Festival Artistic Director (Freelance)
Brighton Early Music Festival is seeking a creative and visionary artistic director to continue the festival’s key aim of making music from the past 1000 years relevant and exciting for audiences of today.
Founded in 2002 by current Artistic Director Deborah Roberts BEM and co-founder Clare Norburn, Brighton Early Music Festival is one of the largest and most progressive early music festivals in the UK and is seen as a leading force in the early music world. The festival has a well-deserved reputation for being welcoming and approachable for both artists and audiences alike, and for the innovation and creativity of its programming.
This is a freelance role, amounting to around 60 days work per annum at a daily rate of £200-300, dependent on experience and skills.
For further details about the role, download the Artistic Director Information Pack. Contact details to arrange an informal chat about the role can be found in the pack.
Information pack
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To apply for this post, please send your CV along with a covering letter explaining what attracts you to this position, and evidence of your ability to meet the job description and person specification. Please also include details of 2 referees who will not be approached until interview stage.
Brighton Early Music Festival is committed to equal opportunities and actively promotes diversity in the core team and family friendly working. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Applications should be submitted by 11pm on Wednesday 11 September 2024.
Interviews will take place in person in Brighton on Monday 23 September 2024.