Freelance Music Specialist - Workshop Leader
Role Brief – Summer/Autumn 2025
Introduction & Background
Moonstruck Astronaut is a not-for-profit community theatre company based in Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire. Our mission is to bring local communities together through inclusive theatre projects that promote friendship, creativity, self-expression, and a strong sense of belonging—starting with children and young people, and growing to include adults over time.
Between 2021 and 2024, we ran Drama in the Forest school holiday workshops at Wrekin Forest School and ran the Newport Youth Theatre. In 2025, we’re relocating to Telford Town Centre to launch Telford Tall Tales, a new theatre and storytelling programme supported by an Arts Council National Lottery Project Grant.
As part of this programme, we’re looking to engage a freelance Music Specialist who is excited by community arts, enjoys collaborating creatively with children, and is confident working as part of a multi-artform team.
Learn more:
🌐 moonstruckastronaut.com
📱 facebook.com/moonstruckastronaut
Role Summary
- Title: Freelance Music Specialist – Workshop Leader
- Fee: £650 total (equivalent to 2 freelance days delivering at £250/ day and 1 day planning at £150/day, based on 8 hours per day)
- Engagement Includes:
- Up to 2 days of workshop delivery during summer
- Up to 2 days of planning and creative meetings
- Optional additional workshop involvement in autumn (subject to availability, contracted separately if needed)
- Location: Telford Town Centre and remote (for planning sessions)
- Payment Terms: Invoicing upon completion, payable within 14 days
This is a freelance role. You will invoice for services rendered and are responsible for managing your own tax and National Insurance contributions and providing your own current DBS check.
What You’ll Do
- Lead a music-focused workshop with children aged 8–14, supporting the co-creation of original musical storytelling during our summer sessions (4–8 August 2025)
- Collaborate with drama, movement, and storytelling specialists to design engaging, imaginative workshops
- Attend up to two planning meetings with the wider team (remotely or in-person)
- Support a sharing event where children present their work to families and community supporters
- Contribute your creative skills to a friendly, co-creative artistic process
About You
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in collaborative, community-rooted creative settings and enjoys co-creating with children in a playful, imaginative way.
We’re particularly looking for someone who:
- Has experience facilitating creative music sessions with children aged 8–14
- Enjoys interdisciplinary collaboration and can adapt within a creative and neurodivergent team
- Feels confident leading inclusive, welcoming workshop spaces
- Is local to or familiar with Telford, Shropshire, or surrounding areas
How to Apply
Please send an email to hannah@moonstruckastronaut.com including:
- A recent CV
- A short cover letter or a video (max 3 minutes) introducing yourself, your relevant experience, and why this opportunity excites you
