Music Director

This is a Full-Time 32 hour per week position that reports directly to the Ministry Lead of Musical Arts.

The Music Director Team Lead is responsible for assisting with musical direction and preparation for the Main Worship Center and Campuses set forth by the Ministry Lead of Musical Arts. The Music Director Team Lead will assist with equipping and discipling worship volunteers in their musicianship, musical training and spiritual development; focuses on assisting with raising the bar musically for the overall sound/execution of WOL Worship; is responsible for track building in Playback and set preparation in Planning Center Online each week for all worship services; responsible to raise up and disciple other Music Director Team Leads for future growth and band development; assists in onboarding of new worship members from worship auditions; provides feedback and support in musician scheduling; helps to manage and oversee musical equipment.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Training and Equipping – Assist with the operation of musician and spiritual development. This role will partner with the Ministry Lead of Musical Arts and other Music Director Team Leads to help with musicianship and spiritual development for current worship team members and new worship volunteers. This role will lead and manage quarterly musician training workshops and clinics. This role will also take on students to teach them guitar and/or music directing initiatives. This role will assist with onboarding new worship volunteers and run musical rehearsals.
Musical Direction and Oversight – Oversee worship servant leader growth regarding musicianship. This role will be active in assessing worship volunteers in their musical growth and will assess when workshops, clinics, or lessons are needed. This role will also run worship rehearsals when scheduled. This role will partner with worship leaders and execute the vision and direction of the worship leader to the band musicians for each service assigned. Works directly with the FOH Engineer to create a cohesive & consistent sound for the overall worship experience. This role will also be available for all major services i.e. Christmas, NYE, Good Friday and Easter to music direct and lead teams/music initiatives.
Operations – This role will assist with musican scheduling to maintain balance within the teams both spiritually and sonically for each team member. This role will also assist with quarterly reviews for each musician set forth by the Ministry Lead of Musical Arts.
Administrative Duties – Collaborates with the Assoc. Pastor/Director of Worship, Ministry Team Lead of Musical Arts, and Worship Administrator to assist in managing Planning Center Online, Dropbox, and Playback for worship department administrative needs and worship tracks. Attends weekly worship staff meetings. This role is also responsible for musical equipment, inventory, and repairs as needed.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in applicable field preferred
3+ years worship directing experience
3+ years experience with live/studio recording
2 years ministry experience in an active lay leadership role coordinating ministry/volunteers with the ability to recruit, lead, train and supervise volunteers
Advanced to expert knowledge in music theory
Musicianship in multiple styles of music; multi-instrumentalist
Intermediate to advanced knowledge of office technology tools, including Planning Center Online, Playback, MS Office, Google Drive; Basic knowledge of Pro-Tools, Reason and Omnisphere
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Friendly, flexible, able to multitask, enjoys working with all kinds of people
Able to work flexible hours, be available on evenings and weekends as program requires
REQUIRED OF ALL EMPLOYEES
Aspire to be a Christian role model in accordance with 1 Timothy, chapter 3
Maintain a consistent relationship with God, demonstrate a strong and growing walk with Christ, and live a Biblical lifestyle that honors Christ
Be personally committed to the ideals, values, and mission of WOL
Participate in a WOL small group and be a regular tither to WOL
Ability to appropriately handle confidential information; refraining from gossip
Ability to resolve issues according to Matthew 18
Be/become a Member at Water of Life and regularly attend its weekend services
Satisfactory background check

Physical Requirements: Must possess mobility to work in a live stage environment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include vision to read printed material and a computer screen, close vision, color vision and depth perception; hearing and speech to communicate in person. Must also frequently use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, controls. Must possess mobility to walk up and down stairs, and lift up to 30 pounds.