Music Director Job at The Crossing Church in Chesterfield

Our church... is a non-denominational multi-site church with four St. Louis-area campuses where we gather each weekend to study this ancient story found in Scripture that is still transforming lives today. We believe church should be a place where believers in Jesus and skeptics can stand side-by-side to study truth and ask tough questions. We blend teaching and worship with art and technology to create a service where you can experience the message of Jesus in practical and life-changing ways.

Music Director...this full-time position is responsible for the oversight of the music team staff and related staff to assist and develop the worship music and music team members of The Crossing in a way that consistently upholds the values and beliefs of The Crossing.

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Be responsible for Team Development & Leadership
  • Oversee and Manage Music Production Staff
  • Stay current with team members through written and oral communication on a regular basis
  • Develop training opportunities and resources for team members
  • Be active part in the Potential & New Team Members Process

• Contribute to the creative processes for music and programming
  • Songwriting
  • Song and idea demos
  • Recording/song production

• Oversee the execution of all worship-related music and staffing details for weekend services and specified events
  • Staff Musicians & Worship Leaders for weekend and specified events
    • Based on programming needs and teams per campus
    • Oversee contractors, including onboarding and invoicing
    • Oversee musical aspects of Baptism Concert and work with production staff to accommodate

• Communicate details from programming meetings to music staff and oversee Planning Center Online
  • All musical details properly loaded to Planning Center (charts, mp3's, etc.)
  • Ableton details (i.e. looped section for pivot)
  • Song forms

• Communicate details from programming meetings to musicians and Worship Leaders
  • Confirm key signatures with leads at all sites
  • Specific music details to musicians (i.e. drum pad for an instrument)
  • Work with producers to assign vocal leads for each campus

WE'RE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years experience
• Advanced knowledge of industry-standard pre-production technology including, but not limited to, Ableton Live, Pro-Tools or comparable DAW, and other software
• Be willing to learn and train others on new music production technology
• Ability to play at least on instrument and communicate effectively details for all instruments used at a worship venue at The Crossing
• Experienced worship leader and vocalist
• Self-motivated
• Insatiable learner
• Detail oriented
• Team Player
• Passionate about The Crossing and a relationship with God

MUST HAVES FOR ALL STAFF AT THE CROSSING

• Attend a service at one of The Crossing campuses on a weekly basis
• Passionate about their relationship with God
• Baptized after making the thoughtful decision to follow Christ
• Regard the Bible as God's final authority in all areas of Christian life and desire to be wholly obedient to it
• Wholeheartedly affirm The Crossing's Statement of Faith, including our view on Baptism
• Live a lifestyle consistent with scriptural principles

Apply today and see why The Crossing may be a great fit for you!