Examiner — Drama
Location: Thailand (hybrid-working)
Closing date: 8 December 2025
About the role
Are you passionate about drama, performance and the power of storytelling? Do you love inspiring confidence in the next generation of performers? Trinity College London is inviting experienced professionals to join our exceptional team of Drama Examiners—and we invite you to be part of it.
This is a unique opportunity to put your expertise into action, and to support our mission of transforming lives through the power of communication and performance.
As an independent, self-employed examiner, you will:
- Assess digital exams from around the world (paid per exam)
- Deliver face-to-face examinations across the region (paid per day/week)
- Participate in mandatory training and standardisation (paid per activity)
Examiners provide a minimum of 15 days’ availability throughout the academic year, typically during key peak periods. While availability is essential, work is not guaranteed.
About you
We welcome applications from inspiring individuals who bring a blend of integrity, expertise, professionalism, and a genuine passion for supporting performers. You may come from a background in:
- Acting, directing, performance, voice or movement
- Drama teaching or facilitation
- Musical Theatre, Physical Theatre, Dance or Devised work
- Playwriting, production or creative leadership
You will be confident in assessing performance, writing clear and constructive reports, and engaging warmly with candidates of all ages and backgrounds.
Essential qualities and experience
- Native or fluent English (CEFR B2 or above, if non-native)
- Strong understanding of dramatic literature across genres and cultures
- Knowledge of musicianship
- Expertise in at least one specialist area such as Direction and production skills, vocal technique, improvisation, mime, Dance, Musical Theatre, Physical Theatre devised theatre, Actor musicianship, Drama practitioners, inclusive of vocal, physical skills and methodologies, Drama pedagogy, Assessment processes
- Excellent communication skills and professional conduct
- Confidence using digital systems
- Current police clearance
- Commitment to safeguarding principles
- Independent, punctual, and reliable working style
Qualifications typically include a relevant degree, industry experience, teaching expertise, and previous experience working with a broad range of learners.
Our commitment
Trinity is open to all applicants from different backgrounds and we are committed to building a more diverse and inclusive workplace. All applications are dealt with in the strictest of confidence.
How to apply
To apply, please follow the Apply for this job link below and you will be directed to the Trinity College London application page. We reserve the right to close the advert earlier if we receive a high volume of interest so please do not delay if interested.
All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Upon successful appointment into the role, you will be required to complete our vetting procedures.
Trinity College London will collect and use your personal information for our recruitment process in accordance with our Recruitment Privacy Notice. Trinity College London will hold candidate data on file for no more than six months from application submission. If you want your information to be removed earlier, please contact us directly. If we want to hold your information beyond the six months, we will contact you to get your consent.
Our data protection policy can be viewed in full here.
Other Drama examiner opportunities
If you would like further details about the role of Drama examiner, please view the role description to ensure you meet our criteria.
We are not currently recruiting. However, if you would like to express an interest in an examiner role, please complete the following form and we will contact you, once recruitment re-opens:
If you have any further queries regarding examiner recruitment, please contact examinerapplication@trinitycollege.com.
Safeguarding and protection
Trinity College London is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people with whom we work. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across the organisation.
For further details please see Trinity's policies.