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Marketing and Communications Officer
Citizens Theatre
We are looking to appoint an industrious and passionate Marketing & Communications Officer to deliver effective marketing campaigns for the reopening of our building and first programme of work. This is a maternity cover contract for a minimum of twelve months – with a possible extension. You will deliver marketing campaigns across a range of productions, participatory projects and fundraising initiatives, and raise the profile of the theatre using all forms of communication. This is a once in a generation opportunity to help reopen one of Scotland’s most important cultural venues after a transformational redevelopment. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record in developing and delivering marketing campaigns in an arts or cultural context. As this is a Maternity Cover contract at a busy time for our organisation, we are looking for an individual who can hit the ground running and have experience of delivering high profile campaigns.
Location: G5 9DS
Deadline: 19 March 2025
Pitch your BRILLIANT idea for Lumiere 2025!
Lumiere
BRILLIANT offers anyone (aged 18+ and living in the UK) the chance to be part of the bold and ambitious programme for Lumiere 2025, exhibiting alongside internationally renowned artists. You don’t need to be a practicing artist or have any previous experience to apply, just a BRILLIANT idea. The producer and curator of Lumiere, Artichoke, is committed to encouraging creativity across the UK as well as highlighting brilliant ideas from people living in or originally from North East England. Submission deadline: Sunday 23 March 2025, 23:59 GMT BRILLIANT artists receive: • A fee of up to £1,000 • Support from an Artichoke Producer and Production Manager to realise their BRILLIANT idea • Production / materials / fabrication / installation costs up to £7,000 • Artichoke will pay for the costs of event management and security associated with your installation • Bespoke professional development, including ongoing mentoring and advice after Lumiere • An international platform to exhibit your artwork. Lumiere is attended by hundreds of thousands of people and receives significant coverage from local, national and international media • Introduction to appropriate networks to support future exhibitions and showings of your artwork For more information and to apply, visit www.Lumiere-Festival.com/Brilliant-2025
Location: Durham, England
Deadline: 23 March 2025
GDPR Essentials for Fundraising
Culture & Business Scotland
Tuesday 25 March 2025 | 2pm-5pm | Davidson Chalmers Stewart, 12 Hope Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4DB £85 + VAT for C&BS members | £125 + VAT for non-members Are you unsure about whether you can telephone, email or write to a member or supporter? Have you heard of an LIA (Legitimate Interest Assessment) but been too scared to even go there? Are you confident you're dealing with prospects in line with GDPR, PECR, TPS and other acronyms? Join data protection expert Laura Irvine for an in-person course tackling the essentials you need to know about GDPR for fundraising. This course will give you every confidence in preparing to carry out fundraising campaigns or simply in your day-to-day interactions with donors and prospects.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 25 March 2025
Activism in Art
Glasgow School of Art
Explore protest and activism in art and find your creative voice to speak to power. To celebrate Women's History Month, this one day course will uncover the ways we can use our voice, art, writing, gestures and sound to express issues that are relevant, urgent and important. By looking at artists within this space and engaging in collective exercises, we will delve into how these skills can be applied to create impactful presentations and find our artistic voice. Saturday 29th March 10am - 4pm Online
Location: Online
Deadline: 28 March 2025
✨ Creative Edinburgh Mentoring Programme now open for Applications! ✨
Creative Edinburgh
Applications for the Mentoring Programme are now open 🌟 year-round 🌟 depending on capacity! The Creative Edinburgh Mentoring Programme is perfect for creatives who are seeking guidance, advice and expertise in their respective creative fields. It is your go-to resource for boosting confidence, acquiring knowledge, honing skills and unlocking your full potential! We currently have over 110 trained mentors, offering a wide range of expertise, from brand strategy and business development to illustration and writing. To find out more about how mentoring could help you in the next step of your career, visit our website.
