ATG Inspire Choir Leader (Freelance), Glasgow Theatres, c/o Theatre Royal, 282 Hope Street

We are looking for an experienced and inspiring community choir leader with a passion for musical theatre and the ability to engage all ages in singing. As part of the ATG Inspire Glasgow team, you will lead weekly community choir rehearsals with a group of up to 70 participants, ranging in age from 18+. You will be responsible for the creative programme of the choir, which should predominantly focus on musical theatre repertoire (including pop/rock songs). You will collaborate with the ATG Inspire Producer team to agree main stage performance opportunities and external performance opportunities as they arise.

The choir currently rehearses on Monday evenings from 6-8pm in Theatre Royal, Glasgow for 32 weeks annually (August - June). Rehearsal fee is £150 per week, with prep time and performance fees in addition at a negotiated rate.

Key responsibilities:

• To plan and deliver high quality, relaxed, fun and engaging choir rehearsals, focusing on musical theatre repertoire (including pop/rock songs).
• To liaise closely with the ATG Inspire team, helping to maintain effective communication between choir members, ATG team and choir leader.
• Support evaluation of choir sessions with participants and ATG Inspire team.
• To collaborate with the ATG Inspire team to ensure the choir has main stage performance opportunities at Kings and/or Theatre Royal.
• To collaborate with the ATG Inspire team to allow the choir to participate in external performance opportunities as they arise.
• Accompany the choir during rehearsals.
• To work within the venue and ATG Inspire health and safety standards.
• To operate in line with all ATG ENTERTAINMENT company policy & procedures, including but not limited to Safeguarding Policies and Privacy (GDPR).
• To complete any training required as identified by ATG Inspire team.

Your skills, qualities, and experience:

If you have most of the essential criteria, we encourage you to apply. The essential criteria of the Choir Leader are:

• Professional musician with teaching experience.
• Strong vocals and piano/keyboard ability (able to lead while accompanying).
• Experience of leading choirs ages 18+.
• Experience of preparing choirs for performances.
• Confident public speaking and group leadership.
• A passion for musical theatre.

About Us - Our values:

• THRIVE: doing what we love (with passion and dynamism).
• CONNECT: through every act (with collaboration and kindness).
• DARE: to do different (with curiosity and courage).
• PERFORM: at our best (with customer focus and ownership).

Our Corporate Social Responsibility pillars:

• Inclusion: Committing to creating and upholding a positive, inclusive culture that nurtures potential and supports well-being.
• Sustainability: Playing your part in reducing our environmental impact and finding more sustainable ways of working.
• Next Generations: Encouraging the next generation in live entertainment by contributing to our outreach and training programmes, including mentoring students and trainees, and supporting our Creative Learning and Community Partnerships work.

Our culture:

You will help us uphold a positive culture around meeting our obligations, by having a positive attitude to health and safety, legal and insurance requirements and taking care to understand our policies and procedures. We are all expected to participate actively in the life of the company, and opportunities will arise for you to collaborate with others across the business. Everyone at ATG Entertainment is expected to be flexible and adapt as the needs of the business change, taking on new or different responsibilities as the need arises.

Our Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Mission Statement - A Stage for Everyone:

Our stages are a platform for compelling stories - stories that are for all, by all, and of all. We shine our spotlight on our differences and believe that understanding and celebrating these differences makes us better global citizens. We are passionate about the pursuit of true diversity and equality. We strive to make our venues beacons of these ideals in our communities. Onstage and off, we hold ourselves accountable for nurturing an inclusive culture, one in which everyone can bring their authentic selves. At ATG Entertainment, we provide a stage for everyone.

We recognise that we do not have all the answers; but we strive to listen, to learn and to change in order to ensure ATG Entertainment becomes a truly inclusive organisation. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from individuals from the widest possible range of backgrounds and particularly welcome applications from those currently underrepresented in our workforce.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer, which means that we are taking action to ensure that people with disabilities and long-term health conditions feel supported, engaged and able to fulfil their potential in the workplace. We will offer an interview or recruitment event to disabled candidates who tell us they wish to participate in the scheme and who demonstrate in their application that they best meet the essential criteria for the role. Where we receive more applications than we are reasonably able to interview for any given role, we will retain applications for the next available interview opportunity wherever possible.

If you would like to discuss accessibility prior to applying, please email for a confidential discussion.

Salary: £150 per week (prep and performance fees in addition at a negotiated rate)