Opportunities
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Edinburgh Fringe 2026 - Build & Break / Site Crew
Apply before 11:08pm on Sunday, 14th June 2026We're looking for enthusiastic and experienced team members to join our site carpenters and Site Managers to help build and break the Festival as well as experienced site crew for the run!
We're interested in hearing from you if you have experience in construction/carpentry/festival or event building/fencing and scaffolding and painting as well as plant operators or build crews. Roles are offered on a contract basis and run on varying dates between June an July for the build and late August to September for the break.
There are additional site crew roles based on a full time rota across the festival.
Roles are paid dependent on skill set and experience but are no less than £13.45 per hour. -
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 - Broadcast Coordinator
Apply before 11:00pm on Sunday, 31st May 2026We’re looking for a Broadcast Coordinator to lead on the coordination of media broadcast opportunities across Assembly Festival and Edinburgh Food & Folk Festival. This role sits at the intersection of press, production and media delivery, ensuring all filming, photography and broadcast activity is delivered smoothly and effectively.
This role would suit someone with a background in broadcast, production or media logistics looking to apply their skills within a live festival setting.
The role is based in Edinburgh with contract running through July and August to cover all festival activity across the summer.
Rate of pay is £113.50 per day based on a 48hour, 6 day week. Evening and weekend work is required.
Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles. -
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 - Marketing Assistant
Apply before 6:00pm on Sunday, 31st May 2026We’re looking for a Marketing Assistant to support the delivery of marketing activity across Assembly Festival and Edinburgh Food & Folk Festival.
This is a varied, fast-paced role providing administrative and operational support across both traditional and digital marketing functions. You’ll work closely with Marketing Managers, Digital and Social teams to ensure campaigns are delivered smoothly and efficiently.
The role is ideal for someone looking to gain broad experience across marketing in a live festival environment.
The role is based in Edinburgh with contract through July and August 2026 to cover all festival activity across the summer.
Rate of pay is £107.50 per day based on a 48 hour week over 6 days. Evening and weekend work is required.
Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles. -
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 - Press Assistant
Apply before 6:00pm on Sunday, 31st May 2026We’re looking for Press Assistants to support the delivery of press and PR activity across Assembly Festival and Edinburgh Food & Folk Festival. This is a fast-paced, operational role at the heart of the press office, supporting media attendance, coverage tracking and daily communications across the festival.
This role is ideal for someone looking to build experience in press and PR within a live festival environment
The role is based in Edinburgh with contract through July and August 2026 to cover all festival activity across the summer.
Rate of pay is £107.50 per day based on a 48 hour week over 6 days. Evening and weekend work is required.
Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles. -
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 - Press Officer - Influencer & Media
Apply before 6:00pm on Sunday, 31st May 2026We’re looking for a Press Officer – Influencer & Media to lead on influencer engagement and media partnerships across Assembly Festival and Edinburgh Food & Folk Festival.
This role focuses on amplifying campaign activity through creators, talent and media collaborations, ensuring our programme reaches the widest and most relevant audiences. Alongside this, the role plays an active part in supporting traditional media and public relations activity across the Press team, working closely with the Press Officer and Press Manager.
You’ll be part of a fast-paced Marketing & Communications team delivering high-impact campaigns during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe — helping shape how Assembly Festival shows are discovered, talked about and experienced.
This is a hands-on role combining creative campaign thinking with practical delivery across both influencer-led and traditional media activity.
The role is based in Edinburgh with contract running June - September to cover all festival activity across the summer.
Rate of Pay: £750 weekly salary, pro rata based on 6 days per week.
Evening and weekend work is required.
Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles. -
Edinburgh Fringe 2026 - Box Office Manager
Apply before 6:00pm on Friday, 15th May 2026Assembly Festival is one of the world’s largest arts festival organisations, operating at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with a programme of theatre, comedy, dance, cabaret and more across eight venues in the heart of Edinburgh. The Box Office Manager is a pivotal leadership role within our Box Office team, responsible for delivering an outstanding ticketing experience for our audiences, artists and producing partners throughout the festival season.
Working closely with the Head of Ticketing & Digital, you will coordinate daily box office operations across all Assembly venues, lead and develop a team of Box Office Assistants, and serve as a key liaison between the box office, visiting companies, and the wider Assembly management team. This is a fast-paced, high-volume environment that demands exceptional customer service standards, meticulous attention to detail, and confident people management.
The role is available in Edinburgh from mid June and roll through until the first week of September to cover the Fringe Festival (5th - 31st August) and our Folk & Food Festival (24th July - 2nd August).
Weekly Salary: £750 per week during the six-day peak period, with a pro-rata equivalent applying during the five-day pre-festival period. Hours will include evenings, weekends and bank holidays throughout.
Staff are required to be 18+ due to the licensed nature of our sites, and have a legal right to work in the UK, no Visas are able to be offered for these roles.
Assembly Festival
Assembly Festival 2026
Edinburgh City Centre - 5th August - 31st August 2026
Assembly Festival is one of the longest-running and most prestigious of the multi-space venues operating as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For more than four decades we have welcomed thousands of artists onto the Assembly stages. Last year presented around 250 shows across August and this year Assembly Festival once again brings back the magic to the city and be a part of the 79th Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
We have come a long way since our first festival 45 years ago, in Edinburgh when our founder and artistic director William Burdett-Coutts OBE took on the iconic Assembly Rooms venue to host several shows at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and this year we are hoping for it to be our best yet!
Our temporary roles are now live on this site - please apply as soon as possible, as we do close our applications once the positions are full. Listed are all our current vacancies and available roles, and how to apply for an opportunity to join the team working on these exciting events.
