A round-up of some of the arts jobs available at the moment, as well as open calls for composers, and funding pots for musical and creative projects. All job opportunities below share the salary, and all composition prizes are free to enter. We send an updated round of opportunities out every fortnight in our newsletter, so make sure to join our mailing list to receive it directly to your inbox as soon as it’s published. If your organisation has a job or opportunity available, you are welcome to submit it using our opportunities form.

This page was last updated on 28th July 2025. Opportunities included in this list are not endorsement.

arts jobs

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

Two leadership associates in the West Midlands ~ weekend cello teacher ~ weekend violin teacher ~ individual giving manager at period performance ensemble ~ trainee choir leader / rehearsal pianist in Gloucestershire

1-2 days a week:

Video production lead at orchestra ~ library assistant at music college ~ business manager at period performance ensemble ~ choir manager

2-3 days a week:

3-4 days a week:

Individual giving and campaigns manager at charity ~ corporate partnerships officer at music school

Full-time:

Director of creativity and impact ~ chief executive of orchestra ~ projects director at orchestra ~ CRM & marketing manager at membership body ~ tours manager at orchestra ~ assistant artist manager at agency ~ content and marketing manager at education charity ~ artistic planning manager at orchestra ~ marketing assistant at venue ~ social media and content manager at awards organisation ~ senior leader of music hub ~ transport and stage manager at orchestra ~ head of development at orchestra ~ player fees coordinator at orchestra

Composing opportunities:

20 composer schemes for emerging composers (bookmark this link!) ~ choir carol competition ~ solo horn composition prize ~ programme for composers of all backgrounds wishing to write for orchestra ~ up to £1,000 for sonic installations and audio-visual performances ~ programme for composers with limited or no opportunities to work with professional musicians ~ prize for new works for piano duet by composers under 35 ~ composer with improvisation experience who is also happy conducting ~ prize for composers at an early stage of their career as a composer ~ choral competition for emerging composers ~ young composer competition for 12-18 year olds ~ works inspired by the River Thames ~ music prizes for composers across the world ~ call for contributions to notational intelligence and music representation conference ~ opportunity for artists living in Enfield to become a resident artist at theatre

performing opportunities:

Freelance leader/director for teenage ensemble ~ young artist programme for opera singers ~ conductors course for exceptionally promising conductors ~ online mentoring community for professional classical singers ~ amateur instrumentalists: join a brass parade in Woolwich ~ opera choir director ~ freelance musicians in Barrow-in-Furness ~ opportunity for artists living in Enfield to become a resident artist at theatre ~ double bass in orchestra ~ alto scholarship in London ~ take part in documentary researching misogyny in music ~ trainee choir leader / rehearsal pianist in Gloucestershire

instrumental teaching opportunities:

Weekend cello teacher ~ weekend violin teacher ~ take part in research on the impact of globalisation on teaching careers

Academic opportunities:

Call for contributions to notational intelligence and music representation conference ~ fully funded PhD scholarship in music

Other opportunities:

Paid programme for people with lived experience of homelessness to explore careers in the opera sector ~ trustee at experimental music charity and record label ~ trustee at LGBTQ+ choir ~ trustee at disabled music charity ~ young classical writers prize for 16-25 year olds ~ early call-out for 2026 festival programme ~ donate a second-hand musical instrument ~ trustee for Nottinghamshire festival ~ is a new composers’ orchestra feasible in Aberdeen? ~ research survey for teachers of performing arts ~ trustee for brass bands charity ~ arts pay survey ~ opportunity for artists living in Enfield to become a resident artist at theatre ~ instrumental and vocal teachers: take part in research on the impact of globalisation on teaching careers ~ take part in documentary researching misogyny in music

Funding

Up to £5,000 for UK-based chamber ensembles, violinists and brass players/ensembles ~ up to £5,000 for students from underrepresented groups in Higher Education ~ £5,000 for UK-based chamber ensembles establishing a career together ~ £4,000 for community-focused performance projects in Sunderland and South Tyneside ~ up to £3,000 for performances and recording of music by Michael Tippett ~ up to £2,000 for music projects in Sheffield ~ up to £1,000 for promoting the works of British composers ~ £500 for projects in Liverpool ~ £500 for projects in Glasgow ~ £500 for Black artists ~ £500 for a working-class creative practitioner ~ up to £250 for charities that provide musical activities for the elderly community in need ~ up to £1,000 for sonic installations and audio-visual performances ~ bursaries to attend WOMEX (Worldwide Music Expo) in Finland ~ funding for community or school projects ~ funding to bring live music to Lambeth and Southwark ~  funding for the performance, commissioning or recording of music by professional composers active in the last 100 years ~ funding for performances of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams ~ financial support for community projects ~ funding for young musicians at the start of their careers and organisations with a focus on working with young artists

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