Marketing Assistant

Festivals Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational charity in Edinburgh is looking for a marketing assistant for the 2026 Festival. The role involves assisting with the marketing and communications plan, updating digital channels, and supporting the design and distribution of materials. Ideal candidates should have relevant experience, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work as part of a team. Applications are welcome from all backgrounds, promoting diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Qualifications

• Experience in marketing or communications role.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with delivery of marketing and communications plan.
• Update digital channels including website and social media.
• Assist with design and distribution of branded materials.

Job description

Edinburgh Science Foundation is an educational charity that inspires people of all ages and backgrounds around the world to experience the wonder of science and technology. Best known for Edinburgh’s annual Science Festival – the world’s first science festival and still one of the world’s largest – and for our Learning programmes that sees Generation Science tour Scotland and bring science to life in classrooms throughout the year and promotes STEM careers to teens through initiatives such as Careers Hive. An increasing worldwide element shares our content, passion and expertise more widely through an extensive portfolio of international projects.

About the Role

This is an exciting and busy role and is a unique opportunity if you are looking to pursue a career in marketing. It will give you excellent experience working across all aspects of our festival campaign. Some of the areas you will get involved in are:

• Assist with delivery of all aspects of the marketing and communications plan for our 2026 Festival
• Updating the Science Festival digital channels – producing content for the website, e-newsletters and social media channels
• Assisting with the design, delivery and distribution of branded materials for sponsors and stakeholders
• Assisting at film and photo shoots during the Festival, along with attending events and representing Edinburgh Science Festival
• Apply: via the dedicated jobs portal HERE
• Deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 4 January
• Interviews: will be held in w/c 7 January

At Edinburgh Science we welcome applications from all backgrounds because we believe that bringing together people with different perspectives, ideas and experiences always leads to better discussions, decisions and results.