Moving to Australia from the USA?
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, 05:45 amCAgirlinNY15 posts in thread
Moving to Australia from the USA?
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, 05:45 amI tried to post this before to no avail...so let's see how this works.
I'm a young student who will receive a Master's Degree in Educational Theatre from New York University in the fall of 2008. I have spent time living abroad in France and will spend a bit of time in Ireland studying theatre this summer.
I have worked for some of the biggest theatres in the country (The Roundabout) in their education departments and am looking to move to Australia to work in the education department of a company and/or some aspect of Educational Theatre.
Is it difficult to find work there? I know the head of our Department started a program at Griffith University....I'm just wondering if it would be near impossible to find something....I'd love to go there for a while and just experience something different.
Any help is appreciated!
I'm not sure where I would like to be in Australia....anywhere at the moment seems fine.
Also, perhaps this is a cultural question, would I experience prejudice, etc. for being American and/or speaking with an American accent?
I also am an actress and would like to continue with that a little, but not as a main profession. Are there often shows done where an actor is required to have an American accent in Australia?
They are easier to find
Wed, 7 Nov 2007, 11:52 amThey are easier to find than acting or tech jobs, but are also high in demand. It depends on your skill levels as well, since most jobs aren't entry level.
Check out the Arts Hub jobs feed (in the news section on this site); they have the best range of arts jobs online, and if there's something available it will be listed there.
It really is different here compared to the US or the UK, where arts admin jobs are a hell of a lot easier to find.
Example: while working for Arts Hub (yep, I'm biased) I added jobs to both their UK and their Australian sites. I also got a peek at the US jobs. Australian on average has 140 new jobs per week; UK has 280 new jobs per week (including all types of roles, admin and non-admin). The US I couldn't say an average, but I'd guess that it was roughly twice or even three times as many new admin jobs per week.
It's not because they just aren't advertised. It's because no one here can afford to pay anyone a salary. The admin jobs that are in existence are the only roles that do pay regularly here (in the arts), and aren't easily given up. A small circle of people just take turns in doing them. A generalisation of course, but for the most part, true. Which is why I said that it depends on your skill level.
Not to sound discouraging - I do wish you luck, and honestly, there are jobs available. Just not as many overseas.
I'd suggest starting off in Sydney. Then if you can't find work there, Melbourne. Those are the two major cities with the most work available in admin.
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