For the 2026 season (period between June 1 and August 28, 2026; shorter periods possible), Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH is looking for several
Make-up artists (m/f/d)
Place of work: Bayreuth, Germany
Start date: 1 June 2026
Application deadline: 31 December 2025
The Bayreuth Festival is one of the most famous music theatre festivals in the world. It has existed for more than 140 years and takes place every summer exclusively with performances of Richard Wagner’s works. They employ 65 people all year round and up to 800 during the festival.
The city of Bayreuth and the region of Upper Franconia offer a high quality of life in a beautiful landscape with a high recreational value.
- All hair work including the production of hairpieces, beards and wigs
- Supervision of rehearsals and performances; make-up and hairdressing
- Plaster work, reproduction techniques of body parts, creation of wounds, injuries, bald heads, etc.
- Completed training or studies as a state-recognized make-up artist (m/f/d) / hairdresser (m/f/d)
- Enjoy teamwork, flexibility and resilience
- Special sensitivity for artistic concerns and creative processes
- Willingness to work the usual working hours of a make-up artist (m/f/d)
- Working in a highly motivated, international team that performs a variety of tasks at a very high level of makeup artistry.
- Room for your own creative ideas; contributing your experience is expressly encouraged.
- Working hours during the season are up to 45 hours per week.
- We are looking for several periods (between June and August), shorter periods are conceivable and possible.
- The employment relationship is based on the provisions of the collective agreement of the federal states in conjunction with the Bayreuth in-house collective agreement.
If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Sophie Rauschhardt at chefmaskenbildner@bayreuther-festspiele.de.
Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH stands for cultural diversity and therefore welcomes all applications, regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, and identity.
Severely disabled applicants will be given preference if their suitability and qualifications are otherwise essentially equal. However, they are required to have a level of physical aptitude that meets the requirements of the job. Please mention the fact that you are severely disabled in your cover letter.
If we have aroused your interest, we look forward to receiving your complete and informative documents including curriculum vitae, diplomas and references by December 31, 2025.
Please send applications by e-mail only in PDF format as one file to bewerbung@bayreuther-festspiele.de, indicating the job title.