Edinburgh International Festival
Senior Editor
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Job Title: Senior Editor
Salary: £40,500 to £45,000 per annum
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time although we would consider a part-time pro-rata arrangement for the right candidate.
The Edinburgh International Festival is looking for an experienced, passionate and dedicated Senior Editor 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.
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Job Specification
The Role:
- To work with the Audiences and Programming Teams to ensure that the marketing, reporting and contextualising materials we produce across printed and digital outlets best represents the artists and artworks we present, particularly in classical music, and the distinctive audience experience we want to offer.
- To champion a clear and compelling voice for the International Festival.
- To write and copy edit narrative text across marketing, editorial and corporate communications functions.
- To commission, brief and edit the work of other contributing writers.
Performance Indicators and Deliverables
- To lead in developing how we describe, illuminate and contextualise the artists and artworks we present, with special emphasis on classical music.
- Editorial oversight and delivery of all contextualisation materials.
- To work with the programme team, and especially the Head of Concerts & Music Planning, on internal communication of the programme to inspire and inform staff at all levels.
- To champion a clear and compelling brand voice for the International Festival.
- To contribute to the Festival’s brand toolkit, maintaining the tone of voice guidelines and supporting and training staff to write and edit text appropriately for a variety of media and audiences.
- To commission, brief and review the work of freelance writers and editors.
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Benefits: EIF-Employee-Benefits.pdf
Please apply online at Jobs | Edinburgh International Festival
Closing date for applications: 5pm, 14/09/26
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.
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