Marketing & Communications Lead in Edinburgh

Contract Type: part-time, 4 days per week, fixed term - initially 12 months with possibility of becoming permanent, subject to satisfactory performance and available funding.

Hours: 28 hours per week (7 hours x 4 plus 1 hour unpaid lunch break each day).

Location: Creative Edinburgh office at CodeBase, 37a Castle Terrace, EH1 2EL, Edinburgh.

Start Date: April 2026.

Who are we? Creative Edinburgh is a registered charity that supports the creative community in Edinburgh. Our community of over 7000 members is made up of freelancers, SMEs, students and start-ups, and it is through our events, creative initiatives, and mentoring programmes that we seek to connect these creative makers and thinkers from across the sectors to come together, encouraging them to share their stories and skills.

We help creative people connect and thrive by:

• Building communities through our events programme.
• Driving growth and finding pathways to learning and skills development.
• Advocating for creativity locally, nationally and internationally.
• Supporting professional development and the well-being of our members.

Creative Edinburgh has been awarded Multi-Year Funding from Creative Scotland in January 2025 for three years.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for an experienced, entrepreneurial, Edinburgh-based Marketing & Communications Lead who is interested in the creative industries and community to join our Executive Team on a part-time basis. This role is key to delivering against the vision for Creative Edinburgh. You will be responsible for leading the strategic delivery of Creative Edinburgh’s Communications and Marketing Strategy to ensure the widest possible reach within the local, national and international audiences.

You will lead and deliver work across press, digital, social media, print and advertising to grow engagement and build our reputation and profile as one of the key sector support organisations in the country. You will engage in a variety of marketing and communications activities, tailored to a wide range of audiences, from Creative Edinburgh members, the general public, local communities and residents, stakeholders, sponsors and policymakers. This also includes PR and Media engagement with local, national and international print, broadcast and digital media partners.

As a member of a small, dynamic team, you will play an important role in shaping the organisation over the coming years and supporting the growth of our creative community. You will find new and compelling ways to position, present and communicate Creative Edinburgh's offer, telling the story to a wider audience. You'll also be a team player with a keen interest in creative content and ideas for innovative marketing.

What will you be doing? As we grow our programmes and scale up our initiatives, we need an experienced and strategic individual to take ownership of our marketing and communications strategy to reflect the organisation's success over the last few years and to take us through the next phase of development and growth.

The remit of the role covers raising awareness of Creative Edinburgh and its activities, deepening engagement and growing membership relationships, and proactively supporting fundraising activities. The role needs to constantly balance commercial, membership and artistic/stakeholder needs, whilst keeping the organisation's charitable purpose at the fore.

Applications open on Friday 23 January 2026, and close at 23:59 on Sunday, 15 February 2026, with interviews scheduled for Wednesday, 4th March 2026.

Please submit a cover letter (1 page maximum) explaining why you are interested in the role and how you envisage supporting Creative Edinburgh’s membership through your work, and your CV (2 pages maximum) through this form.

We would appreciate it if you could also complete the Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form once you’ve submitted your application. This data will be stored separately and used anonymously for reporting purposes only.

How do we recruit and shortlist applicants? At Creative Edinburgh, we believe that diversity is a genuine asset in every part of life and that no one should be held back by their background or culture. It is our responsibility to ensure that our team and our community reflect this by being inclusive, equal, diverse and fair. If this resonates with you, then we want to hear from you.

We hire by posting a job description on our website and other online job platforms. Please be aware that we are unable to contribute to accommodation, living and travel expenses. All candidates will be asked to show evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK if selected for an interview.

The applications will be shortlisted for interview via a scoring matrix. The attributes within the scoring matrix are based on the essential skills in the job description and will be assessed primarily from the cover letter.

Interviews will take place in person at CodeBase, 37a Castle Terrace, Edinburgh, EH1 2EL. If you would prefer your interview to take place online, please let us know, and we will do our best to accommodate this.