Gas Street Music Manager

Location:
Hybrid

Responsible to:

Executive Lead

Start date:

Spring 2026

Key Objectives:
To advance and expand Gas Street Music (GSM), elevating its impact, reach, and operational effectiveness. This role will provide strategic leadership and organisational development, working collaboratively with the team of songwriters and worship leaders to maximise the influence and distribution of GSM's music. Key responsibilities include leading and managing music projects, songwriting retreats, releases, events, and tours, as well as building strategic partnerships with record labels, streaming platforms, and ministries. Pastorally, the role involves nurturing and developing GSM's songwriters and creatives, ensuring their continued growth and maintaining a strong connection between Gas Street Church and Gas Street Music. GSM seeks to capture and share the authentic sound of a local church expression of worship.

Areas of responsibility:

• Collaborate with Senior Pastors and the team to ensure music reflects the heart and vision of Gas Street Church.
• Lead the development process for songwriting, arranging, and production projects.
• Champion innovation and excellence across all GSM initiatives.
• Manage the GSM calendar, events, tours, recording sessions, and release schedules.
• Coordinate campaign timelines and ensure all assets, metadata, and promotional materials are delivered ahead of release deadlines.
• Maintain and oversee GSM's creative assets, recordings, and song libraries.
• Represent Gas Street Music in internal and external meetings and partnerships.
• Support the planning and delivery of social, digital, press, and advertising campaigns.
• Ensure all relevant contracts and licences are in place 
• Manage the GSM budget, providing regular reports on financials, resources, and engagement metrics.
• Deliver and organise GSM songwriting retreats and other creative gatherings.
• Foster a prayerful, collaborative, and spiritually vibrant environment for the GSM team.
• Provide pastoral care, encouragement, and accountability for songwriters and creatives.
• Help identify, mentor, and nurture emerging worship and songwriting talent.
• Encourage spiritual formation and creative growth within the GSM community.
  

Additional ad-hoc projects & support as agreed with the line manager & Exec Team.

Person specification:

• Strong leadership, communication, and organisational skills
• Proven experience in church or worship music leadership
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to clearly and concisely convey complex information.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent administration skills with a strong attention to detail, ensuring accuracy and precision in all tasks.
• Able to manage workload and be self-motivated.
• Experience in working within collaborative partnership frameworks, especially faith-based.
• Experience of coordinating rehearsals and team schedules.
• Ability to understand music suitable for diverse congregational and worship styles
• Pastoral experience and the ability to integrate spiritual care into music leadership.
• Basic familiarity with technical aspects of worship gatherings
• Demonstrates a strong understanding of cultural awareness
• Personal walk with Jesus underpinning a lifestyle of integrity
• There is a genuine occupational requirement that the post-holder be a practising Christian

Desirable 

• Experience in music production, distribution, or label management.
• Understanding of digital marketing, social media engagement, and streaming analytics.
• Familiarity with CCLI, copyright, and publishing administration
• Experience developing partnerships across churches, networks, or ministries.

Working requirements:

• Part time, permanent role (22.5 hours per week)
• 25 days annual leave (pro-rata)

+ statutory bank holidays

+ up to three additional days at Christmas for office closure 

+ three retreat days across the year

• Ideally attend Gas Street Church (but open to discuss)
• Attend weekly staff meeting
• Evening and weekend flexibility as required