The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Digital Content Officer to join the team. We want you to help us deliver 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.  

EIF is an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity and applications from candidates of all communities and backgrounds. Inclusive culture is the foundation for a successful workplace, this is a key focus for us across our staff, our artists, and our audiences.

To increase the diversity of our staff, our recruitment includes the Rooney Rule - regarding ethnicity – and Disability Confident Scheme for interviews. For more information go to our website.

Job Specification

The Role:
As part of the Audiences team, you will manage all aspects of the content schedule and associated administration, co-ordinating between multiple stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities and Deliverables 
•    Manage the detailed communications and content schedule for the 2026 Festival to support the planning and production of video, photography and audio content
•    Work directly with and coordinate freelance photographers and videographers on all arrangements for the 2026 Festival including hiring and being on-call
•    Be the main point of contact for all stakeholders involved in content capture including creatives, artists, companies, venues, and the internal artist liaison, concert management and production teams
•    Manage approvals workflow and help with proofing content, coordinating pre and post-production, ensuring content is produced, delivered and approved in good time
•    Support editorial team in obtaining and clearing publishing and performing rights for music featured
•    Ensure that Festival editorial and style guidelines are consistently applied to all content
•    Work with Digital Experience Manager and Access Manager to ensure content produced is as accessible as possible, arranging captions, surtitles, BSL interpretation and audio description where appropriate

Social Media
•    Work closely with the Digital Experience Manager and Social Officer to plan, brief and create social video ideas, producing content that supports the organisation's key objectives
•    Occasional live event and behind-the-scenes socials content capture and edit including creating Reels and other social-specific video

Learn about our Employee Benefits

Closing date for applications: Friday 20 March 2026, 09:00am

Due to the high volume of applications received for this role, it is possible the job opening will close before the application closing date. We advise you to submit your application as soon as possible. 

Funded by The City of Edinburgh Council and Creative Scotland. 
Registered charity number SC004694.