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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is one of the most successful and well-respected conservatoire drama schools in the UK.

Please check back regularly for details of new opportunities.

If you have any further enquiries relating to these roles, please contact [email protected] in the first instance.

 

 

Head of MA Screen Acting

Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is recruiting for a new Head of MA Screen Acting. This is a full-time, fixed-term position until August 2026.

As Head of Course, the successful candidate will lead on all aspects of the MA Screen Acting programme, which supports 24 post-graduate students in their training. The role includes leading on curriculum delivery, module leadership, assessment and student mentoring.

You’ll engage and co-ordinate visiting practitioners and work closely with other departments and colleagues to successfully see modules and projects through to completion. You will also liaise on industry opportunities to ensure students are successfully launched in to the sector, upon completion of their training.

The ideal candidate will have substantial experience of working in the TV and film sector, as well as higher education teaching experience and strong organisational skills.

Contract: Fixed term (until August 2026), part-time (annualised hours – 1548 working hours per year + holidays)
Salary: ÂŁ31,547.84 per annum (based on the full-time equivalent of ÂŁ37,000 per annum)
Posted: Monday 19 May 2025
Closing date: Monday 9 June 2025 at 5pm

To apply, please send a cover letter, your CV, and a copy of the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to [email protected] before the deadline.

Job Description Head of Screen May 2025
Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (17 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. 

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: Self-employed/freelancer
Hours: For shift patterns, please download the job description.
Closing date: 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 Commercial & International, 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)

 

It was always stressed that the contacts you make during your training are incredibly important, and your classmates are likely to end up being on set alongside you in the future. After working with a director of photography on one of the School’s short films, I was invited to work on a project with him outside of Bristol - proving that the professionals we meet via the School, may one day give us a call to action! Muir McFadden, Technical Graduate