Worship + Creative Arts Director

Worship & Creative Arts Director

Piedmont Church | Full-Time

About Piedmont Church

Piedmont Church exists to lead people to Love God, Love People, and Invest in His Kingdom. We believe the church is more than a place people attend. The church is God's people—His family—gathered together and then sent into the everyday places where He has already placed them.

When we gather, we want to create space for God's people to worship together, hear from His Word, encourage one another, and be equipped for the life and mission God has called them to. But the gathering is not the end goal. We want people to leave ready to live as the church in their homes, neighborhoods, workplaces, schools, ballfields, and communities.

In many ways, what happens when we gather should be fueled by what God is already doing through His people throughout the week. The people singing together on Sunday are the same people who have spent the week parenting children, coaching teams, leading businesses, teaching students, serving neighbors, working jobs, sharing meals, and living on mission.

That creates an important tension for everything we do at Piedmont: We want our gatherings to be excellent without making the gathering the center of the Christian life.

Our Worship & Creative Arts ministry should reflect that conviction.

Purpose of This Role

The Worship & Creative Arts Director helps people walk with God and lead others to do the same through the arts.

This person will give leadership to the environments where Piedmont gathers while constantly remembering what those gatherings are for: to glorify God, build up His people, and equip them to live faithfully where God has placed them.

That means Sunday matters. We want to sing great songs. We want our musicians prepared. We want the lights, audio, video, and technology to work. We want creativity and excellence. We want our gatherings to feel intentional, engaging, and unmistakably Piedmont.

But we are not trying to build a weekly Christian production.

The Worship & Creative Arts Director must continually hold the tension between excellence in the gathering and mission in the everyday .

The Creative Arts side of this role carries that same philosophy beyond Sunday morning. Our communication should not simply advertise the next thing happening at the church building. We want to tell stories of what God is doing through ordinary people in ordinary places. We want to create content that equips people, encourages people, starts conversations, engages our community, and helps people see what it looks like to follow Jesus in everyday life.

Whether through a worship gathering, a testimony video, a sermon clip, a podcast, a photograph, a social post, or a story from a Missional Community, our creative work should point beyond itself toward the mission of God.

The Kind of Leader We're Looking For

We are looking for more than a talented worship leader or creative professional. We want a disciple-maker who happens to be creative .

This person should care as much about developing the person holding the guitar as they do about how the guitar sounds. They should care as much about the spiritual health of the person running lights as they do about how the stage looks. They should be interested in what God is doing through our people Monday through Saturday—not simply whether they are prepared when they arrive on Sunday.

They should naturally ask questions like:

• How does this gathering equip our people for the week ahead and celebrate who God is?
• Are we developing disciples or simply filling table setters (volunteer) positions?
• Are the people on our platforms actually living the mission we're singing about?
• Are we telling stories about what God is doing outside our building?
• Does our social media communicate the life of our church or just advertise our events?
• Are we creating content that someone who doesn't attend Piedmont would actually find valuable?
• Are we helping ordinary people see that their homes, workplaces, neighborhoods, schools, and teams are places God has sent them to?
• Does what we create help the people at Piedmont Love God, Love People, and Invest in His Kingdom?

The right person will understand that a great Sunday is not simply one where the band sounded great, the transitions were seamless, and the graphics looked good. A great Sunday gathers God's people, celebrates what He is doing among them, and sends them back into the places where He has already called them to live on mission.

Position Summary

The Worship & Creative Arts Director provides leadership and oversight for Piedmont Church's Worship, Production, and Creative Arts ministries.

This position is responsible for developing the people, systems, culture, and creative direction necessary to support Piedmont's mission both on Sunday mornings and throughout the week.

The Director will lead and disciple worship and production table setters, oversee the musical and technical elements of corporate worship, and provide leadership for Piedmont's overall creative and communications strategy, including graphics, video, social media, digital content, and ministry marketing. The goal is to develop people, communicate the Gospel clearly, and use worship and creativity to equip God's people to live on mission in the everyday places God has placed them.

This position will report to our Director of Ministry and work closely with our Lead Pastor.

Primary Responsibilities

1. Worship Leadership & Service Planning

• Lead Piedmont's overall worship ministry and establish a healthy culture of worship, excellence, preparation, humility, and discipleship.
• Lead worship regularly during Sunday gatherings and other church-wide events.
• Work closely with the Lead Pastor to plan worship gatherings that support Piedmont Church's teaching, vision, and mission.
• Select songs prayerfully and intentionally with attention to:
  • Biblical and theological faithfulness
  • Congregational accessibility
  • Piedmont's mission and culture
  • Musical excellence
  • The overall direction of each gathering
• Develop and maintain a Piedmont Song Bank that provides a consistent musical and theological identity for the church.
• Introduce new songs intentionally rather than simply following current worship trends.
• Plan and lead rehearsals that are organized, efficient, encouraging, and spiritually meaningful.
• Coordinate musicians, vocalists, service elements, tracks, arrangements, transitions, and other necessary components of worship gatherings.
• Maintain strong communication and planning systems so that table setters are well prepared in advance.

2. Worship & Production Team Development

The Director's primary responsibility is not simply to fill positions—it is to develop people .

• Recruit, onboard, train, disciple, schedule, and retain worship and production table setters.
• Develop leaders who can lead teams, rehearsals, services, and ministry areas without relying simply on the Director.
• Create clear onboarding and training pathways for:
  • Vocalists
  • Musicians
  • Audio
  • Lighting
  • Presentation
  • Video
  • Photography
  • Other production positions
• Establish clear expectations and standards for those serving from the platform.
• Ensure platform leaders demonstrate spiritual maturity, preparation, humility, and commitment to Piedmont Church.
• Those regularly serving in visible platform leadership should be fully functioning members of Piedmont Church—people who have a Seat at the Table—and actively participate in the life and mission of the church.
• Build a culture where worship and production table setters understand that serving is not simply performing a task but an opportunity for discipleship and ministry.
• Identify and develop future worship leaders, musicians, technicians, and creative leaders.

3. Production & Technical Systems

• Provide leadership and oversight for all Sunday production environments, including:
  • Audio
  • Lighting
  • Presentation
  • Video
  • Livestream/recording
  • Stage design
  • Computers, software, networking, and related systems
• Ensure production supports worship rather than distracting from it.
• Establish and document systems and procedures for equipment, software, table setters, rehearsals, services, and special events.
• Continually evaluate existing equipment and systems and recommend appropriate improvements or upgrades.
• Develop preventative maintenance and equipment replacement plans.
• Maintain organized inventories of equipment, software, licenses, cables, supplies, and other ministry resources.
• Troubleshoot technical problems and develop table setters capable of handling common issues.
• Maintain appropriate backups and redundancy for critical Sunday systems.
• Develop and oversee the Worship/Production budget in partnership with church leadership.

Creative Arts & Communications

4. Creative Direction & Brand Leadership

• Serve as the primary creative leader for Piedmont Church.
• Protect and develop a consistent visual identity across the church.
• Establish standards for the use of Piedmont's:
  • Logo
  • Colors
  • Fonts
  • Photography
  • Graphics
  • Video
  • Stage visuals
  • Digital and printed materials
• Ensure ministry communications feel like they come from one church rather than several disconnected ministries .
• Work with ministry leaders to translate their ideas and needs into clear, effective communication.
• Develop a streamlined process through which ministry graphics, promotional requests, and marketing materials flow.
• Create realistic timelines and expectations for creative requests.

5. Graphic Design, Video & Content

• Oversee the creation of graphics and visual assets for:
  • Sermon series
  • Church-wide events
  • Ministry events
  • Social media
  • Website
  • Email
  • Print
  • Sunday environments
• Produce or oversee video content including testimonies, promotional pieces, sermon content, stories, event recaps, and other creative projects.
• Capture and communicate stories of life change happening through Piedmont Church.
• Build and develop a team of table setters and, when appropriate, contract creatives including designers, photographers, videographers, editors, writers, and content creators.
• Develop systems to organize and archive Piedmont's photos, videos, graphics, project files, and other creative assets.

