General Manager (Maternity Cover)

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.