Jobs at BOVTS
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is one of the most successful and well-respected conservatoire drama schools in the UK. The School is anticipating that it will recruit for several roles in the coming months as part of plans to enhance its operations and the student experience. Please check back regularly for details of new opportunities.
If you have any further enquiries relating to these roles, please contact the relevant hiring manager as indicated in the further information pack.
Head of Development
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is seeking a Head of Development to lead on the planning and implementation of an ambitious fundraising strategy to realise its strategic objectives over the next five years.
Equipped with substantial and proven experience across the fundraising mix, the role holder will be responsible for establishing a donor pipeline, fostering philanthropic relationships and broadening the School’s means of raising funds. The ideal candidate will have wide-ranging leadership and negotiation skills, underpinned by financial acumen and experience in strategic planning.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the School’s senior management team and to establish a self-funding Development Office for the Theatre School. The successful candidate will be pivotal in the delivery of a masterplan which underpins the continued delivery of the School’s innovative and world-class training.
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Posted: Friday 29 September
We have extended the deadline for this role beyond that stated in the further information pack. We welcome enquiries from those wishing to apply to [email protected].Â
Job description and person specification (PDF, 85 KB)
Further information about the School (PDF, 106 KB)
Application form (Word, 48 KB)
Equal opportunities monitoring form (Word, 57 KB)
Digital Marketing Assistant
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is seeking a Digital Marketing Assistant to join their dynamic Student Recruitment and Marketing team. The DMA will be responsible for supporting the department’s officers across a variety of projects.
You will play a key role in supporting the department’s three main areas of responsibility: student recruitment to the degree and short courses; marketing of the School’s main house productions to the public; promoting the School and its graduating students or alumni.
The ideal candidate will have experience in social media management, content creation, uploading information to a CMS and an understanding of digital accessibility. They will be a friendly individual who is excited at the prospect of working within a small but busy team within a world-renowned organisation. You will be happy to work flexibly and have an appreciation for Higher Education and/or the theatre, film and television industries.
Contract: Part-time, permanent
Salary: £15,000 per annum (£25,000 per annum pro rata)
Posted: Tuesday 26 September
Closing Date: 10 am on Friday 20 October 2023
Job description and person specification (PDF, 161 Kb)
Further Information (PDF, 86 Kb)
Equality and diversity monitoring form (Word, 57 Kb)
Application form (Word, 48 Kb)
Student TikTok AmbassadorsÂ
BOVTS is looking to employ two imaginative video creators to produce fun, engaging content for our TikTok channel. We are interested in applications from students on all undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
As a Student TikTok Ambassador, you will play a huge part in transforming our digital brand. Our existing social media channels have a combined following of 28.1K+ and we are keen to increase the amount of student-led video content we produce as a way of introducing more young people to the opportunities available at BOVTS.
For this role you need to be comfortable filming yourself, navigating TikTok and occasionally using the Going Live feature. You will also be confident at using the voice over and editing tools, and be aware of which current trends we should utilise. If you’re brimming with ideas, confident at using TikTok and looking to gain experience of working in a professional marketing and student recruitment team, we want to hear from you.
Salary: £10.42 per hour
Hours: Ad-hoc, no more than 2 hours per week during term time
Start date: ASAP
Deadline: Fri 27 Oct 2023
Workshop Assistant (Graduate Role)
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is seeking a graduate or early-career professional to work in its scenic workshops to support the delivery of scenic construction and art on its professional-standard theatre productions.
Working closely with the Head of Scenic Construction, the successful candidate will help ensure that the training of our students on Production Arts courses meets professional industry standards by advising and supporting student construction managers and assisting in the supervision of the fabrication of metal and timber scenic elements.
Equipped with a good working knowledge and experience of current theatre practice in the relevant areas, the ideal candidate will also have excellent interpersonal skills, up-to-date knowledge of health and safety legislation and the ability to remain patient and calm in supporting students in training.
Closing date: 31 October
Job description and further information (133 KB)
Application form (48 KB)
BOVTS Young Artists Leaders
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is recruiting for Young Artist Leaders to develop and deliver tuition to young people from Bristol and the surrounding areas in performance and technical theatre skills. BOVTS Young Artists is the Theatre School’s youth academy with classes running on Sunday mornings during term time.Â
We are looking for people who are experienced performers, stage managers or teachers to deliver this work. If you feel you can inspire the next generation of theatre makers, come and work with our Young Artists!
