To strengthen our Guided Tour Team we are looking for an employee (Back & Front Office) part-time 20h/ week with immediate effect

Tasks:

• Staffing the guided tour telephone during core hours Monday - Friday from 09:00 - 13:00:
  • Answering all inquiries
  • Assistance with problems
  • Support with the coordination of group enquiries
• Answering and maintaining the "Guided tours" e-mail inbox:
  • Answering all inquiries (individual bookers and group inquiries)
• Support with the monthly creation of guided tours in Jet Ticket
• Working closely with the operational manager of the guided tours:
  • Internal clarification of tour dates
  • Creation of guided tour poster
  • Assistance with updating our guided tour screens
• Willingness to help out during 09:00 guided tours
  • Collecting on site
  • Conducting a group tour
• Coordination of special tours / in-house requests (administrative, no implementation)

Requirements:

• Strong sense of service
• Enjoy working with people from different cultures
• High quality awareness, ability to work under pressure, reliability
• Above-average communication skills
• Friendliness & stress resistance
• Cultural affinity
• Team spirit

For this position we offer a gross salary of € 2,500 (14x) on a full-time basis. The minimum salary according to the collective agreement is € 2,364.71 gross per month based on full-time employment. Additional remuneration is paid for carrying out a tour outside working hours (€ 49.71 gross per tour as of 04/2026).

We offer you an interesting and challenging job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. We look forward to receiving your detailed application with CV and letter of motivation by April 30, 2026 by e-mail to jobs@wiener-staatsoper.at

As an employer, we stand for equal opportunities and all qualified applicants will be considered regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or disability status.

To strengthen our technical departments, we are looking for stage technicians (full-time) from September 2026

Tasks:

• Supervision of rehearsal and performance operations for musical theater productions
• Set-up, conversion and dismantling of decorations for rehearsals and performances

Required training (or comparable qualification):

• Completed vocational training in a woodworking profession or
• Completed vocational training as a painter and coating technician or
• Completed vocational training as an upholsterer/decorator
• Completed vocational training in a metalworking profession

Requirements:

• Technical understanding and manual dexterity
• Absolute freedom from vertigo and a head for heights
• Ability to work in a team, reliability and the ability to work under pressure
• Willingness to work irregular hours (evenings, weekends, public holidays and split shifts)
• As a male applicant: completed military or civilian service
• Fundamental interest in musical theater and good manners
• Very good knowledge of German
• Willingness to work overtime and take part in guest performances abroad

We offer:

• A secure job in one of the most renowned opera houses in the world
• Vienna public transport annual pass
• Supported canteen with daily changing menus and à la carte
• Opportunity to purchase director's tickets for the houses of the Bundestheaterholding
• Fresh fruit several times a day
• Company doctor
• Shopping discounts at various companies (pharmacies,...)
• Theater vacations in July and August

The collectively agreed starting salary is at least EUR 2,683.95 gross per month (full-time basis) 14 times a year, plus various allowances and overtime pay. A higher salary is possible with proof of completed vocational training or by crediting previous periods of service.

We offer you a challenging job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. Please send your detailed application with CV by e-mail to personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at

Make-up artists

We are looking to strengthen our make-up department with immediate effect
→ Make-up artists - occasionally as temporary helpers

Tasks:

• Supporting our make-up team during rehearsals and performances

• Professional and role-appropriate make-up for stage and television according to artistic specifications
• Professional and role-appropriate hairdressing and styling of hair according to artistic specifications
• Professional application, adjustment, removal and cleaning of wigs, hairpieces, facial hair as well as bald heads, partially bald heads, plastic facial parts, wounds, etc.

Your profile:

• Completed apprenticeship as a make-up artist or hairdresser and wig maker or

• Training as a qualified make-up artist or make-up artist

• Experience in theater, film or television is an advantage

• High level of craftsmanship and creativity

• Resilience and composure in stressful situations

• Team spirit, sense of responsibility, reliability and enjoyment of working with artists

• Willingness to work irregular hours (evenings, weekends, public holidays)

• Very good knowledge of German

We offer:

• A varied job in an artistically challenging environment

• Collaboration in a committed and collegial team

• Insights into the exciting everyday life of an internationally renowned opera house

Remuneration is in accordance with the 1999 collective agreement for technical staff.
For one shift (4 to max. 6 hours) the pay is € 69.92 gross, on public holidays € 101.79 gross.
This is a daily, marginal employment that is subject to income tax, but is only covered by accident insurance.

Note: From January 1, 2026, marginal employment in addition to unemployment benefit is only permitted in a few exceptional cases.

We look forward to receiving your detailed application with CV and letter of motivation by e-mail to: personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at

To strengthen our in-house workshop department, we are looking for from September 1, 2026

→ an upholsterer and interior designer (f/m/d)

to maintain operations (repairs and maintenance) in the auditorium and office area.

The following tasks await you:

• Upholstery of spectator seats
• Sewing curtains and throws
• Laying floor coverings
• Affixing adhesive films
• Painting, varnishing and other repair work

You should have the following qualities:

• Manual skills and technical understanding
• Completed apprenticeship as an upholsterer and interior designer

• A high level of commitment

• Very good physical condition and resilience

• Ability to work in a team and reliability

• As a male applicant: completed military or civilian service or corresponding exemption

• Fundamental interest in musical theater and good manners

• Very good knowledge of German

We offer:

• A secure job in one of the most renowned opera houses in the world
• Wiener Linien annual ticket
• Supported canteen with daily changing menus and à la carte
• Possibility to purchase director's tickets for the houses of the Bundestheaterholding
• Fresh fruit several times a day
• Company doctor
• Purchase discounts at various companies (pharmacies,...)

The collectively agreed starting salary is at least EUR 2,604.47 gross per month (full-time basis) 14 times a year. A higher salary is possible if previous employment is taken into account.

We offer you a challenging job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria.

Please send your detailed application with CV by e-mail to
personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at.

To strengthen our lighting department, we are now looking for a

→ Lighting technician (full-time)

Tasks:

• Setting up, connecting and illuminating spotlights on the stage, the lighting bridges and the galleries - in daily operations for rehearsals and performances

• Maintenance and carrying out repair work for the extensive lighting equipment

• Production of custom-made lighting equipment

• Computer-aided documentation of the various lighting equipment

Required training:

• Completed vocational training in an electrical trade (e.g. electronics, electrical engineering, mechatronics) or

• Completed vocational training as an event technician

Requirements:

• Technical understanding and manual skills
• Professional experience in a theater or in the field of event technology
• Fundamental interest in musical theater and good manners
• Absolute head for heights/ability to work at heights
• Ability to work in a team, reliability and the ability to work under pressure
• Willingness to work irregular hours (evenings, weekends and public holidays as well as split shifts)
• As a male applicant: completed military or civilian service
• Very good knowledge of German
• Willingness to work overtime and take part in guest performances abroad

We offer:

• A secure job in one of the most renowned opera houses in the world
• Vienna public transport annual pass
• Supported canteen with daily changing menus and à la carte
• Opportunity to purchase director's tickets for the houses of the Bundestheater-Holding
• Fresh fruit several times a day
• Company doctor
• Shopping discounts at various companies (pharmacies,...)
• Theater vacations in July and August

The collectively agreed starting salary is at least EUR 2,683.95 gross per month (full-time basis) 14 times a year, plus various allowances and overtime pay. A higher salary is possible with proof of completed vocational training or by crediting previous periods of service.

We offer you a challenging job in one of the largest cultural institutions in Austria. Please send your detailed application with CV and letter of motivation by e-mail to personal.technik@wiener-staatsoper.at