Social Media Assistant – Edinburgh Fringe

Social Media Assistant Wanted

Fake Escape is looking for a Social Media Assistant to support our 2026 Edinburgh Fringe season.

To celebrate 10 years of taking shows to the Fringe, we are presenting our #DecadeOfFringe season, with 3 productions across 3 major venue hubs:

*’Day of The Locust’, 12.50pm, Pleasance Courtyard: Attic
*’Don’t You Forget About Me’, 2.20pm, Assembly Roxy: Downstairs
*’Saving Britney’, 6.15pm, Underbelly George Square: Bluebell

This is our largest Edinburgh Fringe season to date. We normally manage our social media in house during the festival, but this year we are looking for an extra pair of hands to help us maintain a consistent, lively online presence throughout the run.

The role will focus mainly on Instagram; including posting, sharing stories, interacting with other accounts, helping maintain visibility across the festival and supporting general online engagement. We are also looking to explore launching a TikTok presence during the Fringe, so experience or interest in short form video content would be welcome.

We will continue creating many of our assets and a large amount of content in house, so this role is primarily about regular posting, responsiveness, audience interaction and helping the company stay present and active online during a very busy festival period. We would ideally like to work with someone based in Edinburgh for the duration of the festival, who may also be able to capture occasional backstage or venue based content when available.

The overall fee is £510. This is based on 1 hour per day at £15 per hour across 30 days from late July until the end of the festival, plus an additional £60 to cover 4 hours of ad hoc support during busier periods. Venue passes to Pleasance, Underbelly and Assembly venues are also included with the role.

To apply, please send a CV and short cover email outlining your relevant experience to Artistic Director David Shopland at [email protected]