Music Director

New Life Community Church • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Music Director assists the Worship Director in cultivating a life giving, passionate and skillful culture of worship at New Life through the spiritual and musical leadership of the band.

Requirements

• A spiritually mature Christian in full agreement with New Life’s statement of faith; strong desire to serve Christ and His church.
• Minimum of 3 years’ band experience in a local church; instrumental proficiency.
• High-capacity, multi-tasking individual comfortable working independently without constant supervision. Highly self-motivated and directed.
• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; ability to learn and use Planning Center online software.
• Experience with music technologies (Ableton, Playback, etc.).
• Strong written/oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Outstanding leadership skills. Someone with a positive attitude, a heart of a servant, fun/enjoyable and loyal.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the planning and implementation of the music for New Life Midway worship services and events.
• Assist in the training and coordination of the New Life Worship Band teams.
• Assist in the coordinating and implementing of tracks in worship services.
• Assist the Worship Director with team planning and implementation of projects and assist in achieving weekly goals.
• Contact potential Worship Team members and help them go through the process of becoming a member of New Life Worship.
• Schedule bands at Midway location.
• Participate in the musical production of Midway services and special events.
• Coordinate and oversee the band development process.
• Assist in the timekeeping of all New Life Worship paid musicians.
• Assist in creating check requests and fuel reimbursements.
• Assist in the recruiting of potential Worship Team members.
• Music director stage position
• Instrumentalist
• Contact all instrumentalists with audition results.
• Assist in the training of Worship Team.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed