Creative Arts Director

About this role

Horizon Church is hiring a Creative Arts Director who can carry real ownership, build people, and keep the mission clear when the calendar gets full.

This role sits at the intersection of craft and care.

You will not only execute weekly work.

You will help shape culture, develop others, and leave the ministry or team healthier than you found it.

The ideal teammate is theologically grounded, emotionally mature, and energized by worship work in a real church or faith-aligned context.

You communicate clearly, follow through, and measure success by fruit in people, not only activity.

If you want a posting with vague vibes and no expectations, this is not it.

If you want a clear lane, strong collaborators, and work that matters on Sunday and Monday, keep reading.

Role highlights

• Work directly with leaders at Horizon Church
• Clear expectations and weekly priorities
• Room to build systems that outlast any one person
• A culture that values both excellence and people
• Meaningful work with eternal implications

Responsibilities

• Shape weekend liturgy with the preaching and production teams
• Recruit, schedule, and disciple volunteer musicians and vocalists
• Lead rehearsals that are spiritually formative, not only technical
• Coach team members through feedback, prayer, and clear expectations
• Build seasonal worship plans for Advent, Easter, and special gatherings
• Partner with production on transitions, cues, and service flow
• Care for people on the team when life is heavy
• Help the church sing with theological clarity and joy
• Develop apprentice leaders who can run a rehearsal without you
• Guard a culture of excellence without performance idolatry

Requirements

• 5+ years leading worship in a local church context
• Strong musical skill and the ability to lead others with humility
• A track record of recruiting and developing volunteers
• Theological clarity and love for congregational singing
• Excellent communication with pastors, teams, and production
• Ability to plan ahead while staying flexible on Sundays
• Emotional maturity under weekend pressure
• Agreement with the church’s statement of faith and leadership culture

A day in the life

• Start with prayer, priorities, and a quick team sync
• Deep-work block on preparation, pastoral work, or product delivery
• Meetings with collaborators that end with owners and next steps
• Hands-on ministry, customer work, or weekend readiness tasks
• End-of-day note: what moved, what is blocked, who needs care

Benefits and support

• Competitive salary aligned to the posted range for Creative Arts Director
• Medical, dental, and vision options for eligible full-time roles
• Paid time off plus major holidays
• Retirement contribution support (role-dependent)
• Professional development budget for conferences and coaching
• Staff rhythms that protect Sabbath and family time
• A team that prays together and tells the truth kindly

Compensation and logistics

Pay range

$72–92K USD per year

Location

Denver, CO

Work style

Onsite

Employment type

Full-time

Hiring organization

Horizon Church

Category

Worship