Introduction Training and progression Jobs Recruitment Helpful tips What people say
A guide created by a collective of leading arts organisations to help you develop a career in the arts if you are not a performerspacer

“The best bit is that
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For Arts Administration, Education, Finance, Fundraising, IT, Marketing, Personnel and Press vacancies:
• The Guardian – Media Jobs (Mondays and Saturdays) www.guardian.co.uk/jobs
• Specialist arts recruitment websites
www.artshub.co.uk and www.artsculturemediajobs.com
www.museumjobs.com and www.museumsassociation.org www.artsjobsonline.com
• Arts Professional and Arts Industry Magazines www.artsprofessional.co.uk and www.artsindustry.co.uk
• Or join the Arts Council England jobs mailing list ’ArtsJobs’ www.artscouncil.org.uk
• Find the Arts Admin e-digest in their Opportunities section
www.artsadmin.co.uk
• Voluntary Arts Network www.voluntaryarts.org
• Check out ‘Arts’ on www.jobsincharities.co.uk
• Visual arts www.engage.org and www.vaga.co.uk
• Music www.gigmag.co.uk and www.abo.org.uk

For Front of House, Box Office, Catering, Production and Technical vacancies:
• The Stage newspaper (weekly)
www.thestage.co.uk/recruitment
Or the local press near theatres and venues.
• The Association of British Theatre Technicians provides details of Production Team training and information on www.abtt.org.uk (‘So you want to work backstage?’ section)
• For a further insight into life and careers in the theatre, see www.stagework.org or www.netgain.org.uk
• Invest in the UK entertainment industry handbook Contacts (currently £11.50), for details of professional training and listings for most arts companies. Available from bookshops or www.spotlightcd.com/shop/contacts