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Board member
Culture for Climate Scotland
Culture for Climate Scotland are looking for up to five new board members to join their board of trustees. This board guides the work of Culture for Climate Scotland with their expertise and experience. You don't need any prior board experience to apply, and we warmly welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in the environmental and arts sectors. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Location: All Scotland
Deadline: 8 October 2026
Workshop Presenters & Performers
Edinburgh Science
We are recruiting for Workshop Presenters & Performers to join our 2027 Generation Science Tour! Edinburgh Science runs Generation Science, an educational outreach programme that delivers engaging science shows and hands-on workshops to more than 16,000 primary school pupils across Scotland between February and June each year. As one of the UK’s leading science education outreach programmes, Generation Science has inspired over one million pupils since 1991, creating memorable STEM experiences that spark curiosity and encourage a lifelong interest in science. Our workshops and shows are highly interactive, giving children the opportunity to investigate scientific concepts using real tools, materials and experiments, guided by enthusiastic presenters. More than 60% of our programme is delivered free of charge, with all other state schools receiving heavily subsidised visits, ensuring high-quality STEM experiences are accessible to as many young people as possible. We are currently looking for enthusiastic Workshop Presenters and Performers to join our team for the 2027 Generation Science tour. This is a unique opportunity to travel across Scotland, inspire the next generation of scientists, and play a key role in delivering one of the country's most established and impactful science outreach programmes. To find out more about our Generation Science Tour follow this link: https://www.edinburghscience.co.uk/schools/primary/
Location: Training in Edinburgh, our throughout Scotland
Deadline: 11 October 2026
2 x Scotland Associates (Freelance)
PiPA (Parents and Carers in Performing Arts
About the role Join PiPA as a Freelance Associate and help create lasting change in Scotland’s performing arts sector. We’re looking for 2 x freelance Associates to help drive a vital piece of work exploring the experiences of freelance parents and carers working in Scotland’s performing arts sector. You’ll engage directly with freelancers, gather insights from communities across the regions, and help organisations develop more effective and meaningful support. One role is based in Central or Southern Scotland, and the other in Northern Scotland or the Highlands and Islands. This is a five-month freelance engagement (November 2026 to March 2027) with the opportunity to contribute to meaningful sector-wide change for freelancers in Scotland and champion a more inclusive performing arts workforce.
Location: Scotland
Deadline: 12 October 2026
Creative Content & Video Project
Highland Experience
Highland Experience is looking to connect with a creative student, emerging filmmaker, photographer or content creator to work with us on a range of exciting tourism content projects. The main project would be creating a new hero video for our website, plus shorter-form video and photography for our marketing channels. We’re open to work experience or placement arrangements, as well as paid project or freelance opportunities depending on experience and availability. There may also be opportunities to gain wider experience across our marketing and the travel and tourism industry. Please email your name, email, course/current situation, portfolio/showreel and a few lines about what you could bring to the project.
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
Deadline: 18 October 2026
Duty Manager: Photography Production Facilities
Stills: Centre of Photography
The Duty Manager: Photography Production Facilities will manage public access to our photography production facilities and equipment. These facilities include photography darkrooms, a RA4 colour print processor, a digital suite with the latest Adobe software, professional printers and scanners. The Duty Manager will also support the running of our year round programme of courses covering subjects from beginner’s darkroom photography to mobile photography and masterclasses with internationally-renowned practitioners. Stills is also home to a popular analogue photobooth using darkroom chemistry and analogue printing – maintenance of the photobooth will also be the responsibility of Duty Managers with darkroom expertise. This role will work in collaboration with the Duty Manager: Gallery and Operations and the team of Visitor Assistants.
