Job Description

The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for Ticketing Assistants to join the team. 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 role of the Ticketing Assistant is to deliver an efficient, high-quality box office service to all Edinburgh International Festival customers booking across all sales channels – over the telephone and in person. Ticketing Assistants will need to display excellent communication skills and always maintain the highest standard of customer service.

Closing date for applications is 12pm on Monday 16 June.

Interviews will be held on 23 and 24 June.

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

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