Edinburgh Fringe 2023 - Street Team Manager Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Show And Tell are looking for a Street Team Manager to join us at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 2nd – 28th August 2023.
Based in our Edinburgh office and reporting to the Marketing Manager, you will manage our small Fringe Street Team. You and your team will be responsible for hand-to-hand flyering and promotion of Show And Tell’s shows throughout the festival.
Role
- Line-managing and motivating a tight-knit team during the Fringe.
- Flyering for between 2-and-3 hours per day of the Fringe.
- Working with the onsite marketing coordinator to oversee flyer, poster and brochure levels and ensure maintenance of a good onsite presence at venues across the festival.
- Attending marketing meetings with the programming team to determine priorities for upcoming shifts.
- Maintaining flyer storage and communication regarding supply.
- Updating flyers and posters with new information and checking status of all display print.
- Keeping in regular contact with street team staff throughout their shift and providing them with a steady stock of flyers/show information.
- Printing and arranging additions to flyers and posters including adding review quotes to flyers and posters and ensuring there is no damage to these additions across the festival.
Person Specification
- Outgoing and excited about talking to customers about our excellent shows.
- Experience managing and motivating a small team.
- Excellent people and communication skills.
- Experience in a fast-paced and often pressurised environment.
- Organised with a structured approach to a busy workload.
- Experience of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as either a visitor, performer or worker.
- Experience of working in a festival or similar arts environment (desirable).
- Knowledge of Show And Tell acts appearing at Edinburgh Fringe and knowledge of the wider comedy industry (desirable)
Staff Benefits
- Free entry to shows at The Stand, Monkey Barrel, Pleasance and Underbelly venues (subject to availability)
Equal Opportunities
Show And Tell are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.
It is the policy of Show And Tell to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements that cannot be shown to be justifiable.
We expect employees to support these commitments and to assist in their realisation.
Rate of pay: £2000 for duration of festival (5 hours per day, £16 per hour)
Please note travel costs and accommodation can unfortunately not be provided.
To apply for this role please e-mail a covering letter and CV to us at [email protected] with ‘Edinburgh Fringe Street Team Manager’ in the subject line.
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 1 month
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £16.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Employee discount
- Store discount
Flexible Language Requirement:
- English not required
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 31/05/2023
Reference ID: Show And Tell Street Team Manager
Expected start date: 02/08/2023
