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Work with us! Our amazing staff are integral to ensuring a smooth, safe and fun environment for all artists and audiences who attend Gilded Balloon venues and events year-round and during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We have a small team of full-time staff and we recruit for temporary staff and crew for our various events including the Fringe in August.

Check out our current vacancies and how to apply below. If you have any questions or would like further information about any of our roles email admin@gildedballoon.co.uk.

Work with us GB 2024

Current Vacancies

Artist Services Coordinator

The Artist Services coordinator will play a crucial role in providing support to all visiting artists, both in the festival planning stages and on-site at our venues during the festival period. They will be responsible for providing clear and helpful information to performers in the festival lead up and providing general administrative support to the Artistic Directors as required. During the festival they oversee the Artist Services team and act as a first point of contact for performers, providing a warm welcome to all visitors and ensuring issues and queries are handled in a time sensitive and efficient manner. This is a key role in the Gilded Balloon team and the successful candidate will be instrumental in making the 2026 festival happen!

FINANCE MANAGER

We are looking for a Finance Manager to lead our cash and budget management requirements across a wide variety of projects and events. The Finance Manager will be responsible for general company book-keeping via Xero, working closely with Directors to prioritise payment runs, working with department leads to manage individual budgets and working closely with our external accountants to accurately submit VAT returns and financial statements as required.

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