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 opportunities below share the salary. 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 23rd April 2025. Opportunities included in this list are not endorsement.

arts jobs

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

Librarian for orchestra ~ backstage presenter at music awards night ~ music awards host ~ administrator / bookkeeper for new music incubator ~ casual tour guide at opera house ~ youth choir conductor ~ assistant leader for youth choir ~ access producer at orchestra ~ artistic director of pre-conservatoire ~ opera singer

1-2 days a week:

Strings teacher in Medway

2-3 days a week:

Project co-ordinator at non-profit music development organisation

3-4 days a week:

Head of membership at charity representing parents in the performing arts ~ finance administrator at charity ~ head of concerts and production at orchestra ~ marketing officer at orchestra ~ fundraising and events officer at orchestra

Full-time:

Librarian at orchestra ~ accounts and admin assistant at venue ~ CEO of opera festival ~ community technician at opera house ~ development manager at children’s orchestra ~ disability support coordinator at music school ~ membership coordinator at venue trust ~ head of marketing and sales at venue ~ paid marketing internship ~ paid artistic administration graduate internship ~ paid venue technician graduate internship ~ creative learning producer at music group

Composing opportunities:

Summer school for instrumentalists, singers and composers aged 18+ ~ remix Vulva Voce’s debut EP, a celebration of women making music ~ composers’ residency ~ early-career Scottish-based composer or performer ~ open call for a short choral work ~ young composer competition for 12-18 year olds ~ call for projects that support innovative projects fostering collaboration between France, the UK, and Ireland ~ works inspired by the River Thames ~ new works wanted for the Music Current Festival in Dublin ~ music prizes for composers across the world ~ composers’ workshop ~ £5,000 for a one-movement work for symphonic orchestra ~ call for contributions to notational intelligence and music representation conference ~ call for partsongs that celebrate the beauty and diversity of the natural world ~ composition competition for 11-18 year olds ~ composers currently based in Ireland or holding Irish citizenship

performing opportunities:

Summer school for instrumentalists, singers and composers aged 18+ ~ backstage presenter ~ music awards host ~ early-career Scottish-based composer or performer ~ emerging talent call-out ~ youth choir conductor ~ assistant leader for youth choir ~ Scottish/Scotland-based artist in residence ~ perform at Deptford Fringe ~ opera singer ~ online mentoring community for professional classical singers ~ choral scholarship in Halifax ~ woodwind, brass and percussion players aged 12+ in Norfolk ~ join the Cambridge Schola Cantorum ~ development and staging scheme for four UK-based disabled writers/performers to further develop an existing work-in-progress piece

Academic opportunities:

Call for contributions to notational intelligence and music representation conference ~ musicologists: pitch to magazine ~ fully-funded collaborative doctoral studentship investigating the history of Paul Hirsch’s music collection

Other opportunities:

Summer school for instrumentalists, singers and composers aged 18+ ~ 16–30 year old artists based in or around Croydon, Darlington, or Wolverhampton ~ trustees for youth music development charity ~ chair and trustees for music centre ~ survey on musicians’ mental health ~ opportunity for young musicians aged 15-19 to improve their musicianship and help to run workshops in special education schools ~ chair of board at young musicians’ charity ~ online mentoring community for professional classical singers ~ survey on performing arts professionals’ eating habits and lifestyle for forthcoming resources ~ donate a second-hand musical instrument

Funding

Up to £6,000 for small and grassroots organisations undertaking music delivery work with 14-21 year olds ~ up to £6,000 for small organisations providing training opportunities within the music industry in Liverpool ~ development and staging scheme for four UK-based disabled writers/performers to further develop an existing work-in-progress piece ~ £500 for Black artists ~ £500 for a working-class creative practitioner ~ funding for community or school projects ~ 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 ~ call for projects that support innovative projects fostering collaboration between France, the UK, and Ireland ~ financial support for community projects

Recommended events