She became Artistic Director of the Arches in 2008 at the age of 28, becoming the youngest serving director of a major Scottish venue [2][4] Under Wylie, the venue's artistic output shifted from the more traditional productions of the Arches Theatre Company [3], to supporting and nurturing new Scottish talent.
She developed artists like Kieran Hurley, Gary McNair, Rosanna Cade, Rob Drummond, Julia Taudevin and Nic Green, commissioning work that would eventually tour internationally.
[4][5] Theatre critic Lyn Gardner described the venue under Wylie as “one of the reasons that in recent years Glasgow has become a magnet for young performance-makers...as significant as Battersea Arts Centre in London in the way it nurtures tomorrow.” [5][6] In 2009 Wylie created the Behaviour festival, which brought globally-renowned international artists and companies like Gob Squad, Ann Liv Young, Tim Crouch, Bryony Kimmings, Ontroerend Goed and The TEAM to Glasgow [6] Wylie also co-commissioned large-scale performances by internationally established artists such as DEREVO's Natura Morte,[7] and Linder Sterling's 13 hour performance Darktown Cakewalk.
She received a research grant from Creative Scotland and Glasgow Life to investigate how to fill the space left by The Arches, resulting in the festival Take Me Somewhere, which opened in 2017.
[7][5] Jackie is the third Artistic Director of the National Theatre of Scotland, after Laurie Sansom and Vicky Featherstone.