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:

• Fundraising & development coordinator at instrumental ensemble (30 October)

• Music director for chamber choir in Northumberland (31 October)

• Music therapist in London (rolling deadline)

1-2 days a week:

• Conference assistant at music conference (29 October)

2-3 days a week:

• Executive director of grant-making trust (30 October)

• Head of fundraising at music programmer (1 December)

3-4 days a week:

• Chief executive of educational foundation (20 November)

Full-time:

• Administration and logistics co-ordinator at music hub (23 October)

• Development manager at piano festival (30 October)

• Executive assistant/office manager at interdisciplinary agency (4 November)

• Concerts and projects manager at ensemble (9 November)

• Senior marketing officer at orchestra (15 November)

• Executive director of audiences and development at opera company (23 November)

• Social media coordinator at venue (rolling deadline)

• 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 your string quartet pieces to be read by a quartet and to receive feedback (22 October)

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

• Carillon composition competition (1 November)

• Carol competition for current staff and students of the University of Cambridge & Anglia Ruskin University (1 November)

• 18-month artist development programme for original creators (2 November)

• Composition competition for emerging choral composers (29 November)

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

• Young composer programme at choir (1 December)

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

• Call for choral compositions (SATB (non-divisi) + cello, 3-5 minutes) to perform at a concert in Oxford (6 December)

• Open call for four music creators to create a new work for an ensemble of up to six musicians (11 December)

• Call for audio and audiovisual works for festival (8 January 2027)

• 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:

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

• Assistant conductor at national orchestra (26 October)

• Music director for chamber choir in Northumberland (31 October)

• Fully-funded young artists programme for musicians aged 18-30 (31 October)

• Orchestral residency for advanced instrumentalists aged 21-25 (9 November)

• Choral conducting fellowship with a large and very good auditioned amateur choir (15 November)

• Chamber ensemble prize for musicians aged 18-30 (16 November)

• Choir members for the world premiere of Trans Requiem in Oxford on 21 November

• Solo artists and duos: propose a concert for Manchester concert series (rolling deadline)

• Choral scholarships in Bristol (rolling deadline)

• Call-out for performers for trans talent show (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:

• Choral tutor at music school (23 October)

• SEND music tutor in Sutton (30 October)

• 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:

• Lecturer at music college (23 October)

• Lecturer in music (learning support) at music college (23 October)

• Prize for historical fiction (31 October)

• Early career research fellowships at university (9 November)

• Head of BMus at music college (11 November)

• 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:

• Trustee for music education charity (28 October)

• Trustee for instrumental ensemble based in London (30 October)

• Trustee of orchestra (6 November)

• Trustee for community opera company (1 January 2027)

Other opportunities:

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• Branding tender proposals for choir festival (23 October)

• Prize for historical fiction (31 October)

• Take the MU childcare survey (6 November)

• 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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