OXFORD INTERNATIONAL SONG FESTIVAL is recruiting a team of Festival Assistants to contribute to the success of this year's Festival.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Oxford International Song Festival (formerly Oxford Lieder) was founded in 2002 to celebrate and rejuvenate classical song. The main focus of our activity is the Festival, which takes place over two weeks each October. The Festival brings many of the world’s leading singers and pianists to Oxford, as well as showcasing exciting emerging artists. Our dedicated Learning and Participation programme engages people of all ages and backgrounds in high-quality creative activity. We aim always to enrich people’s experience of music and language, both through fruitful collaborations with other artistic institutions and through a wide-ranging series of study events, including talks, study days, symposia, and online content. In 2015, the Festival won a prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Chamber Music and Song, praised for our ‘breadth, depth and audacity of programming.’ Our 2024 Festival 'Cities of Song, People, Places, Music' takes place from 11 to 26 October.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL ASSISTANT ROLES
The Festival Assistants (FAs) are enthusiastic, dedicated and hard-working individuals who support the day-to-day running of the Festival, playing a vital role in ensuring its success. Reporting to the Director of Administration, the FAs work as a team on a range of administrative and front-of-house duties as detailed below. These positions are suited to someone looking to gain experience in arts administration and events management and previous Festival Assistants have gone on to enjoy successful careers in these areas.

Most FAs are required be resident in Oxford and to work full time from Wednesday 9 October to Monday 28 October inclusive. An earlier start date applies to FAs working on Box Office, Marketing, and Programmes. Exact working hours will be determined with the successful applicants and agreed in advance.

FAs are paid a fee commensurate with the Oxford Living Wage of £12.49 per hour and it is anticipated that FAs work around 8 hours per day from 9 to 28 October inclusive. The exact fee will be discussed with the successful candidate according to their role and start date. Please note that due to the intense nature of the Festival, these positions are not suitable for current undergraduate students.

For further details about these roles and how to apply, please see our website www.oxfordsong.org/vacancies