POSITION:  WORSHIP LEADER & MEDIA COORDINATOR
REPORTS TO:    Director of Worship and Arts
JOB CLASSIFICATION:     Full-time or Part-time; Salaried – Exempt
HOURS:   Hours will vary from week to week but should average 40 hours per week or 25 hours for part-time. Must be flexible and schedule work hours based upon the needs of the Church.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:   The Associate shall fulfill the role of primary worship leader for 10:55 Connect service, shall lead the youth praise band, and shall partner with Director to support all contemporary worship experiences. If full-time, Associate shall also oversee A/V and media production ministries.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Worship

• Partners with Director to enhance all aspects of worship and arts in all services at WCUMC;
• Partners with Connect musicians in the planning and leading of the 10:55 Connect worship service;
• Recruits, coordinates, and schedules Connect musicians;
• Responsible for planning and preparing up to 2 contemporary concerts per year;
• Attends weekly staff meetings (held every Monday);
• Attends Worship Council meetings (held every other month);
• Attends long-range planning meetings as needed;
• Attends the 7:15am Sunday morning meetings with Pastors and worship staff;
• Provides contemporary music at funerals and weddings when requested (weddings for additional compensation);

 

Youth

• Provides music and leads worship for Sunday night youth meetings;
• Develops and leads a youth praise band––includes necessary planning, practice, and recruiting;
• Partners with youth musicians to develop their skills;
• Attends two youth mission trips and two youth retreats per year to facilitate worship;

 

Audio/Video

• Responsible for providing A/V support for all events of WCUMC that require it, including, but not limited to: all worship services, special services (such as Easter week and Christmas Eve), musical productions, concerts, etc.;
• Responsible for the A/V and recording of weddings (for additional compensation) and funerals (the coordinator may schedule this through volunteers or available church staff);
• Develops and trains a strong team of A/V volunteers for all services––recruiting, encouraging, scheduling;
• Develops an understanding of all technical equipment and their functions;
• Creates services in Pro Presenter for all services;
• Communicates immediately with the supervisor when there are equipment issues;
• Responsible for maintaining adequate supplies for all equipment (batteries, CDs, DVDs, etc.);