Job Descriptions

President:  Duties include acting as liaison between choirs and director, presiding over student-run events, delegating committees for publicity, food, games, etc. President should lead through example at all times. Qualifications include 3 years of high school choir, exhibit strong leadership skills, contagious enthusiasm, and be a self-motivated worker. Previous experience on officer board, highly recommended. 

Vice-President:  Duties include working closely with the director and other officers in choir activity decision-making.

Secretary:  Duties include updating the choir monthly calendar, data entry, keeping track of the minutes at all officer meetings, and working closely with the director and other officers in choir activity decision making.  Qualifications include leadership ability, and the ability to keep accurate records.  Other duties include ensuring the seasonal décor gets put up and taken down via a committee! 

Student Director: Duties include supporting directors musically by running rehearsals and sectionals. This student takes on a lot of responsibility in all-state rehearsals as they may be asked to cover other sections. This position is fluid and may include conducting opportunities with Chamber and/or Concert Chorale.

Head Historian:  Duties include maintaining bulletin boards and choir photos for choir room, photograph all choir events, and creating the Choir Banquet Slideshow. This person should be the kind of student that attends the choir parties & extra events! Run the Instagram/Facebook and do a weekly post on the social media. Also must maintain a committee of historians in all the non-varsity classes to ensure equal representation in social media. 

Librarian: Duties include maintaining the Choir Music Library, cataloguing new music when it arrives, and librarians must spend one hour each week, after school, digitizing the library’s paper records into an electronic database (We will provide training for this qualification). They will also be responsible for scanning music into the digital library. 

2 Uniform Officer: Duties include the upkeep of the concert uniforms and accessories, keeping the uniform closet tidy, assisting in uniform distribution and collection, passing out and collecting choir concert accessories (pearls, bowties, and cumber buns) for all concerts, and assisting students to follow all concert dress codes, such as hair and make-up. These people should also maintain a committee of non-varsity students in each class to help with pearl and tie distribution. 

Publicity Offer: Duties include creating and distributing posters for each concert, writing press releases to local media, connecting with administration to put info out on the marquee and campus newsletters.  Other duties include publicizing any and all choir happenings to the school community through morning announcements, poster and banner designs, handouts, and course fair planning. Materials should be on directors’ desk for approval 2 ½ weeks prior to all events. Graphic design/art skills, highly recommended. This person should also maintain a committee of students in the non varsity classes to post posters and work to publicize events.   

Equipment Manager: Duties include setting up a crew to set-up and tear down risers before and after each performance. Move risers, chairs, and stands. Help with sound equipment. Must be willing to drum up support (can’t do this job alone) and isn’t afraid to get sweaty! This person’s committee will be the crew for each concert and should include non-varsity students.  

Section Leader: Duties include taking attendance at large events, encouraging musical literacy at council events, and leading all-state sectionals.

Social Officer: Duties include planning and executing choir socials, dress-up days/weeks, themed rehearsals

***Additional Information*** 

All offices require a great deal of responsibility. Candidates should be self-motivated, and should find opportunities to serve. Officers must be able to attend both officer meetings every month. Officers will be expected to: 

• Plan, execute and support ALL choir social activities 

• Attend ALL scheduled rehearsals & performances (maintaining grades to do so) 

• Take an ACTIVE role in organizing and managing class and extra-curricular rehearsals and performances 

• Above all, candidates must be dedicated, responsible, and enthusiastic members of Clements Choir 

ALL officer applications are subject to the Director’s approval.  If you do not accept this condition, PLEASE DO NOT apply.