Street Team Member - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023 Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
Show And Tell are looking for Street Team Members to join us at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. 2nd – 28th August 2023.
Based in our Edinburgh office and reporting to the Street Team Manager, you will be part of our small Fringe Street Team. You will be responsible for hand-to-hand flyering and promotion of Show And Tell’s shows throughout the festival.
Role
- Flyering for either 3 or 6 hours per day of the Fringe (depending on your preferred role).
- Engaging with members of the public to sell our full range of 13 shows across the Edinburgh Fringe.
- Updating flyers and posters with new information when necessary at our Edinburgh office.
- Keeping in regular contact with street team manager and ensuring you have a steady stock of flyers for distribution.
Person Specification
- Outgoing and excited about talking to customers about our excellent shows.
- Experience working within a small team.
- Excellent people and communication skills.
- Experience in a fast-paced and often pressurised environment.
- 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)
We have two roles available:
1) 2nd - 27th August (not 14th) - 6 hours per day
2) 2nd - 27th August (not 14th) - 3 hours per day
Rate of pay: £15 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 Member’ in the subject line.
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.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 4 weeks
Salary: £15.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Employee discount
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Edinburgh: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
Application deadline: 03/07/2023
Expected start date: 02/08/2023