6. Social Media & Digital Strategy

The goal of Piedmont's social media presence should be larger than advertising what is happening at church.

The Director will develop and execute a comprehensive digital strategy designed to engage our church, reach our community, and introduce people to Jesus.

This includes:

• Develop and maintain a church-wide social media strategy and content calendar.
• Create a healthy balance of:
  • Gospel-centered content
  • Discipleship resources
  • Sermon clips
  • Stories and testimonies
  • Community engagement
  • Church culture
  • Event promotion
  • Invitations
• Develop content specifically intended for people who are not currently connected to Piedmont Church .
• Identify creative opportunities for podcasts, long-form video, short-form video, interviews, teaching content, and other digital ministry.
• Evaluate engagement and effectiveness rather than measuring success solely by followers or views.
• Stay attuned to evolving digital platforms and communication trends while ensuring Piedmont's strategy remains mission-driven rather than trend-driven.

7. Website & Church-Wide Communications

• Oversee the look, accuracy, and effectiveness of Piedmont's website.
• Ensure important information is up to date and easily accessible.
• Work with staff to develop communication plans for major initiatives, sermon series, outreach opportunities, and events.
• Help establish communication priorities to prevent the church from being overwhelmed by competing announcements.
• Ensure Piedmont communicates clearly and consistently across digital, print, email, social, and Sunday environments.

Staff & Ministry Expectations

Because this is a ministry leadership position, success is measured by more than completion of job responsibilities.

The Worship & Creative Arts Director is expected to:

• Maintain a growing relationship with Jesus.
• Demonstrate character consistent with biblical leadership.
• Support and protect the mission, theology, leadership, and unity of Piedmont Church.
• Participate actively in the life of Piedmont Church.
• Have a Seat at the Table and fulfill the expectations associated with church membership.
• Actively participate in a Missional Community.
• Serve the church beyond the specific responsibilities of this job when needed.
• Work collaboratively with staff and ministry leaders.
• Receive feedback with humility and provide feedback constructively.
• Maintain appropriate confidentiality.
• Pursue excellence without allowing perfectionism to become an obstacle to ministry.
• Lead as a disciple-maker rather than simply a musician, technician, or content creator.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A clear testimony of faith in Jesus Christ and a growing relationship with Him.
• Agreement with and commitment to the theology, mission, and values of Piedmont Church.
• Strong musical ability and experience leading contemporary worship.
• The ability to lead a congregation spiritually rather than simply perform music.
• Strong leadership and relational skills.
• Experience recruiting, training, and developing table setters.
• Working knowledge of live audio, lighting, presentation, video, livestream, tracking systems like Ableton or Multitracks playback, and worship technology.
• Experience with worship planning and creative software.
• Strong creative instincts and an understanding of visual communication.
• Familiarity with graphic design, photography, videography, editing, social media, and digital communication.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills.
• The ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
• The ability to lead both highly creative and highly technical people.
• A collaborative spirit and willingness to work within a team.

A candidate does not necessarily need to personally be the church's best graphic designer, videographer, audio engineer, lighting designer, and social media manager. They must, however, be capable of providing leadership, direction, standards, and systems, across each of these areas.

Position Details

Position: Worship & Creative Arts Director
Status: Full-Time
Reports To: Director of Ministry
Compensation: To be discussed early in the interview process and will be based on experience and qualifications, and will be competitive with the cost of living for Macon, GA.
Expected Workload: Minimum of approximately 36 hours per week

Ministry does not always fit neatly into a traditional workweek. There will be seasons requiring additional hours due to holidays, major events, special services, and ministry needs, as well as seasons when the workload is lighter. The expectation is healthy stewardship of time, strong communication, and faithful accomplishment of the responsibilities entrusted to this position.

Regular Sunday and staff responsibilities are considered part of the normal workweek.

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