Marketing Assistant

£90 per day
Closing Date 4 January 2026
Part Time, Fixed Term
About The Organisation
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 Edinburghs annual Science Festival the worlds first science festival and still one of the worlds 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.
How to Apply
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.
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