Jobs
CURRENTLY RECRUITING:
FESTIVALS EDINBURGH
Background:
Festivals Edinburgh is the high-level organisation, created and driven by the directors of Edinburgh’s 12 major festivals, to take the lead on their joint strategic development and maintain their global competitive edge.
MEDIA RELATIONS COORDINATOR ROLES:
Job Title: Temporary Media Relations Coordinators, Festivals Edinburgh
Reports to: Marketing Manager
Hours: Up to 48 hours per week
Contract: x9 weeks, starting July 1st 2013
Festivals Edinburgh is currently recruiting for two media relations coordinators to support the marketing team during the busy summer festivals season. Working for Festivals Edinburgh you will work closely with the PR teams from the summer festivals, to help host visiting journalists in the areas of travel pages and publications, websites and guidebooks, regional newspapers, lifestyle press/magazines and international broadcast media. This will be through the coordination of the production of bespoke travel itineraries for each outlet and will involve management of all aspects, from accommodation bookings to festival ticketing requests, performer access and staff interviews.
Key Responsibilities:
As part of the Festivals Edinburgh media team, act as a central point of contact for the facilitation of the incoming media visit programme. Such activity will include:
managing and facilitating a comprehensive itinerary for all hosted media (print, online & broadcast)
work efficiently with the individual festival press offices to ensure ticket sourcing, interview requests and access to film performances etc
- create opportunities to profile our brand photography and footage
- Be a point of contact for, and implement activity in close collaboration with our key tourism agencies: VisitScotland, Marketing Edinburgh and VisitBritain.
- Maintain and develop positive relationships with travel press and media contacts – UK wide and internationally, with an emphasis on the key markets of North of England, London and South East, North America and Germany.
- Assist with the day-to-day running of the media function. Attend relevant media briefings and photocalls; respond to daily media enquiries; write news releases and other copy; represent Festivals Edinburgh at public events.
The closing date for applications is 5 pm on Friday 24th May. Interviews will take place on the 3rd or 6th June.
For a full job description please contact Susan at susan@festivalsedinburgh.com.
DELEGATE CENTRE ROLES:
Context:
Building towards 2014 and beyond, Edinburgh’s Festivals are supporting the development of complex cultural diplomacy initiatives across the Festivals with Edinburgh, Scottish, UK and international agencies and governments by identifying key international focus areas; mapping key international partner relationships and building cultural, business and diplomatic partnerships.
As part of this work, Festivals Edinburgh will be hosting a number of international delegations in the 2013 summer to help them explore the Festival offer. In August, working with Creative Scotland and the British Council Scotland, Festivals Edinburgh will be welcoming international delegations as part of the International Delegate Programme, which will offer a delegate centre, bespoke delegate hosting, networking events and opportunities and a seminar knowledge programme
International Delegate Centre Vacanies:
Job title: International Projects Assistant, Edinburgh Festivals delegation centre
Reports to: Special Projects Manager
Salary: £380-400 per week
Duration: 1st July – 13th September 2013
Hours: 48 hours per week
Download full details and job specification here.
Job title: Assistant: Hospitality and Events, Edinburgh Festivals Delegate Centre
Reports to: Special Projects Manager
Salary: £375 a week
Duration: 22nd July – 6th September 2013 (7 weeks)
Hours: 48 hours per week.
Download full details and job specification here.
Job title: Assistant: Ticketing, Edinburgh Festivals delegation centre
Reports to: Special Projects Manager
Salary: £370-390 a week [depending on experience]
Duration: 22nd July – 6th September 2013 (7 weeks)
Hours: 48 hours per week.
Download full details and job specification here.
Job title: Intern, Edinburgh Festivals delegation centre
Reports to: Special Projects Manager
Salary: £6.19 an hour
Duration: 29th July – 31st August 2013
Hours: 48 hours per week.
Download full details and job specification here.
