Gilded Balloon
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Job: General Manager (Maternity Cover)
Job: General Manager (Maternity Cover)
Organisation: Gilded Balloon
Postcode: EH6 6JA
- Job Title: General Manager (Maternity Cover)
- Salary: £30k-£40k
- Hours:
Full time - Artform: Festival
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Fri, 30 Jan 2026
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Location:
Scotland
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Job Description
Job Title: General Manager
Reports To: Artistic Directors
Based at: GB head office, GB Fringe Venues with flexibility for remote/home working
Role type: Full-time fixed term 10 month contract with an additional 2 months part-time as required.
Start Date: May 2026
Salary: £32,000 – £34,00 FTE (35 hour) pro rata
Terms: Usual hours will require 35 hours per week. During the Festival Fringe build, event and derig six week period it is expected that contract hours required will increase.
Context
Gilded Balloon is one of Scotland’s leading producers of live comedy and entertainment. The company started in 1986 and has been producing shows and operating venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and year-round in Edinburgh ever since. In 2026, we will be operating our three hubs this Fringe including the newly renovated Teviot Row House as well as Patter House and the Museum and we are looking for key roles to lead our Fringe project as well as our year-round projects and opportunities.
About the role
Gilded Balloon’s General Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the entire Fringe Project. This will include oversight of all Fringe processes including overall responsibility for the show registrations process, on sales, on site artists communications and show management during the Fringe as well as settlement after the Fringe. The role will also oversee each department working closely with the Artistic Directors to ensure managers deliver their departmental responsibilities on time and to budget. This role would suit someone experienced in managing projects and events, ideally in a Festival setting, who has knowledge across a range of areas.
Job Requirements
What we are looking for…
- Three years experience managing events and/or projects in an arts or cultural setting
- Experience managing and recruiting teams of people
- Experience working on cultural projects or festivals with limited resources and large complex budgets
- Enthusiastic attitude with excellent interpersonal skills
- Excellent organisational, time management and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of facilities/building/temporary venues management
- Knowledge of Health & Safety and licensing regulations
- Able to make quick decisions under pressure whilst maintaining high standards of accuracy
- Strong IT proficiency and an ability to learn new software & systems
- Ability to interact, liaise, negotiate and communicate with a broad range of people, both internal and external to the organisation in a professional and effective manner
- Available to work a variety of hours including evening and weekends (particularly in the run up and during the Festival)
Job Responsibilities
About the role
Gilded Balloon’s General Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the entire Fringe Project. This will include oversight of all Fringe processes including overall responsibility for the show registrations process, on sales, on site artists communications and show management during the Fringe as well as settlement after the Fringe. The role will also oversee each department working closely with the Artistic Directors to ensure managers deliver their departmental responsibilities on time and to budget. This role would suit someone experienced in managing projects and events, ideally in a Festival setting, who has knowledge across a range of areas.
Please see the full job description for further details.
How to Apply
To apply for this role, please send your CV and a short covering letter to [email protected].
Please use the subject line ‘General Manager (Mat Cover)’. In addition to your application, please also complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form here. The deadline for applications is 5pm on 30th January, 2026.
- Contact name: Katy Koren
- Contact email: [email protected]
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