Location: 23 Cockburn Street, Edinburgh EH1 1 BP
Deadline: 19 October 2026
Junior Designer
Floris Books
Edinburgh-based indie publisher Floris Books is recruiting for a part-time (22.5 hours/3 days per week) Junior Designer with an eye for design, page layout, typography and illustration, and a head for project management. Candidates must be a conscientious team players and a good communicators but do not need to have had previous experience in children’s/book publishing; a demonstrable interest in publishing will suffice. The role has a full-time equivalent salary of £27,000, pro-rata at 60% Deadline for applications: 9th October. First round interviews (online): w/c 2nd November. See https://www.florisbooks.co.uk/recruitment/ for full details.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 9 October 2026
Digital Asset Management Assistant
National Galleries of Scotland
Full-time and Fixed Term (to 31 March 2027) Salary £32,171 - £35,093 per annum Plus generous benefits package Hybrid / flexible working About the role How do you make a world-class art collection easier to discover, share and use? Do you have experience using a Digital Asset Management system with excellent data management skills? Do you have a strong eye for detail and a good understanding of copyright, image permissions, and GDPR? If you’re interested in helping one of the UK’s leading art collections make the most of its digital assets, we’d love to hear from you. As our Digital Asset Management Assistant, you’ll be instrumental in managing and improving the data and processes behind our collection of images, videos, and other digital assets. You’ll make sure our digital assets are meticulously organised, accurately described and easily accessible, while helping to develop the systems and processes that enable them to be used and shared effectively. This is a hands-on role where accuracy really matters, and where your work will help improve the quality, consistency, and accessibility of our digital collections. You’ll need to be confident working with Digital Asset Management and Collections Management systems, managing and processing data, and working carefully with metadata. You’ll also bring a practical understanding of copyright, and images permissions, with the ability to research rights, identify potential issues and support copyright clearance. You’ll work closely with colleagues across the National Galleries of Scotland, including project teams and collections colleagues, so strong communication and organisational skills are just as important as your technical knowledge. You’ll be comfortable managing competing priorities, working independently when needed and contributing collaboratively to shared projects. If you enjoy bringing order to complex information, solving problems and finding ways to improve how things work, this is an opportunity to use your digital asset management, data and copyright skills in a cultural heritage environment – helping more people connect with Scotland’s national collection. Who we are looking for To succeed in this role, you’ll have experience of working with digital assets and data, with the ability to manage detailed information accurately and consistently. You’ll bring a practical, organised approach to your work and be confident working across systems and with colleagues from different teams. You’ll have: -Proven experience of using a Digital Asset Management System with an understanding of how digital assets are organised, described, and managed. -Good knowledge of Collections Management systems and procedures. -Awareness of copyright and wider intellectual property issues faced by museums and galleries, e.g. open access initiatives involving -Creative Commons and challenges / opportunities relating to AI. -Excellent IT skills, including MS Office and familiarity with the principles of database management and operation are essential. -Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing priorities, and work flexibly under pressure. -The ability to work independently under own initiative, whilst also working as part of a larger project team with shared collaborative goals. -Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a diplomatic and problem-solving approach. -Excellent attention to detail and a methodical, task-focused approach to your work. It would also be great if you have: -An understanding of care and handling of cultural heritage material. - A working knowledge of online image purchasing /e-commerce and rights and uses licensing. Please apply directly via our careers portal. Applications via email will not be accepted. The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday, 12 October 2026.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 12 October 2026
New Programme of Creative, Hands-on Courses Launched at Edinburgh Open Workshop
Edinburgh Open Workshop
Edinburgh Open Workshop is delighted to launch its Spring Course Drop, celebrating longer days with a fresh programme of hands-on workshops designed to spark creativity and build practical skills. Alongside the return of popular courses such as Make a Garden Bench and the week-long Introduction to Furniture Design and Making, this season introduces new textile classes alongside our well-loved woodworking, welding and DIY sessions. Whether you’re trying something new or developing existing skills, the Spring programme offers time to slow down, learn, and create in a supportive environment. New textile workshops include Sew Your Own Backpack and Sewing Techniques, while woodworking options range from Basics of Woodworking to more advanced furniture-making projects. Welding courses suit all levels, and DIY classes help build confidence for home projects. Explore the full programme at: www.edinburghopenworkshop.co.uk/courses-workshops/
Location: Assembly Street, Leith
Deadline: 14 October 2026
Made in Scotland Showcase 2027
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Applications are open for Made in Scotland Showcase 2027! Made in Scotland is a curated showcase that promotes high-quality music, theatre and dance from Scotland-based artists to international promoters and audiences at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Made in Scotland is supported by the Scottish Government’s Festivals Expo Fund – awarded to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society for this programme. A show in the Made in Scotland programme can be new or existing work that is artistically ambitious and demonstrates strong international onward potential. All applicants should focus on articulating their international ambitions and the international appeal for the show being presented. There are three fixed funding levels that applicants can apply for: £5,000 £15,000 £25,000 For full guidance and to apply, please visit Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society Made in Scotland webpage (www.edfringe.com/take-part/artists/support-for-artists/made-in-scotland)
Location: Scotland
Deadline: 19 October 2026