Immanuel Presbyterian church : Evening service musician

Musician is needed in McLean, United States.

Musician is needed in McLean, United States.

Client: Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Location: McLean, United States
Contract: Part Time

Job Description
Evening Service Musician

Reports To: Music Director
Effective When hired
Status: Part time: 15 hours per month at $30/hour
FLSA: Exempt

For over sixty years, Immanuel Presbyterian Church’s welcoming, open and affirming church congregation has embodied God’s love through worship, outreach, education and community service. We are presently seeking an Evening Service Musician (ESM) to lead our once-a-month Sunday evening (5:30pm) service.

The Evening Service Musician (ESM) will, in conjunction with the senior pastor and music director, help in the selection of music to be performed by; and also act as the leader of, the evening service band for Immanuel’s monthly evening worship service. The ESM will work with volunteers and staff to rehearse and perform the music and provide a welcoming and positive atmosphere in the worship service and rehearsals.

Essential Functions

• Lead musical worship for Immanuel’s evening service (with volunteer band members, church members and staff)
• Coordinate with Senior Pastor and Music Director to choose appropriate music
• Coordinate with volunteer musicians for two weekday evening rehearsals per month and rehearsal the day of the service
• Collaborate with musicians to select and then arrange a wide variety of music appropriate for non-traditional worship
• Prepare as necessary, chord/lyric sheets in PDF form for use with forScore
• Lead setup and teardown of musical and PA equipment for the worship service and rehearsals
• Use strong lead vocal skills in helping the gathered community worship

Other Responsibilities

• Meet regularly with Senior Pastor and Music Director
• Evaluate and bring forth suggestions to improve the service on an ongoing basis

Minimum Qualifications

• Musical training, with a background in a variety of musical styles in the Christian tradition
• Ability to effectively play an instrument in worship leadership (ideally guitar or piano)
• Ability to effectively lead a musical ensemble in rehearsal and worship
• Strong singing voice
• Familiarity with Contemporary Christian music

Physical Requirements

• Able to move freely in and out of different group settings (church, homes, etc.)
• Ability to move equipment for set up and breakdown

In what capacity are you hiring?
On behalf of my company

Where are you in the hiring process?
I’m ready to make a paid hire

Is this an independent one off job, or part of a larger project?
Part of a larger ongoing project

For what period of time will the freelancer be needed?
Long term

What freelancer experience level is needed? (per hour)
Mid-level (Industry Average): $35-75, Junior: $25-35, Senior: $75-100