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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Venue Production Manager
    Apply before 11:59pm on Sunday, 21st April 2024

    We're looking for a top notch production manager to join our Fringe Team! Oversee the build, technical rehearsals and running of your venue (and sub-venues)

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Digital Marketing Assistant
    Apply before 6:00pm on Wednesday, 10th April 2024

    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.

    Contract Dates: June - August
    Rate of Pay: £576/week
    Working Hours: 48 hours per week over 6 days
    Location: Edinburgh City Centre

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Marketing Assistant: Offers and Promotions
    Apply before 6:00pm on Wednesday, 10th April 2024

    We're looking for a top notch Marketing Assistant to work with Festival Offers and Promotions working with visiting companies to develop and implement their offers portfolio, providing guidance on the best promotional strategies to enhance ticket sales and audience engagement.

    Contract Dates: Full-time: July – August
    Working Hours: 48 hours/week.
    Rate of Pay: £576/week
    Working Hours: 48 hours per week over 6 days

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Press Assistant
    Apply before 6:00pm on Wednesday, 10th April 2024

    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.

    Contract Dates: Full-time: July – August
    Rate of Pay: £576/week (pro-rata)
    Working Hours: 48 hours per week over 6 days

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Press Coordinator (Broadcast)
    Apply before 6:00pm on Wednesday, 10th April 2024

    The Press Office Coordinator will work with the communications team to collate information from companies and artists, and coordinate and generate broadcast press coverage for Assembly as part of the Festival Fringe 2024.

    Contract Dates: Full-time: July – August
    Rate of Pay: £594/week (pro-rata)
    Working Hours: 48 hours per week over 6 days
    Location: Edinburgh City Centre

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  • Edinburgh 2024 - Technical Coordinator
    Apply before 6:00pm on Sunday, 7th April 2024

    We're on the look out for a top notch Technical Coordinator - you will be a role focused on supporting the Technical and Operations team in the delivery of the Festival presentation. The role will also assist with staffing and contracting the technical team and be responsible for assisting in the set-up, management and implementation of Assembly Festival across any venues or sites it builds and operates.

    Strong administration skills are an absolute must and a background or understanding of Technical Theatre is a great advantage. You must be personable as you will be working with people at all stages of their careers from new to very experienced. It is a fast paced role that requires multi-tasking skills.

    We are looking for someone who is Edinburgh based to join the team as this role has the potential to extend beyond the Fringe Festival season.

    Dates: Part time April - Full time May to September, may extend.
    Rate: depends on experience from £600 per week.
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  • Edinburgh 2024 - Communications Coordinator (House of Oz)
    Apply before 6:00pm on Sunday, 31st March 2024

    Collaborate with the Head of Marketing, Marketing Manager, and Press Manager to oversee promotional activities for the House of Oz programme at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024.

    Contract Dates: Part-time: April - mid June, Full-time: mid June - mid September

    Rate of Pay: £495 April - July and £594 July - August (pro-rata).

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Communications Officer
    Apply before 6:00pm on Sunday, 31st March 2024

    The Communications Officer will work closely with the Communications team to plan, install and maintain the outdoor marketing materials for Assembly Festival. They will lead the effective and smooth day-to-day activities of the Street Team and print distribution around our venues and city and will work with the Cuttings team to ensure the updating of review boards and stars is completed in a timely and accurate fashion.

    Contract Type: Fixed Term, Freelance
    Contract Dates: Part-time: April - mid June, Full-time: mid-June – early-September
    Rate of Pay: Part-time: April - June £515/week (pro-rata), Full-time: June - September £618/week
    Working Hours: 10 – 6 Mon – Fri (Moving to 6 days in 7 mid-July & August)
    Location: Edinburgh City Centre - a degree of hybrid working is available but must be available in Edinburgh June – August.

