Artistic Director

Wimbledon International Music Festival was founded in 2009 by Anthony Wilkinson and brings world-class musicians to venues in Wimbledon for two weeks every November. It now seeks to appoint a new Artistic Director, from February 2025, to build on its high quality programming and to grow its educational and community engagement.

Job description

• Artistic programming / curating world-class programmes of classical and other genres of music
• Identifying and negotiating with internationally established artists
• Discovering and developing home-grown talent
• Overseeing and integrating creative learning and community engagement projects
• Balancing priorities and budgets
• Building artistic, promotional and financial partnerships locally, regionally, nationally and internationally
• Being effective advocate and spokesperson for the Festival in PR and communications
• Networking with industry leaders and opinion-formers
• Fronting fundraising efforts
• Nurturing relationships with funders and other stakeholders
• Leading and managing a small and committed team of freelance specialists and local volunteers

Person specification

You will have the following:

• International contacts and networks in the music industry
• Good track-record and reputation in the cultural sector
• Curatorial instincts and programming skills, recognising the interdependent relationships between composers, performers and audiences
• Commitment to empowering music-making from across the whole community
• Commitment to developing new audiences
• Ability to motivate colleagues and inspire loyalty
• Energy, drive and passion for music
• Experience of balancing aspiration and ambition with pragmatism and financial realism – creating and managing budgets, in other words
• Knowledge or willingness to gain an understanding of the cultural landscape, history, amenities, demographics and resources of Wimbledon, the Borough of Merton and neighbouring communities

Further information – please visit wimbledonmusicfestival.co.uk or with specific questions, please email Orsi Torják, Festival Producer at [email protected].

Fee – subject to negotiation.

Application – please submit a letter (1-2 A4 pages) explaining your interest in the position, along with your CV and names of two referees to the email above.

Interviews will be held in Wimbledon on 24th & 31st January.