Overview
Artistic Director Jobs in Wigan, UK at Wigan & Leigh College
Permanent, Part-time – 22 hours per week
Final date to receive applications: 10 April 2026
Department:
Music & Performing Arts
Employment Type:
Full Time
Location:
Wigan & Leigh College
We’re looking for someone to join us at a really thrilling time, building on the buzz from our recent high-profile productions with West End performers. As our Artistic Director / Teacher, you’ll work closely with the Musical Theatre and Performing Arts team, inspiring students, shaping amazing performances, and keeping standards high, all while helping create a supportive, creative, and fun team culture.
Responsibilities
- Create and deliver inspiring presentations and performances that showcase best practice for students and staff
- Raise standards and spark excellence across the curriculum through your work
- Collaborate with marketing, performing arts, and creative arts teams to promote college activities
- Showcase student and staff talent to highlight achievements and creativity
- Boost the college’s profile, impact, and reputation within the wider community
Qualifications / What you’ll bring
- Extensive Musical Theatre / vocal coaching expertise, with a proven track record of current professional practice delivered to a consistently high standard
- Recent and varied industry and teaching experience
- Strong links with contemporary practice and professional networks
- Ideally experience of delivering and assessing BTEC programmes, with a secure understanding of quality assurance and assessment requirements
- Strong and versatile teaching skills, with drama skills essential and experience across a range of levels
- Passion for turning creative ideas into high-quality outcomes, you love to identify and develop naturally occurring opportunities
- Excellent research, networking and connection-building skills, awareness of current creative trends, marketing considerations and local cultural contexts
Nice to haveWhat you’re like
- Self-motivated, high levels of organisation and experience as a creative practitioner
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively
- Positive, collaborative and team-focused approach, know how to work effectively with colleagues and contribute to a culture of mutual respect, shared ambition and high professional standards
- Thrive under pressure, able to multi-task and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment
- Full of creative flair, originality and strong artistic judgement, combined with a practical and mindset focussed on finding solutions
- Strategic thinker who can inspire students, staff and external partners
Essentials
- You’ll need an enhanced DBS check, if you get the job, we’ll do this for you
- You’re committed to safeguarding and inclusion
- You’re flexible and happy to work beyond standard hours when it’s needed to support college
Why work with us? Time to recharge
- Generous annual leave entitlement, including bank holidays (depending on your role)
Wellbeing as well as work
- A culture where people look out for each other
Financial peace of mind
- Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
- Salary sacrifice schemes (Cycle to Work, buy tech)
Clear progression routes
- Opportunities to step up, specialise, or move across departments
If you’re a true creative and enjoy variety in your work, then this is the role for you. Please complete our application form in full. We can’t accept CVs.
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Title: Artistic Director
Company: Wigan & Leigh College
Location: Wigan, UK
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