Creative Opportunities: Jobs (Oct 2026)

Tate Collective Open Call: Tate Modern Mural

Location: Open to 16-25 year olds based in the UK

Term: 12 month installation if successful

Salary: £2000 (for the winner)

Closing Date: October 19th

The Tate Collective open call invites you to respond to the rich social and political history of mural-making. We want proposals that showcase the power of community, exploring how coming together can challenge existing systems and help build a more just, equitable future.

The mural will be installed on an indoor wall measuring 5.187 (h) x 13.368 (w) metres. The final work will be realised either as a painted mural or digitally produced design printed on recyclable vinyl. A panel of judges will review all eligible submissions and select one proposal for commission. The successful work will be displayed at Tate Modern from March 2027 to March 2028.

A fee of £2000 will be offered to the successful artist. Production and installation will be lead by Absolutely Studio, with all manufacturing and installation costs fully covered by Tate.

Apply here: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=LivGdTp7k0GWgdRwmwLKLW8iGKnlVopDt8wxa9DdSIpUOUtXTE5YM1dYRFpBRUNTMkxZMUtYRzhZOS4u

Small W•rld, Entertainer in Residence 

Location: London (Shoreditch)/Hybrid

Term: Full Time (3 months)

Salary: £31,000 pro rata

Closing Date: November 1st

Small World is an entertainment-first creative agency that works across brand, social, media and production. It puts creators at the centre of everything it makes on the belief that brands that entertain are the brands that grow. For three months at a time, an Entertainer in Residence becomes part of the Small W•rld machine. They’re given behind-the-scenes access to real client work, a seat in the room during ideation, and the freedom to capture and create in their own voice. Full trust in them as an auteur.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TAQJ7PrOnzgukSstcdOwRyBwcAERxLmpApTXJa7LZs4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.jcguig51zoys

Content Creator, Lifestyle & Entertainment at Hearst

Location: London 

Term: Full Time

Salary: £29,000

Closing Date: Ongoing

As the Content Creator, Lifestyle & Entertainment, you will create engaging Lifestyle and Entertainment content across Hearst UK’s entertainment portfolio, supporting Best Magazine, Inside Soap and Digital Spy. You’ll produce editorial content for both print and digital platforms, identify trending stories, and help bring celebrity, fashion and lifestyle coverage to life for our audiences.

Apply here: https://eevd.fa.us6.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/2027576?utm_medium=jobshare 

Film Sector Review Wales

Location: Wales 

Term: November 2026-March 2027

Salary: £30,000 

Closing Date: November 2nd

The review will examine current film development, production, co-production, distribution and exhibition structures in Wales, helping us to better understand the current ecosystem and identify how support for the sector can be more inclusive, coherent and future facing.  

The appointed individual or organisation will produce an analytical research report that evaluates the current film sector in Wales within a comparative international context, taking into account differences in resources and infrastructure.  

Apply here: https://arts.wales/news-jobs-opportunities/invitation-tender-review-film-sector-wales

Creative Writing Youth Mentor – Writing Within Walls

Location: Open to applicants in the UK (Fully Remote) 

Term: N/A

Salary: Volunteer position

Closing Date: Ongoing

Writing Within Walls is a creative writing and mentoring programme for young people aged 14-25 who are incarcerated or at risk of offending. Delivered across Scotland and supported by The Robertson Trust, the programme is endorsed by the Children and Young People’s Centre for Justice (CYCJ) and designed to complement existing rehabilitation, education, and throughcare provision. The programme matches young people with trained volunteer mentors who support them through one-to-one creative writing correspondence over 12-18 months.

Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf9o56FWSBEQuEACKpScJWzbweX2U1YnvABayQ0MLe3GodXeA/viewform

Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts

Location: Dublin

Term: Full Time, 3 year fixed contract with option for extension

Salary: €50,000 - €55,000 per annum, depending on experience

Closing Date: October 18th

The RHA is seeking a dynamic, highly organised Head of Operations to help lead the organisation’s day-to-day operations and create the conditions for its artistic, public and organisational ambitions to thrive. This is a broad, hands-on role for someone who enjoys bringing structure to a creative environment and can move confidently between strategic priorities and the practical detail required to keep an organisation running well.

Apply here: https://www.creativecareers.ie/job/head-of-operations-2/

Arts Practitioner at Eden Court

Location: Inverness

Term: Part Time, Permanent

Salary: £10-15k pro rata

Closing Date: October 18th

We are looking for a practitioner with previous experience delivering creative engagement, learning or participation projects to join our Engagement team. As the Arts Practitioner - Theatre you will be responsible for leading on our 8-10 and 11-13 Youth Theatres and supporting across Eden Court's Engagement Projects in theatre, as well as other multi-art-form projects, or projects for which your experience makes you the best member of the team to contribute to.

Apply here: https://www.artsjobs.org.uk/jobs/search/85538

Assistant Curator, Liverpool Biennial 

Location: Liverpool

Term: Full-time, Fixed term until 31 October 2027

Salary: £27,837–£29,108

Closing Date: November 8th

Taking place 5 June – 12 September 2027, the 14th edition of Liverpool Biennial will be informed by perspectives and experiences of childhood and youth in Liverpool and across the world. The Assistant Curator (Registrar & Logistics) is a key staff member within the Programme Team, providing organisational and administrative support across the delivery of Liverpool Biennial 2027.

Apply here: https://www.biennial.com/job/assistant-curator-registrar-logistics/

Deputy Editor, The Gloss

Location: Dublin

Term: 1 year contract (full time)

Salary: Negotiable

Closing Date: Ongoing

We are looking for an experienced Deputy Editor to join our small team who will work closely with the Editor to manage the magazine and www.thegloss.ie: to commission; to write features periodically; to edit regular columns; to contribute ideas across the entire magazine as well as across its digital and social expressions; to work closely with section editors, as well as the art and social departments; and to oversee the running of the magazine in the Editor’s absence.

Apply here: https://recruitmen t.cezannehr.com/shared/job/deputy-editor-the-gloss-83531

Early Development Fund, Film Hub North

Location: England

Closing Date: November 11th

The Early Development Fund supports writers at the very beginning of their development process, prior to completing the first draft of a script. Funding is available to help writers produce an initial treatment, as well as related materials such as a mood board, with the aim of equipping writers with materials that can be used to seek support for further development. Writers whose projects successfully complete stage one can then apply for further funding to write a full feature-length script.

Apply here: https://recruitmen t.cezannehr.com/shared/job/deputy-editor-the-gloss-83531

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