Job / Audition Listings
Job / Audition Listings
- Chronicle of Higher Education: www.chronicle.com/jobs (search by field: music)
- College Music Society’s Music Vacancy Listings: www.music.org
- New England Conservatory's Bridge: Worldwide Music Connection: an online opportunities database that features over 2000 national and international opportunities searchable 24 hours per day, seven days a week. Subscribers can also take advantage of the “Save Search” function, which delivers customizable search results directly to their inbox daily. https://necmusic.edu/bridge
- Musical Chairs, for overseas audition listings: www.musicalchairs.info
- International Musician (the union paper): American Federation of Musicians: www.afm.org
- Backstage.com Auditions and general listings for performing arts opportunities, especially related to theatre, film, and TV
- Music-Jobs.com Search job sites, company career pages, and associations for jobs.
- Orchestras Canada Job Board Furthering, enriching and celebrating the work of Canadian orchestras through programs and services in both official languages
- Playbill JobBoard for a range of theatrical and arts opportunities
- ProShip Entertainment Entertainment for the cruising industry and beyond.
- YapTracker For Singers: Young Artist Programs and audition listings
- Entertainers Worldwide: a website for performers to find auditions, jobs and opportunities to get work both locally and around the world. https://www.entertainersworldwidejobs.com/
- Association of Lutheran Church Musicians Job Postings https://alcm.org/jobs/
- Church Music Association of America https://forum.musicasacra.com/forum/categories/job-openings
- Yale Institute of Sacred Music Job Listings https://ism.yale.edu/job-listings
- National Association of Pastoral Musicians Jobs https://npm.org/jobs/
- Singer Source Jobs https://singersource.com/jobs
- Unitarian Universalist Musicians' Network Job Listings https://www.auumm.org/networking/
- United Methodist Church Baltimore & DC Job Listings http://classifieds.bwcumc.org/
- The Composer’s Site https://composerssite.com/
- Chorister’s Guild Job Bank https://www.choristersguild.org/4DCGI/jobbank/index.html
- Audition Café https://auditioncafe.com/
- Orchestra Academies (paying and fellowship programs). A selected list compiled by LAUNCHPad https://peabody.jhu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/orchestra_academies.pdf
- Muv.ac Mostly European vacancies https://www.muvac.com/en/vacancies
- American Music Abroad https://amvoices.org/ama/apply/
- Chamber Music America https://www.chamber-music.org/programs
- Freelancer’s Union https://www.freelancersunion.org/
- United States Artists https://www.unitedstatesartists.org/
- ChoralNet.Org Classifieds https://choralnet.org/classifieds/
- AGMA Opera Audition Notices https://www.musicalartists.org/auditions/
- Association Européenne des Conservatoires Teaching job openings at European conservatories
- The Association of Teaching Artists Resources for community engagement work in the US
- MusicAcademySuccess.com Resource for running a successful music Membership required for some resources
- MusicTeachersHelper.com Subscription resource for business aspects of running a private teaching studio
- Occupational Employment and Wages: Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics - NAFME Job Listings https://careers.nafme.org/
- Suzuki Association of the Americas Job Listings https://suzukiassociation.org/teachers/jobs/
- Top School Jobs https://www.topschooljobs.org/searchjobs/
- School Spring Jobs https://www.schoolspring.com/search.cfm
- NAIS Career Center https://careers.nais.org/jobs/
- NATS Jobs Center https://www.nats.org/cgi/page.cgi/job-center.html
For arts administration work:
- American Symphony Orchestra League: www.symphony.org
- ArtJob: www.artjob.org
- Arts Presenters: www.artpresenters.org
- ArtSearch, publication of the Theatre Communications Group: www.tcg.org/frames/artsearch/fs_artsearch.htm
- New York Foundation for the Arts: www.NYFA.org
- League of American Orchestras Arts administration jobs in American orchestras Membership required
- Music Council of Australia Employment e-bulletin by category
- Musical America a range of arts administration jobs and topics
- New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) Classified Comprehensive job listings in music, dance, theater etc.
- Americans for the Arts Job Bank https://jobbank.artsusa.org/
- ArtsAdmin Jobs https://artsadminjobs.com/
- Arts Management Job Listings https://artsmanagement.gmu.edu/category/job-opportunities/
- Association for Performing Arts Presenters https://jobbank.apap365.org/jobs/
- Chorus America Jobs Directory https://www.chorusamerica.org/jobs
- Culture Capital Job Bank https://culturecapital.com/cgi-bin/jobs/jbsearch.cgi
- El Sistema USA Job Board https://elsistemausa.org/jobs/
- GBCA Job Listings https://www.baltimoreculture.org/programs/jobsplus/all#.XlAvcChKiUl
- National Guild for Community Arts Education Job Board https://www.nationalguild.org/job-board.aspx
- OffStage Jobs http://offstagejobs.com/jobsearch.php
- Opera America Job Listings https://www.operaamerica.org/applications/jobs/index.aspx
- Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance Jobs https://www.philaculture.org/what-we-do/job-bank
- Playbill.com Job Listings http://www.playbill.com/job/listing
- American Choral Directors Association Jobs https://www.careerwebsite.com/?site_id=18712
- Anglican Church in North America Job Postings http://anglicanchurch.net/?/main/resources#job-list
- Catholic Jobs https://www.catholicjobs.com/
- Society of ComposersDiverse opportunities. Membership required http://www.societyofcomposers.org/
- MusicJobs.com http://www.music-jobs.com/usa/jobsboard.php
Other suggestions for music job seekers:
- Check your state arts agency’s website (see page under Resources)
- Check your alma mater; many music schools offer job listing publications/online listings
[updated February 11, 2022]