A round-up of the arts jobs available in the UK, as well as composing awards, performing call-outs and academic positions. All job opportunities share the salary, and the closing date for each role can be found in brackets.

arts jobs

0-1 days a week, freelance & one-off or casual projects:

• Lecturer in music business (5 October)

• Music therapist in London (rolling deadline)

1-2 days a week:

• Associate director of music at London church (11 October)

2-3 days a week:

3-4 days a week:

• Talent and skills coordinator at venue (1 October)

Full-time:

• International partnerships and projects manager at orchestra (23 September)

• Music & culture manager at environmental law charity (27 September)

• Head of culture and creative economy at city council (27 September)

• Projects manager at orchestra (28 September)

• Director of philanthropy at music college (28 September)

• Assistant house manager at venue (29 September)

• Music librarian at orchestra (30 September)

• Head of music hub (5 October)

• General director of choir (9 October)

• Regional producer in the Midlands (12 October)

• Senior producer, learning and participation at venue (14 October)

• Head of design at digital design agency (rolling deadline)

Composing opportunities:

All composition prizes and schemes included here are free to enter.

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• Submit a new wedding anthem (26 September)

• Composition prize for early-career composer (28 September)

• Fully funded training scheme for early-career choral composers (30 September)

• Compositions for saxophone quartet by under 35s (30 September)

• University residency in Paris for people working in sound arts/composing/writing (30 September)

• Christmas carol competition (5 October)

• Award for female and non-binary composers to create anew work for mezzo-soprano and an ensemble of flute, oboe, clarinet, cello, and piano (11 October)

• Competition for a choral work for mixed voice chamber choir (26 October)

• Carillon composition competition (1 November)

• Librettist/composer duos to create a brand-new opera for youth company (1 December)

• Original work for brass band, open to current students, recent graduates, and anyone aged 18 to 25 (6 December)

• Call for scores of songs composed after 2021 for either soprano or baritone (solo/+pno/elecx) (rolling deadline)

• Submit your music to Concert Roulette (rolling deadline)

• Submit your music to Opera Roulette (rolling deadline)

• Call-out for existing work for 6–25 players (string orchestra+ or mixed instrumentations) (rolling deadline)

performing opportunities:

• Fully funded training scheme for early-career choral conductors (21 September)

• Emerging artists programme at festival (21 September)

• Fully-funded opportunity for performers aged 18-28 to take part in a weekend of creative music-making (30 September)

• Freelance actor-musician/walk leader (30 September)

• Musician for show about motherhood (5 October)

• Associate director of music at London church (11 October)

• Two-year programme for emerging orchestral musicians who face barriers (25 October)

• Parish music director at church in Greater Manchester (rolling deadline)

• Organist at church in Greater Manchester (rolling deadline)

• Submit your performance to Concert Roulette (rolling deadline)

• Submit your performance to Opera Roulette (rolling deadline)

teaching opportunities:

• Saturday programme coach for violin & piano (21 September)

• Saturday programme coach for percussion (21 September)

• Keyboard/piano teacher for weekly community programme (21 September)

• Guitar tutor in London (28 September)

• Ukulele tutor in London (29 September)

• Woodwind tutor in London (29 September)

• Woodwind, violin and vocal tutors in Sutton (30 September)

• Violin, cello, piano, recorder and woodwind teachers in Richmond (rolling)

• Guitar & percussion teachers in Berkshire

• Voice teacher in Berkshire

• Choir leader in Berkshire

• Curriculum music teachers (primary) in London

• Strings, trumpet, piano and woodwind teachers in Wandsworth

Academic opportunities:

• Visiting lecturer at conservatoire (30 September)

• Research Fellows in arts, humanities, and social sciences (30 September)

• Lecturer in music business (5 October)

• Research associate in music and AI (21 October)

• Prize for historical fiction (31 October)

• Submit paper for the Journal of Live Music Studies (rolling deadline)

• Research survey exploring the psychology of musicians across classical, jazz and salsa genres (rolling deadline)

• Research survey: experiences of autistic musicians in UK music conservatoires

• Research survey for teachers of performing arts

• Parents/carers of musical learners aged 11-18: take part in research

trustee roles:

• Co-chair of the board for orchestral charity (2 October)

• Trustee for community opera company (1 January 2027)

Other opportunities:

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• A mentored introduction to the opera and heritage sectors for people with lived experience of homelessness (23 September)

• Host Classical:NEXT conference in 2028-2030 (30 September)

• University residency in Paris for people working in sound arts/composing/writing) (30 September)

• Awards for creativity and innovation in Edinburgh (5 October)

• Fellowship including spending two months abroad, learning from innovators across different fields (20 October)

• Prize for historical fiction (31 October)

• Free one‑to‑one micro‑mentoring for artists, producers and creatives working in contemporary performance (rolling deadline)

• Free headshots while taking part in a piece of musical art (rolling deadline)

• Research survey exploring the psychology of musicians across classical, jazz and salsa genres (rolling deadline)

• Research survey: experiences of autistic musicians in UK music conservatoires

• Research survey for teachers of performing arts

• Free mentoring for 18-26 year olds for 16 weeks (rolling deadline)

• Donate a second-hand musical instrument (rolling deadline)

• Free opera tickets for under 21s (rolling deadline)

Funding & bursaries

Find a list of the funding pots and bursaries that are currently open for applications on our new arts funding hub! Opportunities open at the moment include:

• Up to £5,000 for arts, heritage, and related local community projects working primarily in London and Kent

• £100,000 in grants for UK-based early music projects for professional ensembles with three or more period instrumentalists

• Up to £5,000 for classical music-related educational or outreach projects for non-profit / educational organisations

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