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Edinburgh International Book Festival
Development Assistant
Temporary contract, 22 July – 30 August 2013
Rate of pay: £6.50 per hour
This is a very hands-on role assisting the Sponsorship and Development team with delivery of sponsor events and branding on site. Duties include receiving and distributing sponsor materials, ensuring branding is in place in events as agreed, and setting up, manning and tidying hospitality venues for functions and receptions.
The successful candidate will have excellent customer service and communication skills, a flexible attitude and an interest in event management or fund-raising for the arts.
For a full job description and to apply online please visit www.edbookfest.co.uk/about-us/jobs
The Edinburgh International Book Festival Ltd has its registered office at 5a Charlotte Square, EH2 4DR and is a company limited by guarantee (no SC 79939) with charitable status (SCO10120). Supported by Creative Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council.
Closing date: Thursday 30 May, 5pm
Interviews: w/c 10 June 2013
Box Office & Administration Assistant
Various temporary contracts available:
19 June – 26 August 2013
19 June – 6 July 2013
7 Aug – 26 Aug 2013
Rate of pay: £6.19 per hour
Box Office & Administration Assistants work as part of a team to sell tickets for 800 Book Festival events and act as a first point of contact for visitors to the Festival, providing excellent customer care at all times. Additional duties include supporting the Book Festival's busy administration office.
This is an ideal opportunity for individuals who wish to build on their existing customer service and administration skills in a high pressure festival environment. Excellent customer service and communication skills, a willingness to learn and adapt quickly and an ability to work effectively as part of a small team are all essential for this role.
For a full job description and to apply online please visit www.edbookfest.co.uk/about-us/jobs
Closing date: Wednesday 8 May, 5pm
Interviews: w/c 13 May
Warehouse Assistants
Temporary contract, 3 July - mid-September 2013
Rate of pay: £6.19 per hour
During the Festival, our independent bookshops trade at a pace equivalent to the largest high street bookstores, ensuring our audiences have access to all our featured books and providing much needed funding for the Festival. Join the logistics team responsible for ensuring that the right stock is available every day of the Festival, based at our Livingston warehouse.
Reporting to the Warehouse Manager, the Warehouse Assistants process incoming goods, identify and organise stock for delivery to the Book Festival site, and process returns to suppliers. Ideally candidates should have experience in a goods inwards environment, with an enthusiastic personality and a flexible attitude.
For a full job description and to apply online please visit www.edbookfest.co.uk/about-us/jobs
Closing date: Sunday 19 May 2013
Interviews: w/c 27 May 2013
Front of House Manager
Temporary contract, 7 - 27 August 2013
Rate of pay: £85 per day
The Front of House Manager is responsible for the smooth running of all events and venues on the Book Festival site, ensuring audiences are seated on time and all customer expectations are met. Queue management, health and safety, customer care, first aid and incident management are all key responsibilities of this role.
This is a challenging, fast-paced role at the heart of the Festival operation, ideally suited to an experienced, energetic Front of House Manager with excellent customer service skills and the ability to think on their feet. Effective management of a large team of temporary staff is crucial: the Front of House team comprises the Manager, five Supervisors and up to thirty Assistants.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival Ltd has its registered office at 5a Charlotte Square, EH2 4DR and is a company limited by guarantee (no SC 79939) with charitable status (SCO10120). Supported by Creative Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council.
For a full job description and to apply online please visit www.edbookfest.co.uk/about-us/jobs
Closing date: Wednesday 15 May 2013, 5pm
Interviews: Thursday 23 May 2013
Temporary Festival vacancies at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
Every summer we employ over one hundred dedicated and enthusiastic temporary staff in a variety of positions, including short-term positions during August and long-term positions from June to September.
This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the success of the largest, most dynamic book festival in the world.
Positions include selling tickets to 800 festival events as part of the Box Office team, working in the Book Festival’s independent bookshops and providing excellent customer care to over 200,000 visitors as a Front of House Assistant or Supervisor. We also have opportunities working in author hospitality, assisting the programming team with event preparation and as part of the logistics team based in our warehouse in Livingston.
Wages, dates, times and duties vary depending on the role; please visit our website for further details and to apply online https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/about-us/jobs.
