Music Director

Zebulon United Methodist Church located in Zebulon, NC is seeking a Part Time Music Director who will responsible for providing leadership in the area of choral music. The Music Director should be committed to the development of our adult and children’s choirs and be able to sing and lead songs from a wide variety of musical styles. This part time position consists of between 5 and 10 hours per week – depending on the time of year and special events. The starting salary is $10,000.00/year.
Supervision
The Music Director is under the direct supervision of the Senior Pastor.
Qualifications
• Bachelor’s Degree in Music is required.
• Experience in leading adult choirs is preferable.
• Basic piano skills are preferred.
• An interest in teaching a variety of musical styles – including traditional and contemporary sacred music.
• Possess effective interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to teach vocal techniques at all levels.
• Willingness to serve as a spiritual leader for the choirs.
Principle Duties and Responsibilities
Include but not limited to:
• Lead the choirs and guide the church pianist and help with music selections.
• Instill a sense of community among choir members and pianist.
• Regularly recruit new choir members from within the body of the church as well as outside the church.
• Direct the choirs during weekly schedule rehearsals, Sunday worship services, children’s choir events and major musical events, i.e. Christmas and Easter cantatas. Those programs may include additional musicians.
• Contact piano tuner before Easter and Christmas cantatas.
• Order music – within the bounds of the budget.