POSITION PROFILE

Creative Arts Pastor

​JOB CLASSIFICATION:  Full Time, Salaried

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Salaried compensation determined based on fit and experience. Family health insurance offered through a national carrier, with the added benefit of an HSA account that Eastern Hills will invest into. Access to dental coverage (not subsidized by employer). Retirement account eligibility right away and a matching system starting at 2% by the employer after first year of service is completed. As needed paid time off in conjunction with supervisor and team.

ACCOUNTABLE TO: Executive Pastor, Sonya Hommes

PURPOSE: To provide leadership and direction to the weekend worship ministry and communications department of Eastern Hills, ensuring alignment with overall church goals and philosophies.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual leadership to the overall worship culture of Eastern Hills.
• Oversee and actively lead the Broadcast Media Director, Production Director, Worship Pastor, Communications Manager in ensuring their long-term and short-term responsibilities are being met.
• Oversee all week-to-week operations of the Weekend Worship department to plan and execute weekend services that assume unchurched and dechurched people are in the room and utilize creative elements to communicate the theme of each service.
• Collaborate with the Lead Pastor, Executive Pastor and Creative Team to continue to define the metrics of a successful weekend.
• Oversee and actively lead the Communications Manager and all Communications for Eastern Hills, including oversight of the leader who updates and manages the website, social media, app, and printed communication.
• Oversee the ongoing development of volunteer teams and volunteer leaders to effectively staff all of the necessary positions in the creative arts and communications areas. This includes leading the staff team to facilitate the development of people through the leadership pipeline.
• Provide consistent and helpful evaluations of the Creative Team that include job performance, healthy communication skills , culture representation and budget use.
• Proactively research, assess and improve on the processes and worship programs to include the latest in technology, social media tools and worship arts trends.
• Oversee and provide vision to experiences and special events that involve programming resources.
• Lead the planning, communication, and execution process for holidays and special events:
  • Fall Kick Off or Vision Weekends
  • Christmas Eve Services
  • Good Friday Service
  • Easter Services
  • Family Dedication Services
  • Mother’s Day
  • Father’s Day
  • Baptism Services
• Oversee the management, operation and upgrading of the audio/visual/lighting systems throughout the church, primarily through the Production Director.
• Oversee the management of the Creative Team Budget.
• This position is not a stage platform position. This role will be leading and supporting those on and off stage in the Creative Arts team.

Character Qualities

• This person possesses the highest calling and character in following Jesus and leading others to do the same. They walk the walk and talk the talk.
• This person is someone whose presence and demeanor calls the team to rise up in their own leadership, personal responsibility, and team unity.
• This person leans into conflict with honor for all involved, and a commitment to truth and grace, cultivating a positive and unifying outcome when possible. This person is wise with their words, and encourages healthy communication void of gossip or “the meeting after the meeting.”
• This person possesses high EQ. They know who they are and with humility are aware of their own personal areas of growth. They are able to manage their healthy rhythms of work and rest, and will proactively reach out for support when needed.
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Skill Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required or relevant experience
• 5+ years of experience in leading in a large church or large organization in either worship, production or communications.
• Working knowledge of modern production elements and processes such as speaking on comms, fundamentals of audio, visual, video, lighting. This leader can speak into and lead production team members intelligently.
• Basic working knowledge of a communications ministry department and worship teams.
• Experience building, leading, motivating and developing effective teams (volunteer and staff)
• Excellent communication skills; interpersonal, written and verbal
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent project management skills, keeping him/herself and team members on schedule and task for meeting goals.
• Ability to develop short-and long-range strategies to achieve departmental objectives, and identify opportunities for future growth (ie. Project Management experience)
• Ability to exercise sound, expert independent judgment within general policy guidelines.
• Preferred but not required: Experience project managing the production and release of original worship music.
• Preferred but not required: Bachelors or Masters in Ministry (Knowledge / Heart / Shepherding skills required to pastor the team).
• Preferred but not required: experience or working knowledge of the Irresistible Church Network (formerly North Point Network)

Work Schedule:

• 40-50 hours/week - able to manage their time of work and rest well, keeping healthy time-management conversations with their supervisor.
• Staff events and retreats.