Marketing & Communications Manager

The Festival; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 43,000; Part time

Job summary

A creative event organization in Edinburgh is looking for a Marketing & Communications Manager to oversee multi-channel campaigns for the Edinburgh TV Festival. The ideal candidate exhibits a passion for television and has a minimum of 5 years of experience in marketing, particularly in media or non-profit sectors. Responsibilities include managing marketing strategies, creating engaging content, and maintaining relationships with media partners. This part-time fixed-term role offers flexibility and is based in Edinburgh with some office presence.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in marketing ideally within the media, entertainment, or non-profit sectors.
• Proven track record in managing engaging content on various platforms.
• Experience running corporate social media accounts such as YouTube or LinkedIn.

Responsibilities

• Manage multi-channel marketing campaigns for the TV Festival and TV Foundation.
• Collaborate with all teams to promote key programming and initiatives.
• Build and maintain relationships with PR agencies and journalists.

Skills

Digital marketing strategies

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Content Management Systems

Tools

Airtable

Canva

Adobe Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Marketing & Communications Manager to join the team behind The Edinburgh TV Festival and the TV Foundation. The Edinburgh TV Festival brings together the TV featuring captivating discussions, masterclasses and panels, alongside networking opportunities and social events. The TV Foundation, the charitable umbrella of the Edinburgh TV Festival remains dedicated to making TV open to all.

You will work closely with various departmentsand report into the Commercial Director. The ideal candidate will have a passion for television, a proven track record in marketing and managing engaging content on various platforms, and the ability to craft compelling campaigns.

Person Specification:

• 5+ years’ experience in marketing ideally within the media, entertainment, or non-profit sectors.
• Strong organisational and admin skills, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and balance multiple deadlines and projects.
• Great interpersonal skills, able to build relationships with wider team members.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing strategies and tools
• Proficient in using Content Management Systems, preferably Airtable, Canva, Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills, with a talent for crafting engaging narratives
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment while meeting deadlines.
• Passion for television and a commitment to promoting diversity and new talent within the industry.
• Managing designers and liaising with external agencies
• Proven experience in media relations, with established contacts within the industry.
• Experience running corporate YouTube and/or LinkedIn, Instagram or X accounts
• Knowledge of the podcast industry and production
• Experience of working in PR

Role Responsibilities:

Marketing

• Manage multi-channel marketing campaigns for the TV Festival and TV Foundation.
• Create and implement the marketing strategies for both the Edinburgh TV Festival and the TV Foundation.
• Oversee the development and creation of content, including newsletters, social media posts, podcasts, website, Substack and YouTube, ensuring consistent and quality messaging across platforms.
• Manage and grow all social, marketing and video and audio accounts.
• Collaborate with all teams to effectively promote key programming, speakers and initiative announcements.
• Monitor and analyse marketing and PR campaigns, providing insights and recommendations for future strategies based on data-driven analysis.

Marketing Partnerships

• Account Manage our in-kind, media and marketing partnerships.
• Approach and contract new media and marketing partners aligned with our marketing strategies.
• Work with the Partnerships Manager to develop co-branded marketing for all Festival partners.

PR

• Work with all departments creating and drafting press releases, as well as managing our announcement plans.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with our PR agency, media, journalists and delegates to secure coverage for both the Festival and TV Foundation.
• Manage the PR team onsite at the Festival.

Salary: £43,000 pa pro rata
Fixed Term Contract: 9 months from February 2026 with potential to extend subject to funding.
Part-time. Four-day working week.

The Edinburgh Television Festival is committed to valuing diversity and seeks to provide all staff with the opportunity for employment, career and personal development on the basis of ability, qualifications and suitability for the work as well as their potential to be developed into the job.
We endeavour to support flexibility around hours as well as working from home requests, subject to business needs and operational requirements.

The role is based in our London office, with some degree of flexible working, but an average of 3 days in office per week across the year

How To Apply

Application deadline: Sunday, 25 January at 10 AM

Interviews:Interviews will be scheduled in the week commencing 2 February 2026
Planned start date:TBD according to availability

We support diversity and inclusion and actively welcome and encourage applicants from under-represented groups, both of non-white ethnicity and/or those who identify as D/deaf, disabled and neurodivergent. If you let us know you belong to any of these groups in your cover letter and meet our minimum requirements we guarantee you will be invited for a first round interview.

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