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Press Officer
    Apply before 6:00pm on Sunday, 31st March 2024

    The Press Officer will work with the Press Manager and wider communications team to generate press coverage promoting all the shows performing at Assembly as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024 as well as leading on a number of show specific press campaigns.

    Contract Dates: Part-time: April - mid June, Full-time: mid-June – early-September
    Rate of Pay: Part-time: April - July £515/week (pro-rata), Full-time: July- September £618/week
    Working Hours: 10 – 6 Mon – Fri (Moving to 6 days in 7 mid-July & August)

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Social Media Coordinator
    Apply before 6:00pm on Sunday, 31st March 2024

    The Social Media Coordinator is a key role in the outbound promotional activity of Assembly Festival. The role will work with the digital marketing team to create a dynamic and engaging social media strategy for the upcoming season across all major platforms. The ideal candidate will have experience in content creation and scheduling, be comfortable with inbound communications management and confident in liaising with agencies on paid social activity.

    Contract Dates: 01 April 2024 – 08 September 2024
    Rate of pay: April– July £480/week (pro-rata), July – August £576/week.
    Working Hours: 10 – 6 Mon – Fri (Moving to 6 days in 7 mid-July & August)

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  • Edinburgh 2024 - Assembly Festival Technicians - Lighting, Sound, Stage Management and General Technicians

    We are looking for experienced, Lighting, Sound, Stage Management and General Technicians to join our Edinburgh Team. Our venues range from 50 to 800 seats.

    We hire General Tech's as well as lighting, sound and stage management specialised teams.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh to build and work in our temporary theatre venues from early July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival (some venues only) or Mid-July and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

    Roles paid dependent on experience, contract length and venue size on a tier system - between £3,600 to £4,100 for the Build/Break Fringe Period.

    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 2024 - Bar Logistics Team

    We are looking for superstar Bar Logistics team members and Supervisors!

    As a Bar Logistics team member you will be responsible for ensuring our bars are set up with everything they need to serve. You will coordinate stock movements between multiple venues, accept and put away deliveries in our cellars and store rooms and work directly with the bar team to make sure drinks are flowing and customers are having a great time. We expect hard graft and an ability to work in a team with new people, creating a great working environment conducive to an amazing experience. This role requires you to be flexible and mature.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

    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.

    Team Roles are paid at £12 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.
    Supervisor rates start from £14.50 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Assembly Festival Bar Managers

    Bars are an essential part of the Assembly Festival experience, they are the social areas where audiences and
    performers gather, adding to the energetic buzz of the site. As a Bar Manager, you’ll be in looking after the
    Bars Team and Supervisors on the front line, serving drinks and making our customers day. This role is vital. We
    expect hard graft and an ability to work in a team with new people, creating a great working environment
    conducive to an amazing experience.

    Our Bar Managers main goal is to ensure the customer receives the highest quality service and in assisting the
    smooth operational running of the bar, making sure staff are fulfilling their duties to the best of their ability.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from early July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

    Rate of pay starts from £600 per week paid fortnightly depending on bar and role (as hours of operation and responsibility differ

    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 2024 - Assembly Festival Bars Team

    We are looking for superstar Bar team members and Supervisors!

    Bars are an essential part of the Assembly Festival experience, they are the social areas where audiences and performers gather, adding to the energetic buzz of the site. As a bar team member, you will be on the front line, serving drinks and making our customers day. This role is vital. We expect hard graft and an ability to work in a team with new people, creating a great working environment conducive to an amazing experience. This role requires you to be flexible and mature. Your focus will be on making drinks, dealing with stock, keeping the bar and venue clean, working with other departments and being friendly to customers.

    We are also looking for members of our logistics team who help manage stock deliveries around the sites and support bar operations, these roles can have early starts and require a good level of fitness to safely move kegs around our sites.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early late July to end of August for the Fringe dates only.

