National Galleries of Scotland
Communications Officer
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Permanent and Part-Time (4 days)
Salary £37,614 - £41,138 per annum pro rata
Plus generous benefits package
Hybrid / flexible working
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced communications professional to join us at the National Galleries of Scotland. If you’re skilled in seeking out news, love telling a good story through press and social media content creation, excel in writing engaging copy and thrive on building relationships, we want to hear from you.
This role is perfect for someone who is able to demonstrate strong previous communications experience, along with a track record of working in a press office and is excited by our mission to make art work for everyone. You don’t need to be an art expert. Curiosity, enthusiasm and being proactive matter more than formal art knowledge.
You'll help us to communicate with visitors and potential visitors to our three Edinburgh galleries - the National, Modern and Portrait. Sharing Scotland’s incredible art collection with audiences locally, nationally and internationally through press, digital and social media. From major exhibitions, loans and new acquisitions to conservation breakthroughs, publications, and community projects.
You will work with colleagues across the organisation as well as in collaboration with external partners such as Edinburgh Art Festival, Scotland+Venice, and VisitScotland.
This is an exciting opportunity to play an important part in sharing Scotland’s amazing art collection. Shaping stories that will reach millions of people across the world through press and creating social media content.
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Working days will be Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. This role is hybrid but requires you to be on site for a minimum of 3 days a week with the remaining day working from home.
The difference you’ll make
The Communications Officer is part of a supportive and creative Marketing and Communications team. Reporting to the Communications Manager, you’ll work closely within a small team of five. Collaborating daily with a fellow Communications Officer, Press and Marketing Officer and Social Media Officer to deliver impactful communications campaigns.
Your duties will include but not be limited to:
- Planning and delivering thoughtful, well-planned earned media campaigns for upcoming exhibitions. From online, broadcast and print to podcasts, YouTube, and social media.
- Identifying great stories and photo opportunities and pitching them confidently to global media.
- Building relationships with journalists, content creators, and production companies. From tabloids to podcasts to specialist publications.
- Writing engaging copy for press releases, colleague updates, and our website along with creating social media content.
- Organising events such as press views, influencer partnerships and photocalls to deliver creative and eye-catching content.
- Actively working in a busy press office, responding to enquiries by email, telephone, and social media.
- Providing regular reporting on press activities, including evaluating results and learnings.
- Responding to issues or crisis situations.
- Creating high-quality social media content.
- Drafting award submissions.
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Who we are looking for
To succeed in this role, you’ll need the following range of knowledge, skills, and experience:
- Proven experience as a Communications Officer and within a press office or in a similar role in communications at a similar level.
- Planning and delivering impactful communications campaigns.
- Securing meaningful media coverage and be able to tell us how you did it.
- A creative, enthusiastic, and proactive approach to seeking out interesting stories that will appeal to our audience.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create and edit audience focused content, such as press releases, website copy, social media posts, and internal updates.
- Creating exciting and engaging social media content.
- Strong organisational skills with experience of delivering projects on time.
- Influencing, communicating and working well with other people across departments and as part of a team.
- Staying calm, confident and in control under pressure. Able to work quickly to tight deadlines.
It would also be great if you have:
- Understanding and experience of the culture sector.
- Visual arts awareness.
- Public affairs experience.
- Knowledge of copyright.
- Familiarity with Gaelic language.
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The closing date for completed applications is 12 noon on Wednesday, 22 July 2026.
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