Creative Music Animateur

Contract: Full-time, 2 Year Fixed-term, 35 hours per week

Closing date for applications : Tuesday 11 August 2026, 11.59pm

Are you an early-career musician with a passion for inspiring others through music? Scottish Opera is offering an exciting development opportunity for a Creative Music Animateur to join our Outreach & Education team. This new role is part of our Emerging Artist Programme.

This unique role is designed to help you build a career in creative learning and community engagement. You’ll work alongside experienced creative practitioners, musicians and educators, gaining hands-on experience across a wide range of schools and community projects while receiving mentoring and professional development throughout the programme.

You’ll have opportunities to:

• Develop and deliver creative music workshops in schools and community settings

• Work alongside The Orchestra of Scottish Opera on engaging education projects

• Support our Community Choirs and Children’s Chorus, with opportunities to lead rehearsals and workshops

• Contribute to innovative wellbeing projects, including Breath Cycle and Memory Spinners

• Gain experience in project planning, facilitation and creative learning, while developing your own artistic practice

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a degree in Music

• Has experience delivering music-based workshops

• Is an excellent communicator with a positive, flexible approach

• Enjoys working collaboratively and is committed to their own professional development

• Willing to travel across Scotland as required

This is an exceptional opportunity to learn from leading creative professionals, develop a broad portfolio of experience, and make a meaningful impact through music in communities across Scotland.

If you’re passionate about music, creativity and inspiring people of all ages through the arts, we’d love to hear from you.

General Terms & Conditions

Contract: Full-time, Fixed-term (2 years)
Hours: 35 hours per week, worked 9.30am to 5.30pm with a 1-hour unpaid lunch break
Annual salary:  £24,573.15 per annum
Holidays: 25 days per annum plus 10 Public Holidays (pro rata)
Probationary period: 3 months
Pension: You will be automatically enrolled into a qualifying workplace pension scheme (QWPS). You will contribute 4% of your salary, the Company contributes 8%.