Storytelling PR

Press Assistant

Storytelling PR Fringe 26 – Press Team Jobs Available

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Storytelling PR are seeking two Press Office team members to join us for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. We work from buzzy and busy offices in Summerhall, Edinburgh and our team operate the Summerhall Arts Press Office, as well as our working roster of Fringe clients. One of these roles is dedicated to Summerhall Arts, the other will work across Storytelling PR clients.

Storytelling PR provides a challenging and exciting environment to work in, requiring a range of skills and personal qualities, encouraging professional and personal growth.

As Press Assistant in the Summerhall Arts Press Office, you will be part of a small but efficient team that is the first point of contact for thousands of journalists and industry visiting Summerhall in August. Looking after these journalists and companies, you will also be trusted to manage admin tasks, tickets and publicity for the building as a whole.

As Press Assistant in the Storytelling PR Office, you will be part of a team representing over 40 fringe clients, in a diverse range of genres and venues across the city. Primarily ensuring that media monitoring and cuttings are completed timely and efficiently, you will also be trusted to manage admin tasks, tickets and guest lists, supporting our Publicists as they work to deliver great campaigns for our clients.

The deadline for applications is 6pm, Monday 11th May 2026.
Interviews will be held the w/b Monday 25th May 2026.
Rate of pay: £13.45 per hour + holiday pay.

Download the Job Description doc here.
Have a look at our equal opportunities doc here.

Apply to be Storytelling PR’s Press Assistant with the Kickstart Scheme

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Storytelling PR Office

Storytelling PR is part of the UK Government’s Kickstart scheme, which is designed for young people aged 16-24 who claim Universal Credit and are at risk of unemployment.

The scheme has helped us create a new entry-level vacancy for someone to join the team for six months as Press Assistant.

About the Role

This job will involve everything from writing press releases, speaking directly with creatives, logging coverage and planning in endless spreadsheets and generating great ideas. You will be expected to listen, learn and engage with the arts.

You will be supported to train and look for your own opportunities to grow – which storytelling will support with time or finance. We are looking for someone who engages with culture, loves to hear, and tell stories and is ready to take this opportunity and run with it. Storytelling is a small company meaning the opportunity for growth is very real and could happen really quickly with the right person and commitment!

The press assistant will work across all projects in the entire team, copywriting, fact-checking, researching and prepping press releases and supporting the team with admin tasks.

The role will last six months and will be 30 hours each week, over four days, and it can be flexible.

The successful applicant will be paid the Living Wage.

Skills and Experience

Desirable

· A Higher / A Level equivalent in Drama, English, History, Politics, Culture

· Experience working in a fast paced environment

· An active interest in pop culture

· Comfortable with social media, be that one favourite platform or an awareness of many

· An active interest in the news, how the news is made and what’s happening in the world

· Experience making videos, editing and playing around with tech

· Fun loving and curious

Essential

· An interest in culture, be that books, live music,

· An awareness of what press relations and publicity are

· Excellent writing skills

· Experience using Excel, Word, Google drive and Google docs,

· A willingness to learn, think quickly

· Good communication skills

· Open-minded, caring and thoughtful

About Storytelling PR

Storytelling PR Ltd works with theatre makers, musicians, artists and change-makers to get their stories told to the world via press, media and digital marketing. We are one of the leading small publicity companies in Scotland and are very well known, within industry, at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

We pride ourselves on working opening within an equalist, feminist, anti-racist code of conduct and we appreciate as a small company we have perhaps more capability to support change makers, and make change ourselves, than some big industry powers.

How to Apply

To apply, contact your local job centre and ask to be referred to us.