The Resident Musical Director is Stage School Australia’s musical and vocal creative lead, responsible for defining and maintaining the musical vision, vocal direction and performance standards across the company’s programs, productions and events.

Working in partnership with the Artistic Director and Resident Creative Team, the Resident Musical Director leads repertoire selection, musical interpretation and vocal arrangement direction, and creates, commissions and/or approves the core musical resources required to achieve the intended artistic outcome.

The Resident Musical Director works closely with the Curriculum Coordinator (Voice), providing clear, complete and timely musical direction, sheet music, rehearsal tracks, performance tracks and supporting artistic resources for translation into curriculum, teacher support and weekly rehearsal systems. The Resident Musical Director owns the musical destination, while the Curriculum Coordinator (Voice) owns the teaching and implementation journey.

The role collaborates with curriculum, learning, creative, Brisbane and production leaders to ensure musical outcomes are artistically strong, appropriate for the student cohort and delivered to an equivalent standard across all SSA locations and performance contexts. The position includes agreed teaching and performance-season responsibilities and may contribute specialist musical expertise to casting, qualified learning and additional creative projects.

This role is a 2 day a week role (or 0.4 of a Full-Time Equivalent FTE) primarily based at the Stage School Head Office in Coburg, Melbourne with some requirement to attend other Stage School locations and rehearsals, performances.

In addition to the two days a week,



compulsory teaching will be required (on top of the 0.4 FTE).

The teaching shifts are to be agreed and will be paid pro-rata according to the shifts allocated.

2 days at $40,000- $48,000. ($100-$120,000 Full Time Equivalent/FTE).

Resident Musical Director

The Resident Musical Director is Stage School Australia’s musical and vocal creative lead, responsible for defining and maintaining the musical vision, vocal direction and performance standards across the company’s programs, productions and events.

Working in partnership with the Artistic Director and Resident Creative Team, the Resident Musical Director leads repertoire selection, musical interpretation and vocal arrangement direction, and creates, commissions and/or approves the core musical resources required to achieve the intended artistic outcome.

The Resident Musical Director works closely with the Curriculum Coordinator (Voice), providing clear, complete and timely musical direction, sheet music, rehearsal tracks, performance tracks and supporting artistic resources for translation into curriculum, teacher support and weekly rehearsal systems. The Resident Musical Director owns the musical destination, while the Curriculum Coordinator (Voice) owns the teaching and implementation journey.

The role collaborates with curriculum, learning, creative,



Brisbane and production leaders to ensure musical outcomes are artistically strong, appropriate for the student cohort and delivered to an equivalent standard across all SSA locations and performance contexts. The position includes agreed teaching and performance-season responsibilities and may contribute specialist musical expertise to casting, professional learning and additional creative projects.

This role is a 2 day a week role (or 0.4 of a Full-Time Equivalent FTE) primarily based at the Stage School Head Office in Coburg, Melbourne with some requirement to attend other Stage School locations and rehearsals, performances.

In addition to the two days a week, compulsory teaching will be required (on top of the 0.4 FTE)

The teaching shifts are to be agreed and will be paid pro-rata according to the shifts allocated.

2 days at $40,000- $48,000. ($100-$120,000 Full Time Equivalent/FTE).

Key responsibilities include:

Musical & Vocal Artistic Direction

- Maintain and define the musical direction in partnership with the Artistic Director.

- Establish repertoire, style, interpretation, ensemble sound and performance expectations across relevant SSA programmes and productions.

- Maintain alignment with SSA’s artistic identity and programme objectives.

Repertoire and Musical Resource Development

- Select, approve and maintain appropriate repertoire in collaboration with resident creatives.

- Create or approve musical direction notes, accent guidance, solo requirements and other specialist musical resources where required.

- Commission and approve rehearsal and performance tracks.

- Ensure resources are accurate, complete, staff-r

📌 Resident Musical Director (Melbourne)
🏢 Stage School Australia
📍 Melbourne