Music Director

Job Summary:  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.

Essential Functions and 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.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Music director stage position


• Instrumentalist


• Contact all instrumentalists with audition results.


• Assist in the training of Worship Team.


• All other duties as assigned.

Skills/Qualifications/Attributes:

• 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.