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Sauna Host, Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Sauna Theatre
We’re looking for great people to join the Sauna Theatre team as venue hosts. Sauna Hosts are the front-facing heart of Sauna Theatre. The person in this role is responsible for creating a warm, welcoming and safe environment for all visitors to the Sauna Theatre. You will greet guests, support the smooth running of sessions, and help maintain the distinctive atmosphere that makes Sauna Theatre special. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hospitality, live events and working with people, and who takes pride in creating a thoughtful and welcoming environment. Role Overview Job Title: Sauna Host Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Contract Period: 5 August - 31 August 2026 Contract Type: Freelance Working Hours: Shifts as agreed Reporting to: Site Managers Fee: £13.45 p/h Other Benefits: Free sauna! (as long as a session isn't sold out).
Location: Summerhall Courtyard, Edinburgh
Deadline: 19 June 2026
Paid Study Participant: Filmmaking and AI
University of Edinburgh
We are currently conducting a study exploring the relationship between filmmaking and AI, and are looking for participants. The purpose of the study is to understand how filmmakers develop their creative work, how they interact with tools and technologies and how they feel about the growing role of AI in the creative industries. The study aims to explore current creative workflows within filmmaking and examine the potential for AI to be used as part of those processes. We are not looking for details of specific projects or collaborations; we are keen to discuss the ways of creating that exist within film currently, and how practitioners feel in response to possible technological change in the film industry. Participation will involve completing a creative activity kit over a two week period, totalling 2 hours. The activities include taking pictures, watching short videos and writing reflections about your practice and the filmmaking industry more broadly. You will then be invited to a 1 hour follow up interview to discuss your experience and responses to the activities. No prior experience with AI is required - we are interested in hearing from people with a range of experiences and viewpoints, at varying points of their filmmaking career. Time commitment: 3 hours Compensation: £110 If you are interested in participating, please complete the form below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScoMrxS4gbwh6n4a7HmPE6XQ5ZBxdG7navMUZTo9ZfbJwsOKg/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=109793098633093551011
Location: Edinburgh/Remote
Deadline: 20 June 2026
Director of Programming and Engagement
IMPACT Scotland
We’re looking to appoint an outstanding Director of Programming & Engagement to lead the development and delivery of our artistic programme and engagement strategy.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 22 June 2026
Brand and Site Runner (Festival contract)
Edinburgh International Book Festival
The role of Brand and Site Runner supports the Brand & Audiences team (and wider colleagues as required), helping to ensure smooth brand operations, both public facing and behind the scenes, during the Festival. Part runner and part organiser, you’ll keep some of our public Festival spaces looking tip-top and well stocked, ensure that event information is made available to audiences around the site, respond to day-to-day demands and essential errands, liaise with our site team, and eventually help us track and tidy away everything ready for the next Festival. For full job description and to apply please see EIBF website: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/jobs/brand-and-site-runner Contract Fixed-term contract from Monday 3 August – Wednesday 2 September 2026, full-time. This role will be based at the EIBF offices and on site at Edinburgh Futures Institute. Working patterns will vary over the length of the contract, with indicative hours below: Mon 3 – Fri 7 August: 9.30AM-5.30PM Mon 10 August onwards: 35 hours/week (pro rata). Some weekend working during the Festival will be required. Rate of Pay £13.45 per hour in line with the Real Living Wage. Paid weekly in arrears.
Location: EH3 9EF
Deadline: 22 June 2026
Lead Artist for Early-Career Performance Development Programme
Scottish Youth Theatre
Do you want to inspire early-career theatre-makers and help craft new, cutting-edge performance? Apply to be Lead Artist in Trajectories – our early-career artist development programme. We are seeking a Lead Artist with a strong track record of professional theatre-making and an aptitude for supporting early-career artists to develop their independent theatre-making practice. Trajectories is a fully supported early-career artist development programme, delivered through a combination of in-person and online workshops and masterclasses plus independent development time, culminating in a showcase event of the young artists’ work. The event will take place at Summerhall, one of Scotland’s leading venues for contemporary performance, for a public audience in October 2026. The Lead Artist will provide creative mentorship, theatre expertise and encouragement to the 5 young theatre-makers through a range of 1-2-1 engagements, group workshops and ongoing dramaturgical input throughout the development and rehearsal process. They will be a key collaborator, enabling young artists to take risks, explore their own artistic practice and reflect on their learning and development. Trajectories will take place both in Edinburgh and online, between September and November 2026. The attached fee for the role is £5,320 for 16 days of preparation, planning, delivery and evaluation, alongside 2 weeks of rehearsals and production. To learn more about the project and what is required to apply, please visit our website: https://scottishyouththeatre.org/work-with-us/trajectories-lead-artist-call-out-2026/ DEADLINE FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – 21:00 ON TUESDAY 23 JUNE 2026 Trajectories is produced by Scottish Youth Theatre, and supported by Creative Scotland, CMS Charitable Trust and The Noël Coward Foundation.