Relevant experience is essential, along with an interest in literature and the arts, and an enthusiastic and hardworking attitude.
The Edinburgh International Book Festival Ltd has its registered office at 5a Charlotte Square, EH2 4DR and is a company limited by guarantee (no SC 79939) with charitable status (SCO10120). Supported by Creative Scotland and the City of Edinburgh Council.
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Edinburgh International Festival
Corporate Development Manager
EIF’s award-winning Sponsorship Team is looking to appoint a dynamic and energetic Corporate Development Manager to maximise income from the corporate sector from new and existing partners.
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real contribution to “the world’s greatest arts festival” (The Daily Telegraph). The right appointment is seen as a high priority for the Festival and a meticulous attention to detail, excellent communication and decision-making skills with a positive attitude and a hands-on approach will be necessary in achieving expectations.
Please send your application in writing with full CV and letter of application demonstrating how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the job description by 12 noon on 2nd May 2013: recruitment@eif.co.uk or Kirsten Stewart, HR & Payroll Manager, Edinburgh International Festival, The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE. Tel 0131 473 2087. Interviews will be held in Edinburgh on Wednesday 8th May 2013.
Ticket Services Supervisor
Hub Tickets seeks a candidate to assist in the organisation of an efficient ticket sales operation for The Edinburgh International Festival and other events. The successful candidate will have exceptional customer care skills, previous supervisory experience together with excellent IT skills, preferably in a ticketing environment, and an interest in the arts. Cash handling experience and driving licence desirable.
This is a fixed term contract from 17th June to 1st September 2013.
Salary: £7.31 per hour
Applications by noon on Monday 13th May.
Interviews will be held on Friday 17th May.
Ticket Services Assistant (several positions)
Hub Tickets seeks enthusiastic, customer orientated staff to work in the busy ticketing operation for The Edinburgh International Festival and other events.
Applicants should have experience working with the public, preferably in the field of arts / entertainment.
£6.19 per hour fixed term contracts from 17th June to 1st September 2013. There are also fixed term contracts available from 1st July to 1st September 2013.
Applications by noon on Monday 13th May.
Interviews will be held on Wednesday 15th and Thursday 16th May.
To obtain an information pack and application form please call Kirsten Stewart on 0131 473 2087, email recruitment@eif.co.uk or write to The Hub, Castlehill, Edinburgh EH1 2NE. Please state clearly the post in which you are interested.
Festival Street Team Staff
Are you persuasive and polite, energetic and engaging, reliable and resourceful? If the answer is yes, and you fancy a fun, challenging job this summer then read on.
We are recruiting staff for the Edinburgh International Festival’s 2013 Street Team. This team of ten staff will help publicise Festival shows and provide an on-the-ground presence for the Festival in an extremely busy cultural marketplace. It will help if you love music, dance or theatre and love to talk about it.
Temporary position 5 August – 1 September. Training Day Wednesday 31 July.
Wages: £6.50ph
Further details available at www.eif.co.uk. If you are interested, please apply with a covering letter and CV and send to recruitment@eif.co.uk
Closing date 12pm on 22 May
Interviews will be held week commencing 27 May
Temporary Displays Assistant
£310/week
Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an energetic person with superb presentation and organisational skills to assist with its promotional displays in venues and other sites around the city.
You will need to be able to drive (and be over 21 for insurance purposes), be able to create eye-catching displays employing creativity and imagination, have good attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, be prepared to climb ladders (or kneel in awkward positions) and be able to effectively manage your time and work on your own initiative (but be part of a wonderful Festival team). It will also be beneficial to know Edinburgh and to have driven in the city.
The post is for the Festival period (Thursday 1 August – Tuesday 3 September inclusive)
Further details available at www.eif.co.uk. If you are interested, please apply with a covering letter and CV and send to recruitment@eif.co.uk
Deadline for applications is 12pm on Friday 24 May. Interviews will be held w/c 3 June
Temporary Programme Distributor
£310 per week
6 days out of 7
Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an energetic, organised and enthusiastic person to distribute event programmes and other material during the 2013 Festival.
