Jobs
Development & Box Office Assistant
We are looking for a collaborative and reliable individual with excellent attention to detail to join our Development and Box Office team. This crucial role ensures effective delivery of all of the ticketing, dining and membership needs of our supporters and audience members, and helps to expand the Membership base and increase funding from all income streams.
Post: Development & Box Office Assistant
Reporting to: Development Manager and Head of Ticketing, Box Office & Membership Services
Salary: £24,000 – £26,000 per annum
Application deadline: 9am Wednesday 16 July
Interview date: Thursday 24 July (in person at Garsington Studios)
Start date: Early to mid September
Find out more in the job description linked below. Applications should be submitted via email to admin@garsingtonopera.org.
If you have any questions about the role, please email Claire Judd at admin@garsingtonopera.org.
Season Roles
As a seasonal festival, each year there are various opportunities to work at Garsington Opera both on and off the stage in a wide variety of roles. To find out more about how to apply for these opportunities, please see our Seasonal Roles page.
Emerging Artists’ Programme 2026
Applications for our 2026 Chorus and Emerging Artists’ Programme are now open!
Explore our Emerging Artist page via the button below:
We are now receiving applications via YAP tracker:
Work Experience Opportunities
Each year, we offer a week of intensive work experience for a limited number of young people between the ages of 16 and 18. It’s a great chance to find out how a producing theatre works and to highlight the many career opportunities in producing and making shows, in our case particularly opera.
This intensive experience covers a full range of departments across the organisation, offering the opportunity to learn how a theatre/opera business works and how all departments contribute to the company’s overall delivery of Opera. There will be opportunities to shadow various departments: Marketing, Development, Box Office, Learning & Participation, Company / Artist Management and backstage technical departments.
As part of this opportunity you will:
- Connect with creative industry professionals across various roles in the sector
- Discover the extensive range of career opportunities within a theatre/opera company
- Understand and learn the key skills required in the workplace: listening, speaking, problem solving, creativity, teamwork and staying positive
The application window for our 2025 work experience placements has now closed. Applications for 2026 opportunities will open again in the Autumn.