The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for a creative Social Media Officer to join the digital and communications team.
Position: Social Media Officer
Type: Full time, permanent
Salary: £25,000-£27,000
We want you to help us present this unparalleled celebration of the performing arts, which brings some of the most exciting and creative artists working today to audiences from around the world.
The Edinburgh International Festival is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We believe that an inclusive culture is the foundation for a successful workplace, and we strive to grow our diverse representation across our staff, our artists, and our audiences.
We are collecting data to measure the effectiveness of our recruitment methods, to ensure that they are fair. We strive to ensure our opportunities are accessible to people from all backgrounds. We actively encourage applications from currently under-represented groups. We have identified ethnic minority backgrounds and disabilities as the key areas we would like to focus our recruitment efforts in.
The Social Media Officer will oversee the day-to-day social media content calendar, working with internal teams on social media requests. You will be key in the promotion of the Edinburgh International Festival brand and programme across digital channels, content, and social media. You will be part of a team representing the Festival online to 245,000 followers; researching, creating, and publishing engaging content that builds brand awareness.
You will bring our brand to life online. You will love experimenting, analysing, and reporting on all things content and social. You will shape our content calendar in creative new ways to engage our international community. Experience working for an arts organisation or an interest in the performing arts would be a bonus.
Working Hours: 35 hours per week, by agreement within standard office hours of 9.30 to 17.30, Monday to Friday. At peak times, and particularly immediately before and during the International Festival, it will be necessary to work outside standard hours and at weekends, and working hours will increase as required. However, the working hours will not exceed the Working Time Directive rules.
Application Details: For a full job description and to apply online, visit www.eif.co.uk/jobs Closing date for applications: 5pm, 22 November
Introduction Calls: 29 November
Interviews: week commencing 2 December
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