
• Cooperate with leadership by performing any other duties as assigned when asked to do so.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Proven strong gifts/anointing in worship.
• Proven strong ability to lead a band and team building abilities.
• Proficiency on at least two musical instruments.
• Possess basic music production skills.
• Proficiency in Ableton. Creating sessions with tracks, editing on the flying, etc.
• Demonstrate ability to handle multiple tasks and to complete projects with little guidance.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a flexible and cooperative manner.
• Ability to communicate effectively and appropriately at all levels.
• Able to work well under pressure and time constraints, utilizing multi-tasking skills and assessment of the priority of the moment in an environment of changing priorities and demands.
• Servant’s heart with spiritual maturity and sensitivity.
• Maintain the confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Strong people skills.
• Detail oriented and self-motivated.
• Able to analyze complex situations and develop solutions.
• Ability to read and carry out written and oral instructions.
• Strong computer skills, including familiarity and experience with a variety of software applications such as; MS Office Suite applications – Word, Access, Publisher, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Experience with email, such as MS Outlook.
• Strong organizational and office skills
• Ability to perform basic arithmetical functions.
• Personable and helpful attitude.

            Education and Experience:

Experience:  5 years experience as a music director or worship leader.

Working Conditions and Requirements of Office Environment

Physical Demands:

• Regularly required to sit and occasionally required to stand and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Must be able to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Close visual acuity to is necessary to perform an activity such as: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Salary : $23 - $25