Vacancies
Wigs Trainee
Deadline for submissions: Thursday 31 July 2025
Scottish Opera’s Costume and Wigs Department is offering a trainee position to an enthusiastic person with qualifications in theatrical and media Hair and Make - Up, or experience of working in theatre Wigs department.
Producer - Outreach & Education
Deadline for submissions: Monday 4 August 2025
We are seeking a Producer for our Education and Outreach Department, a small ambitious team with over 50 years experience in making ground breaking Opera in Education work.
Production Manager
Deadline for submissions: Monday 4 August 2025
We are seeking an experienced and highly organised Production Manager to join our Technical Department, based at the Scottish Opera Production Studios in Glasgow.
Running Wigs Tour Manager
Deadline for submissions: Friday 25 July 2025
We are seeking an experienced Running Wigs Tour Manager to oversee all wigs, hair, and makeup requirements for the upcoming tour of La bohème/L’heure espagnole & The Bear. This exciting opportunity involves working across multiple venues in Scotland, ensuring that the production maintains the highest standards of presentation.
Audio Describers
We are looking for trained Audio Describers to join our team at Scottish Opera.
The Scottish Opera Props Department is a centre of excellence for Prop Making in Scotland. The department is looking to increase its pool of Prop Makers and invites all interested makers to submit their CV's and portfolios.
We are also often recruiting for jobs in stage crew, stage management, electrics and in our scenic construction workshops. For any prospective applications in these departments please contact: recruitment@scottishopera.org.uk.
Our Diversity and Equality Commitment
At Scottish Opera, our mission is to speak powerfully through all our work in order to entertain, inspire, surprise, challenge and delight audiences throughout Scotland, the rest of the UK and internationally. We know that having a diverse workforce is essential if we are going to deliver our mission.
We are committed to promoting equality and ensuring that no one is denied opportunities or discriminated against through prejudice or exclusion due to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We particularly encourage applications from people that are under-represented in the Performing Arts and at Scottish Opera including those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and disabled people. We have supportive working practices and work towards providing wherever possible a working environment that is inclusive and accessible for those with caring responsibilities.
This diversity of thought paired with a culture of inclusion is vital for us to continue to create work that is for everyone. This makes Scottish Opera a great place to work, where people are valued for who they are.
We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally.
Scottish Opera strives to be an equal opportunities employer and is subsidised by the Scottish Government. Registered Number SC037531. Scottish Charity Number SC019787.
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Scottish Opera receives core funding from the Scottish Government. Registered Number SC037531 Charity Number SC019787