Music and technology officer

​Closing date: 10am, 6th January 2025

Salary: £27,500 (£22,000 pro rata) plus pension contributions

Location: Bristol (hybrid working)

Contract: 28 hours per week until end of December 2025

Interviews: Will take place in Bristol on Wednesday 15 January 2025

This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled and organised individual with a passion for music and technology, who is eager to drive innovation and accessibility within an inclusive music programme.

As Music and Technology Officer, you will play a key role in supporting the musical and technical operations of the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO), contributing to its success and impact for young disabled musicians. 

Your responsibilities will include managing music resources and equipment, supporting the creation of music resources and arrangements. As well as providing musical and technical guidance to musicians and their families, teachers and Music Leaders, you will support the development of our accessible musical instrument, the Clarion. 

Knowledge, skills and experience

Essential

• Significant experience in music, music technology and live music
• Fluent in reading and working with standard musical notation (Grade 5 music theory or equivalent)
• Confident in using Sibelius software
• Competent with music technology hardware and software, with a demonstrable ability to learn new music technology quickly and confidently
• Proven ability to deliver technical support for musicians, teachers, and ensembles
• Highly organised, with strong administrative and IT skills
• Ability to support and train others in music technology
• Effective verbal and written communication, and strong interpersonal skills; able to tailor complex musical or technical information appropriately for different individuals and audiences
• Capacity to work independently, meet deadlines and be adaptable

Desirable

• Grade 8 music theory or equivalent
• Experience working with young disabled musicians
• Knowledge of emerging music technologies and accessibility in music education
• Knowledge of alternate musical notation, e.g. guitar tab, percussion notation etc.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. We take our responsibility to acknowledge, challenge and dismantle barriers within music and our organisation extremely seriously. To that end, we are especially interested in receiving applications from Disabled people.

We also recognise that systems of privilege, structural disadvantage and barriers to participation often intersect with one another. For this reason, we particularly welcome applications from people from other structurally disadvantaged backgrounds and underrepresented groups. This may include people from the Global Majority, migrants, refugees, LGBTQIA+ people and/or people from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.