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Job
UK Festival Director
Job opportunity. Deadline: 2026-09-07
- Type
- Job
- Organizer
- WOMAD (part of Real World Group)
- Deadline
- 7 September 2026
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Compensation
- £83,000 - £90,000 per annum
- Disciplines
- Music, Event Management, Arts Administration, Cultural Management
About this opportunity
This is a full-time, permanent position for a UK Festival Director at WOMAD (part of Real World Group). The successful candidate will provide strategic leadership, ensure successful planning and delivery of the annual festival, and drive commercial performance to secure its long-term future. This role involves balancing creative ambition with commercial sustainability and inspiring a high-performing team, with hybrid working near Bath, UK.
Who can apply
- Candidates may come from festivals, arts and culture, live events, visitor attractions, entertainment, media, hospitality or other customer-focused sectors.
- Most importantly, you will combine strategic leadership, commercial credibility and operational excellence with a commitment to preserving what makes WOMAD unique.