Music Director

Description

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Band Development & Training

• Lead and facilitate Band Workshops for staff at all campuses.
• Help develop musicians across Lake Forest and campuses to strengthen skill, confidence, and unity.
  
  

Music Production & Arranging

• Create underscore and produce music for weekend video content.
• Build and produce new worship arrangements with creativity and a focus on musical excellence and congregational accessibility.
• Create and edit multitrack arrangements for Lake Forest weekend services using Ableton, Playback, or similar tools.
  
  

Musicianship

• Ideally have skills to serve primarily as a drummer at Lake Forest, while offering flexibility across other instruments as needed.
• Contribute to the overall musical culture and execution of Saddleback’s worship services.
  
  

Campus Equipment Oversight

• Serve as the All-Campus Equipment Coordinator, helping manage and maintain musical gear for all locations
• Ensure equipment is functional, organized, and ready for use at events and services
  
  

Weekend Support

• Be a point of contact for campus worship leaders and bandleaders on the weekends
• Help troubleshoot live music issues, track needs, or last-minute changes (MD-level problem solving)
  
  

What You Have Done

• A minimum of 5 years serving on a worship team as a music director is highly desirable
• Bachelor's degree is highly desirable.
• Musical production - knowledge on how to produce and track both live as well as in studio
• High-level proficiency on drums and at least one other instrument is preferred
• Music production and arranging experience (Logic, Ableton, Playback, etc.)
• Strong relational and problem-solving skills, especially under pressure
• Passion for the local church and a heart for equipping others
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, collaborative ministry environment
  
  

What We Offer

• Highly competitive benefits plans. Health plans with employee low deductible medical (EPO and PPO), dental, and vision coverage.
• 403(b)-retirement plan with employer contribution.
• Generous holiday and paid time off plans, including a paid week off between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
  
  

Saddleback Church’s pay philosophy is based on internal and external data for pay equity and budgetary considerations for effective stewardship. The estimated pay rate for this position is $70,000-$72,000 annually, depending on experience. We will provide a pay rate within our salary structure that fits a candidate’s qualifications and experience for the job. The posted wage range does not guarantee a specific job offer.

Saddleback Church is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of Saddleback Church as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent us from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all employees share the same religious commitment, which is central to our mission.