Job advertisement
WIENWOCHE seeks for an artistic director from 2026
We are looking for people with experience in festival conception, performance, art and activism.
Applications possible until 23 March.
The call for applications is aimed at people with proven expertise in the fields of festival conception and organisation, performance, art and activism. The following tasks await the new artistic director:
- contemporary further development of the WIENWOCHE festival in an urban and Vienna-specific context from 2026 onwards
- overall conception, planning and realisation of the festival
- curatorial and artistic supervision of the festival projects
- target-orientated cooperation with the commercial management, taking into account the available budgets
- organisation and implementation of the events
- development of new audiences and media positioning
- reporting and project accounting
- personnel responsibility for the team and artists
Applicants should fulfil the following profile:
- sound experience in artistic curating and cultural management
- in-depth knowledge of the independent scene in Vienna
- high motivation, initiative and ability to work in a team
- awareness of discrimination and diversity-sensitive expertise
- reliability, flexibility and resilience, especially during the festival period
- media skills and multilingualism are an advantage
- independent and structured way of working
General conditions:
- contract duration: Two years with the possibility of a one-off extension
- salary: 3.150 euros gross, 14 times a year, based on 30 working-hours per week
In addition to a meaningful CV including portfolio, the application documents should include an artistic concept (max. 2 pages) covering the festival years 2026 and 2027. Applications must be submitted by Sunday, 23 March 2025 as a PDF file by email to: bewerbung@wienwoche.org.
Interviews with a selection of applicants will take place between 1 and 10 April 2025. A familiarisation phase from summer 2025 is planned to ensure a smooth handover of the management agendas.
The WIENWOCHE Executive Board and the entire team are looking forward to receiving creative, committed and visionary applications that will further develop the profile of WIENWOCHE and provide new impetus for its artistic and socio-political work!
About WIENWOCHE
WIENWOCHE is an annual arts and culture festival in Vienna that has been held for ten days in September since 2012. It positions itself as a (post-)migrant, queer-feminist festival for art and activism and sees cultural work as active participation in social, political and cultural debates. The aim is to expand artistic and cultural practices and make them accessible to all social groups living in Vienna. The City of Vienna enables WIENWOCHE with an annual grant of 480,000 euros.
