ARTS – Music, theatre & performance
For graduates of a:
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)
Bachelor of Arts Scholars Program
Bachelor of Music
Bachelor of Letters
Bachelor of Music (Honours)
Diploma of Liberal Arts
See Arts Faculty website for a full list of all double degrees with a Performing Arts or Music component:
future.arts.monash.edu
The following information provides career titles, employment opportunities, professional associations
and links to salary information relevant to these qualifications.
Careers that can be moved into
with these qualifications:
Theatre and Performance
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Actor/Performer
Arts Administrator
Arts and Cultural Planner
Arts Journalist
Casting Consultant
Choreographer
Comedian
Commentator
Critic
Director
Drama Teacher
Entertainer
Festival Director
Film and TV Editor
Playwright
Producer
Public Relations Officer
Script Writer
Set Designer
Stage/Theatre Manager
Theatrical Costume Maker and Designer
Theatre Technician
Ventriloquist
Voiceover Artist
Music
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Arranger
Composer
Concert Manager
Conductor
Critic
Cultural Development Officer
Disc Jockey
Ethnomusicologist
Film Scorer
Instrumentalist
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Lyricist
Music Critic
Music and Record Publisher
Musician/Performer
Music Editor
Musicologist
Music Teacher
Music Therapist
Producer
Sound/Audio Engineer
Sound Designer
Vocalist
Note: further qualifications may be required for
some roles.
Potential employers of students
with these qualifications:
Government
apsjobs.gov.au, careers.vic.gov.au and
lgjobs.com.au are good starting points for
information about career opportunities within the
federal, state and local governments.
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Arts Victoria arts.vic.gov.au
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
abc.net.au
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
acmi.net.au
Department of Education and Training
education.vic.gov.au
Department of the Environment
environment.gov.au
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Private
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Alpha Shows alphashows.com.au
Australian Stage australianstage.com.au
Beat Magazine beat.com.au
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Bell Shakespeare
bellshakespeare.com.au
Bennets Lane Jazz Club
bennettslane.com
BigAnt Studios bigant.com
Crown crownmelbourne.com.au
Encore encoremagazine.com.au
Fresh Theatre for social change
freshtheatre.org
Global Television globaltv.com.au
Impro Melbourne
impromelbourne.com.au
Malthouse Theatre
malthousetheatre.com.au
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
mso.com.au
MTA (Music Theatre Australia)
musictheatreaustralia.com.au
MTC (Melbourne Theatre Company)
mtc.com.au
Network 7 au.tv.yahoo.com
Network Ten tenplay.com.au
News Corp Australia
newscorpaustralia.com
Nine Network 9jumpin.com.au
Nova 100 nova100.com.au
Performing Arts News
performingartsnews.com
Primary Music Institute
primarymusicinstitute.com.au
Southern Cross Austereo
southerncrossaustereo.com.au
Studio Binocular studiobinocular.com
The Age – Entertainment
theage.com.au/entertainment
The Arts Centre Melbourne
theartscentre.com.au
The Australian Shakespeare Company
australianshakespearecompany.com.au
Theatre Network Victoria tnv.net.au
monash.edu/careers
Not for Profit
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Australian Independent Record Labels
Association (AIR) air.org.au
Australian Music Radio Airplay Project
amrap.org
Channel 31 c31.org.au
Music Theatre Guild of Victoria Inc
musictheatreguildvic.org
Orchestra Victoria
australianballet.com.au/orchestravictoria
Salvation Army salvationarmy.org.au
Short+Sweet shortandsweet.org
3CR 855AM 3cr.org.au
The Blue Room Theatre blueroom.org.au
The Production Company
theproductioncompany.com.au
Vibewire vibewire.org
Professional associations relevant
to these qualifications:
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International
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For information regarding international
employment opportunities, please visit:
monash.edu/careers/students-grads/
find-a-job/working-outside-australia.html
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Refs:
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Graduate Destination Survey (GDS),
Monash University
Graduate Opportunities
graduateopportunities.com.au
Career Gateway
careergateway.monash.edu.au
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Academy of Interactive Entertainment
aie.edu.au
Association of Music Educators
amuse.vic.edu.au
Australasian Music Publishers Association
ampal.com.au
Australian Music Examinations Board
ameb.edu.au
Australian Music Therapy Association
austmta.org.au
Australian National Choral Association
anca.org.au
Australian Performing Arts Centres
Association apaca.com.au
Australian Strings Association
austa.asn.au
Live Performance Australia
liveperformance.com.au
Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance
alliance.org.au
Music Australia musicaustralia.org.au
Musicians’ Union of Australia
musicians.asn.au
Musicological Society of Australia
msa.org.au
Society for Music Theory
societymusictheory.org
The Society of Ethnomusicology (SEM)
ethnomusicology.org/
Helpful Links:
The skills and attributes these
qualifications aim to develop:
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Monash Graduate Attributes Policy
policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/
academic/education/management/
monash-graduate-attributes-policy.html
Employability Skills (Career Connect)
monash.edu.au/careers/studentsgrads/employability-skills.html
General
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monash.edu/careers
seek.com.au
jobsearch.gov.au
careerone.com.au
mycareer.com.au
graduatecareers.com.au
graduateopportunities.com
myfuture.edu.au
unigrad.com.au
fairwork.gov.au
Industry specific
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Salary Indicator:
Please visit these websites for the most current
figures:
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Fair Work fairwork.gov.au/pay
Graduate Careers
graduatecareers.com.au/
research/gradjobsdollars
Job Outlook joboutlook.gov.au
Monash Clubs and Societies
Enhance your employment outcomes; become
involved with clubs and societies at Monash
University.
Monash student associations are a good
starting point for a list of the range of clubs and
societies at Monash University. Some include:
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Monash University accepts no responsibility for the accuracy of its content and persons wishing to rely
on the information contained in the publication should verify the accuracy of that information at the
time they intend to use it. Published February 2015. CRICOS provider: Monash University 00008C.
This publication is prepared as a guide only. The content is based on information publicly available.
Each list provides a sample only. It is not intended to be comprehensive.
Did you find the information in this flyer useful? Remember to respond to Australian Graduate Survey
(AGS) when it’s your turn. For more information:
graduatecareers.com.au/research/surveys/australiangraduatesurvey
Arts Hub artshub.com.au
Australia Council for the Arts
australiacouncil.gov.au
Australian Music Centre
australianmusiccentre.com.au
Culture, history and sport
australia.gov.au/topics/culture-historyand-sport
The Australian Theatre Forum
australiantheatreforum.com.au
The Arts Law Centre of Australia
artslaw.com.au
The Wolanski Foundation Project
twf.org.au/search/music.html
AIESEC Monash
www.aiesecmonash.squarespace.com/
Monash Big Band (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Big-Band
Monash Club of Juggling and Firetwirling
(MCJAF) (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/MCJAF
Monash Shakespeare Company (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/ShakespeareCompany
Monash Student Association (MSA)
(Clayton) msa.monash.edu.au
Monash University Choral Society
(MonUCS) (Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/MONUCS
Monash University Philharmonic Society
(Clayton)
monashclubs.org/Clubs/Philharmonic
Monash University Student Theatre
(MUST) (Clayton)
msa.monash.edu/Campus-Life/StudentTheatre
Careers, Leadership and
Volunteering
T:
+61 3 9905 4170
E:
careerconnect@monash.edu
W: monash.edu/careers