About the Youth Music Awards 2026

The Youth Music Awards is the biggest night in grassroots music, and for the past six years we have celebrated in London. However, 86% of our funding goes outside of the capital, equalising access to music for thousands of young people across the UK. So, we know how important and culturally relevant other regions across the UK are. That's why, in 2026, the Youth Music Awards is coming to Liverpool. We can't wait to join our community in the North-West to celebrate the projects and people from across the region and beyond, in one of the world's most loved music cities.     

The Youth Music Awards 2026 are open to anyone who has been directly funded via the NextGen Fund or has taken part in a Youth Music funded project since January 2021.

Learn more here - https://youthmusic.org.uk/awards 

About this role

We’re looking for a friendly, organised, enthusiastic and versatile individual who can remain calm under pressure, deal with multiple tasks and think on their feet. 

In the run up to the event, you’ll work closely with our PR agency, gaining hands-on experience in bringing a communications campaign to life. As part of this, you’ll spend time shadowing the account team through the planning stages and be allocated specific tasks to lead on yourself. 

At the awards, you’ll help the agency and our Communications team run the live press office. Your responsibilities could include: 

• Finding and taking the winners and other key guests for photography/filming
• Hosting journalists and ensuring they have what they need
• Capturing quotes from attendees as required

This is a freelance contract role for someone seeking paid experience to build a career in the music industries.

Key Timings

• Wednesday 28 October: Youth Music Awards, Liverpool. (You will need to be available on this day between the hours of 10am – 11pm – exact times tbc.)

*You will also be required to attend a half day training with an industry professional around social media. The training will be paid and expenses covered. Date and location tbc. 

Fee

• Youth Music Awards 28th October - £300 plus travel expenses
• Training Half Day - £75 plus travel expenses

Diversity and equal opportunities

Youth Music is an equal opportunity and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting, recruiting and retaining diverse candidates. It’s important that our team reflects the communities we serve.

We are currently under-represented by individuals from a working-class background, the Asian/Asian British community and wider Global Majority, Disabled people, the Trans community and people of faith.  

Youth music is a Disability Confident Committed Employer and we are committed to making adjustments that would support disabled people to apply for and carry out this role. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for any disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the post, as outlined in the job description. If you are disabled and would like your application to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme, please indicate so in your application.

Please contact jobs@youthmusic.org.uk if you have a disability and/or access requirements or if you wish us to consider any other reasonable adjustments to ensure the interview process is fully accessible.