Contemporary Music Director

 Contemporary Music Director

Part Time – 15-20 Hours/week

St. Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church

1416 Market Street, Wilmington, NC 28401

We are seeking to hire a Contemporary Music Director to join our team here at St Andrews-Covenant Presbyterian Church .  This position offers the unique opportunity to lead an already established group of dedicated volunteers and skilled paid musicians who share a common goal of enhancing our worship experience through music.  If you're passionate about music and ministry, we'd love to hear from you!

Expected Outcomes of Position:

• Leads a diversely gifted worship team of musicians who dedicate themselves to helping the congregation give glory and honor to God
• Recruits and inspires new people to share their musical gifts in worship
• Chooses a variety of musical selections and styles which fit the weekly themes or liturgical seasons
• Inspires the congregation to sing

Important Characteristics:

• A person of solid faith who feels called to lead music and serve God with his/her musical gifts
• Has the ability and confidence to lead effectively; praying with and connecting with the congregation to create a worshipful space
• Has ability to lead the music in services as both a lead vocalist and instrumentalist
• Has the musical skills to arrange/transpose/transcribe songs when necessary
• Has experience in or willingness to learn Multi Tracks, Pro Presenter, Planning Center and Google Docs
• Has technical, organizational and communication skills needed to lead a team of lay and professional musicians in rehearsal and preparation for worship
• Has technical knowledge related to sound equipment/acoustics/emails/texting
• Easy to work with:  relationship builder, team player, positive attitude
• Reliable and responsible

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Reports to the Director of Music
• Responsible for all music at the Contemporary worship service
• Supervises, recruits, develops and leads a team of both instrumentalists and singers
• Schedules adequate rehearsal times and chooses quality music that fits the abilities of the music team
• Uses knowledge, creativity, and prior experiences to help shape worship experience
• Recruits both singers and instrumentalist volunteers from the congregation
• Oversees copyright licensing and compliance
• Prepares an annual budget
• Ensures that the lyric presentation of all congregational songs is presented to the production coordinator in a timely manner allowing for multimedia/visual preparation prior to worship services
• Supports the development of a youth praise band program
• Attends required staff meetings

Education and Experience:

• Music degree preferred but not required
• Prior experience leading music in a contemporary worship setting recommended

Benefits/Compensation:

• 2 weeks paid vacation first year
• Flexibility  in work schedule
• Professional development assistance 
• 1 week of paid continuing education a year

Prospective Candidates should submit a resume to: 

Cindy Litzinger, Director of Music

1416 Market Street

Wilmington NC 28409

CLitzinger@sacpc.org