Orchestra Manager / Music Archivist (m/f/d) for the “Theater Freiburg”

We’re looking for you from November 1, 2026, to April 23, 2027, as a full-time (100%) parental leave replacement as

Orchestra Manager/Music Archivist

The city of Freiburg im Breisgau (approx. 230,000 residents) is the center of a thriving economic, scientific, and cultural region offering a high quality of life in a scenic location in the border triangle between Germany, France, and Switzerland. Freiburg is a city of culture with a vibrant theater and music scene. Theater Freiburg serves as a key driver of artistic innovation and discourse in the city and the region.

Theater Freiburg is a multidisciplinary theater (musical theater, concerts, drama, youth theater, and dance) and is operated as a municipal enterprise.

Your Responsibilities

Our orchestra attendants are responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of the Freiburg Philharmonic Orchestra during symphony concerts, musical theater performances, various concert formats in the city of Freiburg and on tour.

Your future responsibilities will include, in particular:

• Setting up, taking down, and transporting the orchestra’s furniture and instruments

• Rearranging the orchestra during concerts and performances (including in front of an audience)

• Transporting instruments within the venue and to the orchestra’s guest performances (including harpsichords and pianos on wheels)

• Minor repairs

• Depending on personal qualifications, assisting with the management and organization of sheet music

What we offer:

• A diverse role in a creative environment

• Attendance at concerts and musical theater performances

• An in-house communication app with a wealth of information and resources

• A public-sector employment contract with a pay grade up to EG 6 TVöD.

• A stipend, a subsidy for the Deutschlandticket, a subsidy for supplementary pension, and other forms of support.

Your Application:

We welcome written applications consisting of a cover letter (1 page), a resume in table format, certificates, and, if applicable, proof of work experience. Please submit your complete application in a single package by September 30, 2026, at the latest.

Theater Freiburg promotes a respectful and diverse work culture based on the German Stage Association’s Code of Conduct.

We love Freiburg. We embrace diversity—including as an employer. That’s why we look forward to applications from anyone who is passionate about their field and wants to help our city move forward. We welcome people of all backgrounds, genders, gender identities, abilities, ages, skin colors, religions, and sexual orientations.

Contacts: Anne Catrin Carstens & Gunild Vomstein

What you bring to the table:

• A sense of responsibility, flexibility, a commitment to the job, and the ability to work well in a team

• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends, and holidays

• An independent and proactive work style

• Physical stamina, technical understanding, and manual dexterity

• Class B driver’s license

• A Class C1 driver’s license is desirable or can be supported

• Knowledge of music and sheet music is desirable