Digital Content Officer

About the Organisation

Individually, Edinburgh’s Festivals are leading cultural brands in their respective fields, with cultural, marketing and media machines that create millions of attendances, hundreds of millions of media viewers, cultivate complex and enviable brand partnerships, and generate acres of press coverage across national and international markets.

Collectively the Festivals attract audiences of c4m, offer a remarkable and unrivalled international platform and springboard for artists and companies, represent a major attraction and influence for those choosing to live, work, visit and invest in Edinburgh/Scotland and define Scotland’s cultural identity on the global stage.

Festivals Edinburgh is the high-level organisation, created and driven by the directors of the Edinburgh Festivals. Our mission is simple - to work collaboratively to maintain and develop Edinburgh’s position as a world leading sustainable festival city. 

About the Role

Festivals Edinburgh is now looking for someone to create, schedule and deliver compelling, relevant and up-to-date content for the Edinburgh Festivals’ collective website and all owned social media platforms.

You will be an energetic and enthusiastic communications professional, have a minimum of three years’ experience in a cultural/arts or tourism environment and now seeking a challenge with world-leading cultural brands. We’re after someone with an outgoing personality, a natural understanding of the variety of marketing requirements, with brilliant organisational skills and the ability to make everything happen on time.  

How to Apply

• Download: the full job description HERE
• Apply: by submitting a CV and covering letter, outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role, by email to recruitment@festivalsedinburgh.com - due to the nature of this short-term contract, we will consider contracting the role as a freelance position and if you would like to discuss that matter please contact james.mcveigh@festivalsedinburgh.com
• Deadline: 5pm on Monday 20 May
• Interviews: will take place in week commencing 27 May 

Festivals Edinburgh is committed to equal, fair, and proper employment opportunities. We actively encourage applications from under-represented groups, in particular Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic and disabled candidates.