We seek to appoint a team of Festival Assistants to help us produce the UK’s biggest festival of song which takes place 9-24 October 2026 in Oxford.

Oxford International Song Festival (formerly Oxford Lieder Festival) 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.

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.

The ideal candidate will be:
▪ happy working in a small but dedicated team
▪ based in or near Oxford
▪ prepared to work intensively during the Festival
▪ friendly, enthusiastic, innovative, self-motivated, industrious, and resourceful

Further information and details on how to apply are available from our website https://oxfordsong.org/vacancies