    Team Roles are paid at £12 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.
    Supervisor rates start from £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 2024 - Assembly Festival Box Office Team

    You will be part of a well-trained team who have a thorough knowledge of the ticketing system and our Festival programme. As a member of the Box Office team, you will be an important and skilled team member able to resolve customer queries, advise and direct customers. You will have a professional manner, be a people person and happy to gather and organise information for our customers, providing unbeatable customer service at this front-line position.

    The Box Office Assistants main goal is to ensure the customer receives the highest quality service and in assisting the smooth operational running of the box office, making sure staff are fulfilling their duties to the best of their ability.

    We operate 5 venue hubs so need a large team of strong customer focused and team members who are confident working with the public, are bright, bubbly and approachable.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only.

    Roles are paid at £12.00 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 2024 - Assembly Festival Front of House Team

    Front of House Assistants (ushers) work as part of the Front of House (FOH) team to ensure the smooth operation of the venues before, during and after shows. The role will require an ability to work well within a large team and be aware of expected movements of audiences and performers, facilitating the fast turnaround between shows and be the face of Assembly.

    We operate 5 venue hubs so need a large team of strong customer focused and team members who are confident working with the public, are bright, bubbly and approachable.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from late July for the Fringe dates only.

    Roles are paid at £12 per hour.

    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. Roles are paid at £12.00 per hour, paid fortnightly in arrears.

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Box Office Supervisors

    The Box Office Supervisor's primary role is to ensure the customer receives the highest quality service and assist in the smooth operational running of the box office, making sure staff are supported to fulfill their duties to the best of their ability.

    They are responsible for coordinating the team of box office assistants daily, ensuring that they are kept up to date with internal communications, coordination rotas, timesheets and maximizing box office sales through effective customer service, supervision and training of box office staff. You will be part of a well-trained team who have a thorough knowledge of the ticketing system and our Festival programme, have a professional manner, be a people person providing unbeatable customer service at this front-line position.

    Rates of pay from £14.50 per hour.

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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - 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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  • Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Front of House Duty Managers

    The Front of House Duty Manager will work as part of the Front of House (FOH) team to manage the smooth operation of the venues and the site before, during and after shows. The role will require an ability to manage a team and be aware of expected movements of audiences and performers, facilitating the fast turnaround between shows and to be the face of Assembly to audience members and performers.

    Front of House Duty Managers should be experienced within a theatre environment and have experiencing seating large venues quickly and with grace, the ability to lead a team and respond in a fast paced environment is required.

    We operate 5 venue hubs so need a large team of strong customer focused and team members who are confident working with the public, are bright, bubbly and approachable.

    Roles are available in Edinburgh from Mid-July for the Jazz Festival and Food Festival and roll through until the end of August to cover the Fringe or from Early August for the Fringe dates only..

    Rate of pay from £14.50 per hour, depending on venue and experience.

    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 2024 - Street Food Team - Kitchen Staff, FoH staff and Supervisors

    Assembly’s Street Food stalls are an essential part of the Assembly Festival experience, they are the social areas where audiences and performers gather, adding to the energetic buzz of the site. As a Street Food team member, you will be on the front line, creating meals that bring smiles to punters faces and warmth to their bellies. This role is vital. We expect hard graft and an ability to work in a team with new people, creating a great working environment conducive to an amazing experience. This role requires you to be flexible and mature. Your focus will be on prepping for and serving meals and beverages, dealing with stock, keeping the food stalls and venue clean, working with other departments and being friendly to customers.

    Rate: £12 per hour for team and £14.50 for supervisor roles.

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Assembly Festival

Assembly Festival 

 

EDINBURGH 31ST JULY - 26TH AUG 2024

 

In 2023 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a total of 868 artists came from 27 countries to perform with Assembly Festival at the world's largest arts festival.  Our programme featured a total of 3,940 performances, with over 453,000 tickets being issued to 204 shows. They were supported by a team of over 650 Assembly Festival staff, all of whom were paid at least the UK real Living Wage.  Assembly Festival’s award-winning programme garnered over 3,290 stars from the media, more stars than are present on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.