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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Street Team
Apply before 11:59pm on Monday, 30th June 2025
Are you passionate about the performing arts and eager to immerse yourself in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2025? Do you thrive in a dynamic and exciting team environment?
We are seeking individuals who love the performing arts, enjoy working outdoors and interacting with the public. A friendly approach and a positive attitude are essential qualities. We will provide the necessary training and support for the role so no prior experience is needed
Roles are available in Edinburgh from end July and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe Festival and other events that we operate across the summer. All roles are fixed-term, PAYE seasonal contracts.
Roles are paid the Real Living Wage at a minimum of £12.60 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.
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.
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Street Team Supervisor
Apply before 11:59pm on Monday, 30th June 2025
Assembly Festival is one of the longest-running and most prestigious multi-venue operations at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, presenting an eclectic, high-quality programme of theatre, comedy, music, cabaret and more. We welcome audiences from all over the world and pride ourselves on delivering an unforgettable festival experience.
As a Street Team Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in leading, motivating, and supporting Assembly Festival’s Street Team. You will ensure the successful execution of flyering, audience engagement, and ticket-driving activity across the festival. You’ll be a proactive and organised leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, with a passion for live performance and excellent people skills.
Roles are available in Edinburgh from end July and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe Festival and other events that we operate across the summer. All roles are fixed-term, PAYE seasonal contracts.
Roles are paid the Real Living Wage at a minimum of £14.50 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.
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.
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Venue Production Manager
Apply before 5:00pm on Monday, 23rd June 2025
We're looking for top notch production managers to join our Fringe Team! The role will oversee the build, technical rehearsals and running of the venue (and sub-venues) from a technical perspective, as well as assisting the senior technical team with visiting company shows.
The Production Manager (PM) is Assembly’s representative at all times. You will work alongside a Venue Manager, to ensure the smooth running of the venue, and the surrounding site including bars, concessions and any Box Offices within that domain. The role is a management position and as such responsibilities include representing Assembly with incoming companies and our Landlords; budget management; assembly team management; suppliers and associated contracts management. The PM will be responsible for all staff working in the venue.
This role is paid a fee of up to £8500 for the role for the period depending contract length and operating period of the venue offered
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Digital Marketing Assistant
Apply before 5:00pm on Monday, 26th May 2025
Assembly Festival is one of the largest and longest running multi venues on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2025 we will be presenting a programme of around 200 shows across all performance genres. Assembly Festival’s summer season begins on 18 July when it welcomes Edinburgh Jazz and Blues to Assembly George Square Gardens and Assembly Roxy; before the Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival returns 18 – 27 July. Our festival programme will kick off on Wednesday 30 July with the Assembly Gala showcase.
The Digital Marketing Assistant will work closely with the Digital Marketing and wider communications team to ensure the effective delivery of the promotional activity for this year’s Fringe season. Covering content creation, copy writing, scheduling and analytics, this role would suit someone looking to gain experience in a dynamic marketing and communications department to accelerate their career.
Roles are paid the Real Living Wage at a minimum of £12.60 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.
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.
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Marketing Assistant: Offers & Promotions
Apply before 5:00pm on Monday, 26th May 2025
Assembly Festival is one of the largest and longest running multi venues on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2025 we will be presenting a programme of around 200 shows across all performance genres. Assembly Festival’s summer season begins on 18 July when it welcomes Edinburgh Jazz and Blues to Assembly George Square Gardens and Assembly Roxy; before the Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival returns 18 – 27 July. Our festival programme will kick off on Wednesday 30 July with the Assembly Gala showcase.
The Marketing Assistant role is key within the marketing and communications team assisting in a wide range of activities and tasks, including: collaborating with visiting companies to strategise promotion for their shows, assisting in creating promotional campaigns and analysing the performance of those campaigns. More detail to follow further in the application
Roles are paid the Real Living Wage at a minimum of £12.60 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.
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.
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Press Assistant
Apply before 5:00pm on Monday, 26th May 2025
Assembly Festival is one of the largest and longest running multi venues on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. In 2025 we will be presenting a programme of around 200 shows across all performance genres. Assembly Festival’s summer season begins on 18 July when it welcomes Edinburgh Jazz and Blues to Assembly George Square Gardens and Assembly Roxy; before the Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival returns 18 – 27 July. Our festival programme will kick off on Wednesday 30 July with the Assembly Gala showcase.
The Press Assistant will be key to ensuring the smooth running of the communications office, booking media tickets, collating press coverage, and managing the distribution of reviews generated by the press office.
Roles are paid the Real Living Wage at a minimum of £12.60 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.
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.
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Press Officer (Summer Contract)
Apply before 5:00pm on Monday, 26th May 2025
The Press Officer (Summer Contract) will play a vital role in delivering the press and media strategy for Assembly Festival’s 2025 summer season, including the Edinburgh Folk & Food Festival. Working closely with the Press Team, the Broadcast and Event Manager, and the Head of Marketing and Communications, the role supports all aspects of press office coordination, media liaison, artist relations, and on-site communications activity.
This role will also contribute to the delivery of in-house PR campaigns, supporting institutional storytelling, organisational announcements, and internal brand positioning. It is ideal for an early-to-mid career communications professional who thrives in a dynamic festival environment, with a passion for live performance and cultural events.
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.
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Social Media Coordinator
Apply before 5:00pm on Monday, 26th May 2025
The Social Media Coordinator will play a key role in delivering the day-to-day social media output for Assembly Festival’s 2025 summer season, ensuring our social channels are dynamic, engaging, informative, and on-brand. Working closely with the Marketing and Digital teams, this role will help grow audiences, drive ticket sales, and support artists, while contributing to a vibrant and authentic voice across all platforms.
This role is suited to a highly creative communicator with experience in real-time social media delivery, content creation, and a passion for live performance and festivals. The role will also be instrumental in delivering the core content pillars of the organisation’s digital content strategy.
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.
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Edinburgh Fringe 2025 - Build & Break / Site Crew
We'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 £13.60 per hour.
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