Music/Worship Intern Job at Concordia Publishing House in Saint Louis

Music/Worship Intern

Full-time, temporary (Summer 2025)

Concordia Publishing House (CPH), the publishing arm of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, is seeking a Music intern. This intern will assist the music staff in the maintenance of music data on cph.org, the preparation of back-catalog music titles for release online, and the production of Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish.

Specific duties include:

• Engraving music using Dorico, Sibelius, or Finale.
• Reviewing and updating web metadata for music products.
• Preparing music titles for release as print-on-demand and downloadable products using InDesign.
• Proofreading music for Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish.
• Recording and editing audio samples using Audacity.
• Researching copyright status of music titles.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of historic and liturgical Lutheran church music (required).
• Coursework toward completing a degree in music, music history, or music business (required).
• Experience with PC computer systems (required).
• Experience with engraving software (strongly desired).
• Experience with InDesign/InCopy (desired).
• Completion of junior year of study with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Active involvement in campus life.
• Active membership in an LCMS congregation.

Interns will be paid at a rate of $16.00 per hour. Students from outside the St. Louis area will receive a housing allowance in the amount of $125.00 per week.

To apply:

• Submit an online application at cph.org and upload a curriculum vitae or resume as part of the online application process.
• Submit one or more letters of recommendation from professors to CPH. Letters of reference should be sent to cphresume@cph.org.

Applications, resumes and letters of recommendation will be accepted until January 21, 2025.

CPH is mission-focused, and customer-driven, and exists to provide Christian resources that meet the needs of its customers today and in the future. CPH has been certified as a Best Christian Workplace by the Best Christian Workplaces Institute and is a winner of the Missouri Quality Award and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award. CPH offers competitive pay and a friendly, team-oriented work environment. Our management culture solicits and recognizes employees for their ideas on opportunities to continually improve the company and our service to customers. We are looking for the best candidates to share in our vision.