Job Description

Salary

68,528 - 74,867

Job category/type

Academic

Job reference

R5121

About the role

The post fulfils the role of Artistic Director for the Richard Burton Company, planning in collaboration with the acting, musical theatre and wider drama teams a challenging, diverse and bespoke repertoire for drama performance across Acting and Musical Theatre of the highest possible quality and reflecting RWCMD's context in Wales. The role will be working as a key member of the College Artistic Planning Group to ensure an innovative public programme in Drama overall aligned with RWCMD's strategic objectives.

The postholder oversees the Acting and Musical Theatre degrees and has overall responsibility for providing a learning environment for the Acting and Musical Theatre students that offers every opportunity to develop their potential through working across a range of professional environments. They will also oversee the start of a new suite of Masters in Fine Arts courses in Directing, Writing, Movement and Voice.

A key aspect of the role will be to consider further innovation within the course portfolio, responding to industry change, the opportunities of digital and screen, and interdisciplinary and collaborative practice including with Music. The Head of Drama Performance is responsible for developing the College's profile, industry partnerships and participation within relevant networks nationally and internationally; and for championing the department's widening access, recruitment and inclusivity strategies.

About the college

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) is a space for everyone, and we welcome applications from people with all sorts of backgrounds and experience. The College attracts the best creative talent from across the globe. As Wales' national conservatoire, we fire imagination and drive innovation, offering training to almost 1000 actors, musicians, designers, technicians, and arts managers from more than 30 countries. Our students' extraordinary talent and potential is fused with exceptional teaching and unrivalled industry links, to bring dreams to life. Creative ambition and collaboration are central to our excellence.

Our students are immersed in a live industry environment from the moment they arrive. With some of Wales' most prestigious venues, the College operates a dynamic arts centre, and our performance programme of world class professionals is integral to students' training. We nourish our future professionals, so they push new boundaries and make their mark in the creative industries, aspiring to brilliant careers. The future starts here.

We are committed to creating a workforce that is representative of society. Currently, people from ethnically diverse communities, those who self-identify as disabled, neurodiverse and transgender, and Welsh speaking individuals are under-represented, so we are keen to hear from candidates from these under-represented groups. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds. The College is committed to its Welsh Language and Culture Strategy will offer support and training for the successful candidate to learn Welsh. We will explore job share opportunities with candidates who would like to collaborate to lead the department.

We offer a number of employee benefits including an excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave. Discover the advantages of working with us.

Closing date for applications: 19/05/2025

First stage interview date: 29/05/2025

Second stage interview date: 05/06/2025

For an informal conversation about this post please contact Helena.gaunt@rwcmd.ac.uk