Wigtown Festival Company is seeking to commission a Marketing and Communications professional to support our activity and delivery of the annual Wigtown Book Festival.
Wigtown is Scotland’s National Book Town and the annual Wigtown Book Festival is one of the UK’s best-established literary gatherings, featuring more than 200 sessions each year for all ages, encompassing visual arts, music, theatre and food as well as book events.
We are looking to commission a marketing and communications professional to:
1. Develop and deliver the strategy to market, advertise and promote the Book Festival, reaching new audiences and driving ticket sales.
2. Provide full-time coverage of the 10-day Wigtown Book Festival and other key events - creating and scheduling social media content for all WFC channels and website.
3. Support and maintain the year-round profile of Wigtown Festival Company and its activities to audiences and stakeholders
This opportunity is on a fixed term contract basis starting immediately and running until 31 March 2026, with option for renewal. It is estimated that approximately 100 days will be required annually to deliver duties which vary across the year, with some on-site working.
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Deadline: Monday 2 June 2025 at 12 noon