Location: Edinburgh & online
Deadline: 23 June 2026
Class Act Co-ordinator & Director
Traverse Theatre
The Traverse Theatre is looking for an experienced Co-ordinator & Director for its flagship Class Act programme to oversee the delivery of the project and provide effective leadership and efficient project management.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 19 June 2026
PERPETUAL MOTION | SSA AT AN LANNTAIR
Society of Scottish Artists
The SSA is delighted to be collaborating with An Lanntair to provide an opportunity for our Members to submit work for an exhibition titled ‘’Perpetual Motion’ from 17 October – 5 December 2026. We invite SSA Members to respond to the the theme ‘Perpetual Motion’; an invitation to reflect on the migration of people, animals, objects, systems or ideas. Movement is intrinsic to our history and functioning as a species on this planet. It is prominent in current humanitarian and political crises, from international conflict to individual immigration and asylum-seeking, from colonialism to shifting populations in response to a changing climate. Conversely, migration has been essential in the development of complex global cultures and knowledge exchanges. Movement is the only constant in an ever-changing planet; it is woven into our ecosystems, shaping the world we live in, the flora and fauna we share it with, the food we eat, the land we stand on and the oceans that regulate our climate. Through painting, sculpture, original prints, installation, digital media, and interdisciplinary works, Perpetual Motion invites artists to hold up the lens of migration to the world we live in, questioning how it works, where we fit into it, and how it is changing. The exhibition at An Lanntair will be paired with a showcase of selected works by Hebridean artists at the next SSA Annual exhibition in 2027. The showcase will be curated by Hulabhaig, a Hebridean visual arts initiative led by Andy Laffan. The exhibition will include work by invited artist and SSA member Ade Adesina.
Location: An Lanntair, Stornoway
Deadline: 22 June 2026
Development Assistant x2 (Festival contract)
Edinburgh International Book Festival
The role of Development Assistant (Festival) will support the Development team (and wider colleagues as required), helping to ensure smooth fundraising operations, both public facing and behind the scenes, during the Festival. Part runner and part organiser, you’ll play an essential role in looking after our Festival supporters, ensure our hospitality spaces are well maintained, respond to day-to-day demands and essential errands, liaise with our site team, and eventually help us track and tidy away everything ready for the next Festival. For full duties and person specifications please see Job Descriptions EIBF website: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/jobs/development-assistant-x2 Contract Fixed-term contract from Monday 3 August – Wednesday 2 September 2026, full-time. Location: at EIBF office and on site during festival at Edinburgh Futures Institute, EH3 9EF. Working patterns will vary over the length of the contract, with indicative hours below: Mon 3 – Fri 7 August: 9.30AM-5.30PM Mon 10 August onwards: 35 hours/week, including some weekends. Rate of Pay £13.45 per hour, Paid weekly.
Location: EH3 9EF
Deadline: 22 June 2026
Development Manager - Patrons & Major Gifts
National Galleries of Scotland
Full-time, Fixed Term to 30 June 2027 Salary £46,218 - £51,725 Plus generous benefits package Hybrid / flexible working About the role We are seeking a Development Manager – Patrons & Major Gifts with strong experience and confidence in their field to lead and grow philanthropic income from individual supporters at the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS). Reporting to the Head of Development, this key fundraising role is responsible for leading relationship based fundraising across major donors, patrons, individual giving, legacies, public fundraising campaigns and appeals. A core focus of the role will be to increase income from major gifts, with particular emphasis on unrestricted support to strengthen NGS’s long term financial resilience. The postholder will play an important role in developing and delivering the organisation’s approach to individual philanthropy, including major gifts and the Patrons programme, working closely with colleagues across the Development team and wider organisation. This role requires strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively with Trustees, senior leaders and colleagues across multiple teams to support the planning and delivery of fundraising activity. Closing date is 12 noon on Tuesday 23 June 2026
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 23 June 2026