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Content Freelancer, British Youth Opera

  •  London
  •  Â£30k-40k
  •  Part time
  •  Closes February 16, 2026
  •  Charles Lewis
  •  charles@byo.org.uk
  • #Performing arts
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Job Summary

Create engaging, high-quality social media content that captures the energy and ethos of BYO's programmes.

Job Description

BYO is the UK's national opera training company.

As our content freelancer you'll focus on creating engaging, high-quality social media content that captures the energy and ethos of our programmes, helping to grow our audience and reach more young people who are interested in a career in opera.

This is a hands-on freelance role suited to someone who enjoys connecting with people and working in a live arts environment, and is confident turning activity into compelling digital storytelling.

This contract is for one day a week, with a day rate of £250/day. Regular working hours are 9:30am-5:30pm, however your time can be spread across the week - you'll need to be present at bits of BYO activity to capture content, but outside that there is plenty of flexibility over when and where you work.

Job Requirements

  • Experienced creating content for social media
  • Full of ideas for things you want to try - realistic, unrealistic and everything in-between
  • Confident in shooting and editing short-form video
  • Knowledgeable about what's happening online
  • Driven to create great stuff and know the difference between engaging and low-effort content
  • Able to be in London regularly (its where the majority of BYO activity takes place)
  • Able to support and encourage people to take part in content
  • Able to juggle lots of things at the same time and make the most of when activity is happening (even if the content won't be used for months)

Job Responsibilities

  • Generating ideas for how to show off our programmes in an engaging way and to turn key BYO messages into story-driven content
  • Capturing content (mainly video) at BYO workshops, rehearsals, performances and events
  • Capturing more content outside BYO - like travelling to grab BYO alumni where they are
  • Editing and formatting content for platforms (primarily Instagram and TikTok)
  • Working with the BYO team to plan and schedule content
  • Keep our tone youthful and on-brand
  • Keep an eye on what's working and help shape future content

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How to Apply

Fill out the application form on the BYO website.

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