You will need to be able to drive (and be over 21 years of age for insurance purposes). You must have manual handling skills, as the job involves lifting and carrying boxes of programmes.
Your organisational skills should be second-to-none; you should be familiar with Excel spreadsheets and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment.
The post is from 29th July 2013 and will run through until Friday 6th September 2013.
To apply please send in your CV and a covering letter outlining why you think you would be suitable for the job to recruitment@eif.co.uk
Closing date noon on Monday 3rd June 2013. Interviews will be held on Monday 10th June 2013.
Edinburgh International Festival, The Hub,
Castlehill,
Edinburgh
EH1 2NE
Tel 0131 473 2087
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Edinburgh International Science Festival
Finance Manager
Salary circa £35K negotiable
We are looking for a qualified accountant to join the Edinburgh International Science Festival as Finance Manager. This is a broad role that requires both financial and management accounting skills in addition to good knowledge of accounting standards and best practice.
Key Responsibilities:
- Accounting, reporting, control and reconciliation of revenue and costs for all projects & group companies.
- Month end routines including payroll, VAT & Inland Revenue returns
- Annual Accounts preparation & returns such as Gift Aid & OSCR.
- Project, Divisional & Company budgets & forecasts
- Treasury management, assisting with grant applications, pricing support
- Management of staff contracts & miscellaneous HR activities, company secretarial & office management activities
- Line management of full time assistant
Skills:
- Strong technical accounting skills including VAT knowledge
- Excellent knowledge of Accounting & Payroll Systems (Sage preferred)
- Strong Excel skills
- Ability to implement process improvement
- Flexibility, adaptability and effective team work essential
- Knowledge of charity accounting & festival finances preferred
Click here for further details and a full job description.
To apply: Please send a CV and covering letter to Nicola Coutts at nicola@scifest.co.uk
Closing date for applications: 5pm, 15 May 2013
Interviews: 23 May 2013
Development Officer
Salary: £21,000 - £23,000 subject to experience
We are seeking to employ a professional with experience of income generation, sales and marketing. This professional will play a key role in delivering the organisation’s fundraising targets. Working as part of our small Fundraising team, you will help identify and secure funding from a range of sources and strengthen relationships with existing funding partners; delivering the highest level of service. You will have a flexible approach, excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and multi task while working under pressure.
Click here for further details and a full job description.
To apply: Please send a CV and covering letter to Nicola Coutts at nicola@scifest.co.uk
Closing date for applications: 5pm, 31 May 2013
Interviews: Expected to be in second week of June
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Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Head of Operations
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced individual to the position of Head of Operations. The Head of Operations is new role and one of four senior managers who support and report to the Chief Executive.
The salary for this post is c£40Kper annum, plus contribution towards a personal pension. 28 days holiday per year plus public holidays.
Working hours are 10:00 - 18:00 five days a week. Some additional evening and weekend work may be required, particularly in the run-up to and during the festival period. There is no overtime entitlement, but the Society does maintain a TOIL policy.
The deadline for applications is 12:00 Monday 13 May 2013. We will not accept late applications.
Interviews for this post will take place Tuesday 21 May and Wednesday 22 May.
The start date is as soon as possible.
View details here
Participant Development Coordinator
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced individual to the position of Participant Development Coordinator . The Participant Services department exists to advice, support and encourage everyone who takes part in the Fringe and provide them with information and facilities for their visit.
The salary for this post is £26,500 per annum, plus contribution towards a personal pension. 28 days holiday per year plus public holidays.
Working hours are 10:00-18:00 five days a week. Some additional evening and weekend work may be required, particularly in the run-up to and during the festival period. There is no overtime entitlement, but the Society does maintain a TOIL policy.
The deadline for applications is 12:00 Monday 13 May 2013. We will not accept late applications.
Interviews for this post will take place Tuesday 21 May and Wednesday 22 May.
The start date is as soon as possible.
View details here.
