What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Contemporary Music and Media Specialist - Shrine of the Blessed Sacrament - Washington DC position at Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington?
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Washington DC is hiring a full time Contemporary Music Director and Media Specialist.
This role is full time and will report to the Pastor.
Responsibilities of Contemporary Music Director:
Must be a good pianist with excellent reading skills
Must sing well enough to teach music
Lead music at 3 weekend masses:
Sunday 9:00 Church (Cantor and piano)
Sunday 10:30 Gym Mass (Small Choir and piano) (September – June)
Sunday 5:30 PM Church (Small choir and instruments, piano)
Plan music and acclamations for three Contemporary masses (Same music for all three)
-Music is chosen from Contemporary, Gospel, praise and worship sources.
Prepare a weekly Worship Aid to be used at all Contemporary masses
Hire Pianists and Cantors for Contemporary Masses. List of active musicians is available.
Rehearse musicians Contemporary masses.
Other involvement in Church liturgies, e.g., Holy Day Masses, Occasional Weddings and Funerals, etc
Responsiblities of Media Specialist:
Preparation and submission of the weekly Bulletin
Preparation and dissemination of WEEKLY FLOCKNOTES
-FLOCKNOTES is a weekly abbreviation of the weekly Bulletin that is e-mailed to all registered parishioners
Recruit and oversee volunteers to do Parish Live-Streaming
Professional LiveStream equipment used to stream Sunday, 10:30 AM Mass
Oversee Parish Social Media platforms: Facebook, Twitter (Now X), Instagram, etc.
Be Responsible for posting event updates, photos of Church events
Organize, record and post on YouTube and social media conversations with the priests, Deacons, Pastoral staff on various subjects.
Interested applicants should send a resume to frgary@bsdc.org
