“This company deserves to hold its head high as one of the greatest in the world.” — Sydney Morning Herald
We’re glad you’re interested in joining our workplace of over 240 talented individuals.
Whether it’s onstage, behind-the-scenes, or in our head office, we offer a wide range of careers and workplace opportunities for people of all backgrounds.
What unites us is our mission to inspire and delight people through the power of ballet.
Melbourne
As a dancer with The Australian Ballet you’ll be required to rehearse, understudy, and perform such roles with The Australian Ballet as allocated by the Artistic Director in accordance with their training, experience, and ability. There is a touring component of up to six months per year associated with this position.
View the position description.
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for this position, including your salary expectations.
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THE AUSTRALIAN BALLET SEEKS DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION
The Australian Ballet is one of the world’s leading national ballet companies and a globally recognised Australian major performing arts organisation with an annual turnover of $70 million and 270 staff.
Each year the company presents upwards of 220 performances through its main stage seasons in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Canberra and Perth along with public programs, special events, an extensive regional tour, a Children’s Ballet and Education programs and regular overseas tours. Led by Artistic Director David Hallberg, the Company moves effortlessly between the great classical works and the best of contemporary dance, including new commissions from both home and abroad.
The Director of Production is a pivotal role responsible for leading all aspects of The Australian Ballet’s productions including planning seasons across future years, annual budgeting, new show builds, delivery of seasons, effective communication and team management.
This role oversees all aspects of the Production, Technical, Costume and Production Centre teams, cultivating creativity, mutual respect and excellence across the stage, workshops and studios.
Reporting to the Executive Director Lissa Twomey, this Executive Leadership team role contributes to the delivery of strategic business initiatives. The successful candidate will have extensive experience in technical and production areas of performing arts, including an understanding of national and international industry best practice. Strong project management and leadership skills with proven experience of leading specialist teams, alongside astute financial management and modelling, is essential.
With a recent renewal at both Executive and Board levels, the national ballet company is poised for a transformative phase in its history, promising significant impact and ambition in the years ahead in line with the Strategic Plan 2024-2027.
CANDIDATE PACK & JOB PROFILE
For a detailed Job profile, download the Candidate Pack here, including Key Selection Criteria and instructions on how to apply.
Applications close Sunday 30 June 2024.
The Australian Ballet expects to conduct interviews in July.
For further information contact Vanessa Duscio on 0409 977 312 or [email protected], or Richard Evans at REA Consulting on 0417 336 507 or [email protected]
All enquiries are treated confidentially.
LOCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS
This is a full-time position located in Melbourne/Naarm, Victoria, however involves some touring requirements.
The Australian Ballet encourages and welcomes applications from people with disability, the LGBTQI+ communities, from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
CONTRACT
The contract is an initial 3 years, and may be extended by mutual agreement. One-off relocation package to be negotiated as required.
Melbourne
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Finance Operations Manager is responsible for delivering accurate and timely accounting operational support with a focus on resource management for The Australian Ballet. This role is a key leadership role in the finance team, ensuring all management, statutory and government reporting requirements are met.
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for this position, including your salary expectations.
Melbourne
We are seeking an experienced ballet pianist to join the Music Team. Applicants must be expert pianists, have considerable experience in playing for professional ballet classes and rehearsals, and a broad knowledge of the classical ballet repertoire. Pianists of The Australian Ballet can be asked to perform orchestral piano and keyboards in the Company’s seasons. Additionally, they may be invited to perform as soloists.
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter outlining why you feel you would be suitable for this position, including your salary expectations.
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There are few organisations with the depth and variety of roles available at The Australian Ballet. We offer a unique mix of creative and corporate roles across the following teams:
Ambition We perform at our best: challenging ourselves and each other,thinking beyond conventional practice and striving to achieve excellence in everything we do.
Boldness We act innovatively and embrace change with confidence and courage.
Inclusivity We are deeply committed to cultivating and sustaining an organisation that is equitable, fair and inclusive. We embrace diversity both on and off stage and strive to be a company where all communities feel a sense of belonging.
Respect We treat all people with dignity and create trusted and enduring relationships with customers, colleagues and communities.
Responsibility We seek out new and better ways of doing things, act accountably and understand the importance of balancing artistic risk with strategic and commercial outcomes. We strive for environmental sustainability and are conscious of how we use our resources.
Diversity and Inclusion
As Australia’s National Ballet Company, we are deeply committed to cultivating and sustaining an organisation that is equitable, fair and inclusive.
Our aim is to become a truly inclusive organisation with a workforce that reflects Australia today. This is fundamental to The Australian Ballet’s future success and our ability to continue to contribute to culture and society in Australia.
We embrace diversity both on and off stage. The range of perspectives and experience diversity brings is an asset to our organisation and all those who work with us.
We have developed an Diversity and Inclusion Plan and Reconciliation Action Plan to enable us to meet our diversity and inclusion aims, and our commitment to First Nation communities.
Yes, you can apply for more than one role at a time. However, you will be required to submit separate applications for each role you would like to apply for.
The Australian Ballet holds auditions only when we have dancer contracts available. Should you submit your information for consideration, we will hold it on file and make contact only with dancers the company wishes to audition.
Due to the extremely high number of submissions we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback for applicants. Regardless of whether your application is successful, we thank you for your interest in joining our Company, and sincerely encourage you to continue pursuing your ambitions.
For each position we publish, the process may be different, but generally it is a several weeks.
Our Human Resources team will keep you updated on the process of your application.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to them direct if you would like to know more about the status of your application.
Yes. We publish all vacancies on our website. We also regularly advertise on LinkedIn, Seek and ArtsHub too.
Unfortunately we do not accept CVs or unspecified applications via email. Please keep an eye on our vacancies and apply direct should you have the stated skills and experience outlined.
Email us below with your applications or any questions.