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 31 March 2025
Pitching Your Work with Phil Hargreaves
Articulation
This online workshop aims to offer support to artists and companies in pitching your work with award winning cultural producer Phil Hargreaves. Pitching is a dominant part of the arts world, especially in the outdoor, circus and spectacle sector. Pitching comes in a multitude of forms – whether you are applying for residencies or commissions, securing funding or looking to present your work to programmers and producers. Guest speaker Phil Hargreaves will offer a range of insights and tips into pitching your work and different methods of communicating your ideas.
Location: Online
Deadline: 20 March 2025
Venue Operations Manager - Pleasance & Peffermill
Edinburgh University Students' Association
Edinburgh University Students' Association is looking to recruit a Venue Operations Manager to join our Trading Operations team at Pleasance & Peffermill. Are you a dynamic and driven venue manager with a passion for hospitality, events, and business development? We’re looking for a Venue Operations Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of the Pleasance and Peffermill venues, ensuring exceptional service, strong financial performance, and a thriving event programme. Beyond operations, you’ll play a key role in driving commercial growth, increasing bookings, and engaging with student societies, promoters, and event organisers to make the Pleasance a vibrant hub year-round. With a major expansion during the summer festival season, you’ll also support large-scale events and high-volume trading. If you’re ready for an exciting, fast-paced role that blends operations, leadership, and strategic growth, we’d love to hear from you!
Location: Edinburgh, UK
Deadline: 24 March 2025
Introduction to being a Board Member
Culture & Business Scotland
Wednesday 26 March 2025 | 9.30am-4.30pm | Thorn House, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh £120 + VAT for C&BS members | £190 + VAT for non-members Do you have new trustees on your Board or have you taken on a trustee role yourself? If so, this is an essential course for launching or refreshing your Board career. C&BS Head of Board Development, Catriona Reynolds, takes new trustees and Board members through their paces in an information-packed, in-person course.
Location: Thorn House, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh
Deadline: 26 March 2025
Administrative Assistant
Birlinn Ltd
Birlinn Ltd is a leading Edinburgh-based independent publishing house, publishing for Scotland and for the world. Our output includes significant award-winning writers including Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, Alycia Pirmohamed, Val McDermid, Alan Taylor, Denise Mina, Hannah Lavery, Jen Stout, Jenni Fagan and bright emerging voices writing in the areas of history, natural history, biography, academic studies, music, art, fiction, poetry, children’s books and sports titles. An opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and detail-oriented person to join the Birlinn team as Administrative Assistant to support our busy day-to-day operations. The successful candidate for this position will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of the office, assisting with administrative tasks, coordinating schedules, and supporting editorial, publicity and sales teams. The role will be full time (37.5 hours per week), based out of our office in Edinburgh. The Role General • Ensure smooth day-to-day office operations and provide ad-hoc support as required • Provide general administrative support, including handling emails, phone calls, and correspondence • Assist in managing schedules, appointments, and meetings for key personnel • Order office supplies and maintain office stationery as appropriate • Handle incoming and outgoing post, including responsibility for review copy mailouts • Ensure the front office is kept tidy and books stored appropriately • Responsibility for making sure back up discs are maintained daily • Responsibility for recycling Publicity, Marketing, Sales Responsibilities • Offer general support to sales and publicity teams • Assist with the organisation of book launches, events, and marketing activities • Support website content creation • Organise ordering taxis, couriers, and printed marketing material • Assist with occasional image requests from journalists • Occasional assistance with book sales at events Key Editorial and Contract Responsibilities • Create, distribute and manage draft author contracts based on Contract information form (CIF). This vital role requires the successful candidate to have excellent attention to detail • Manage author and agent queries by liaising with relevant editor and senior personnel • Assist editors across all imprints in managing the editorial process, from manuscript submission to final production. Key tasks include (but are not limited to) picture research, proof collation, index editing, cover proofing and final prepress checks • Liaising with freelance suppliers (editors, proofreaders, typesetters etc) and authors / agents as necessary to ensure smooth project progression Starting salary will be minimum wage, plus pension, holiday allowance and benefits
Location: Edinburgh
Deadline: 28 March 2025