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Position Title: Director of Sacred Music
Supervisor: Priest-in-Charge
Start Date: Summer 2026
Hours: Part-Time 10-15 hours per week, including Sundays.
Compensation: $25K per yr
Email resume and cover letter to pwebb@stnicksonline.org
The Director of Music helps develop and lead the worship music ministry for Saint Nicholas Church, in consultation with clergy and in a way that is consistent with Saint Nicholas’ mission, vision, and theology.
Responsibilities:
- Provide musical leadership for all public worship services that require it.
- Weekly meetings with clergy to select and plan music for Sunday and midweek services.
- Participate in the planning and rehearsal of any special services during the liturgical year.
- Recruit, equip, motivate, supervise and care for music team.
- Communicate faithfully with clergy and staff, especially when coordinating previously unplanned services like funerals and when unavailable or out of town.
- Oversee sound and video equipment and volunteers.
- Maintain the music library and playlist.
- Create periodic opportunities in which children may participate musically in worship.
- Personal participation in workshops, conferences, seminars, etc. is encouraged.
Qualifications:
- Willingness to become a member of this church.
- Love and respect for all people in the church.
- Ability to care for volunteer musicians in particular.
- Attested musical skills and competence.
- Sense of humor and positive attitude.
- Strong team player with the rest of the staff and congregation.
- Committed to the church’s vision, leadership, and people.
- Dependable, responsible, self-motivated and creative.
- Bachelors degree in Music (Masters preferred) or equivalent experience.
Musical Competencies:
- Ability to organize, coordinate, and motivate musicians and technical team members.
- Ability to attune with a wide body of musical styles related to liturgy and worship.
- Ability to lead worship and to train others as individual and team worship leaders.
- Professional quality piano (preferred) or guitar player.
- Arranging and sequencing music; writing and composition a plus.
- Producing and directing special events and programs.
- Experience with technical aspects of contemporary services: for example, sound boards, theater lights, video editing, etc.