Contract:Â Self-employed/freelancer
Hours: For shift patterns, please download the job description.
Closing date:Â We recruit Young Artists Leaders on a rolling basis. There is no fixed deadline for application.
If you have further questions about this role, please contact our Head of Non-Degree Studies, Faye Elvin. Completed job applications should be emailed to [email protected].
Job description, person specification and further information pack (PDF, 1.2 MB)
Equality and diversity monitoring form (Word, 57 KB)
Application form (Word, 49 KB)
Freelance opportunities
Shape the future of the drama industry…
Each term, we engage a range of freelance staff in a variety of roles across the Theatre School. Employing visiting professionals helps ensure our curricula remain informed by latest industry practice and that our students experience working with a variety of different practitioners.
Examples of freelance opportunities might include:
- Short-term production-related contracts – e.g. directing or designing one of the School’s theatre productions or short films;
- Specialist masterclasses and workshops – e.g. delivering half-day or day-long bespoke sessions in acting or production;
- Short-term peripatetic teaching contracts – e.g. delivering skills-based classes throughout an academic term;
- One-off commissions – e.g. new writing for a site-specific performance or short film.
Get in touch
We are always keen to hear from practitioners who can bring new approaches and expertise to the School. We are particularly interested to hear from those with identities or backgrounds under-represented within our own workforce and across the wider arts and training sectors. For further information about the School’s approach to recruitment and selection, please use the drop-down menu below.
All visiting freelancers are expected to abide by the School’s codes of conduct for staff and to demonstrate a commitment to the School’s Vision and Values, which underpins our approach to teaching and learning.
If you are interested in working with us, please email a copy of your CV and/or a covering letter to [email protected].
The personal information that you supply will be held securely on file by BOVTS for future reference. For further information, please see the data statement below.
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Our approach to recruitment and selection
We aim at all times to recruit the person who is most suited to the job. Recruitment will be on the basis of the applicant’s abilities and individual merits, measured against the job criteria and competencies.
Equality and diversity
The Theatre School recognises the positive value of diversity, promoting equality and challenging unfair discrimination. We welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce and across the wider arts and training sectors: these include, but are not limited to, people who are culturally and ethnically diverse and experience racism in our society, those with LGBTQ+ identities, neurodivergent and/or D/deaf and disabled, those with caring responsibilities and those who have experience socio and economic barriers.We will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on the grounds of age, disability, educational background, gender, employment status, ethnic origin, marital / partnership or family status, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, social class, transgender, working pattern or any other irrelevant factor in any aspect of employment.
We are committed to employing disabled people, and reasonable adjustments will be made to the recruitment procedure to ensure that no-one is disadvantaged because of their disability. If a disabled person is appointed, reasonable adjustments will be made to the workplace as far as possible, including premises & equipment, duties, practices or policies.
Selection and assessment
We use a range of methods at the interview stage to assess candidates against objective job criteria contained in the job description and employee competencies applicable to the role. The purpose is to accurately predict a candidate’s ability to perform the job in question. All interviews will be undertaken by a panel of two or more people, and we will endeavour for the panel to be representative of society. Selection panels will keep written notes on each applicant recording reasons for decisions taken. These are disclosable to the applicant. All disabled applicants (as defined by the Equality Act 2010) who meet the essential criteria as defined in the job description will be guaranteed an interview.We are committed to improving the diversity of our workforce. Where two candidates are equally scored following interview or assessment, positive action will be taken and we may appoint a candidate with a protected characteristic which is underrepresented within the Theatre School.
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Data statement
The personal information you supply may be used to help us respond to your enquiries, and for quality assurance and market research purposes. Unless required by law, your data will not be shared with or sold to any organisation outside Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, apart from those that help us to provide this service.
Your personal information will be kept in a secure database for up to seven years. You have the right to request a copy of the information that we hold about you. You may also ask us to correct or remove any information you think is inaccurate. Please get in touch by emailing [email protected] to request this information or ask for a correction.
Should you change your mind at any point, that’s no problem. You can get in touch with us at [email protected] to request that the personal information you supplied is no longer used in this way and/or if you would like us to delete your information from our records.
For more information on how the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School uses your personal data, please read our privacy policy. If you believe that the School is not fully complying with data protection requirements, you have the right to make a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office.
