Performing Arts Digital Resident

Scottish Opera


Job Summary

This new residency is part of Scottish Opera’s initiative to nurture the next generation of arts professionals. It is designed as a two- year fixed-term professional development opportunity as part of our renowned Emerging Artist Programme to help a motivated individual build a professional foundati

Job Description

Residency Phase One: Behind the Curtain
Web & Ticketing Systems: Working within the marketing team, ensure web and ticketing systems meet the needs of internal and external audiences, while maintaining accuracy of information
Event Setup: Set up ticketed events and merchandise, ensuring all information is accurate
Box Office Liaison: Liaise with venue box offices to facilitate the set-up of ticket allocations, and ensure effective flow of information
Sales Reporting: Report on sales by building or requesting bespoke reports
Media Optimisation: Learn to prepare and optimise images, video, audio and other media assets for
web use, including file formats, compression, alt text and metadata to support accessibility and page performance
Customer Service: Be the first point of contact for customer enquiries and process bookings while providing excellent customer service
Front of House: Carry out front of house and ticketing duties where necessary at venues across
Scotland
Reporting: Provide front of house and ticketing teams with reports, ensuring these are passed on in a succinct and timely manner

Residency Phase Two: Centre Stage
Content Support: Support the team to draft news items, social media posts, and internal updates
within brand guidelines
Original Creation: Feed into the content calendar, carry out research and interviews with creatives
and audience members, and provide support on photo and film shoots
Multimedia Production: Develop multimedia production skills and gain experience using design and editing tools to create graphics and short-form videos
Content Optimisation: Review and refresh existing web content to improve search visibility,
readability and audience engagement, using performance data to inform decisions
SEO & Analytics: Learn to use web tools including GA4 to track content performance and implement strategies to grow online audiences

Job Requirements

You will be an excellent communicator with a passion for storytelling, digital content and the performing arts. You’ll be eager to learn, highly organised and enjoy working collaboratively while developing your creative and technical skills.
Ideally you will have:

Strong writing, editing and communication skills
An interest in digital marketing, content creation and web technologies
Experience creating multimedia content (photography, video or audio), either professionally or through study
Good organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
The ability to manage your own workload and work effectively as part of a team
An interest in the performing arts

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Performing Arts Digital Resident
  • Salary: £20k-£25k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Role: Marketing & Digital
  • Contract: Contract
  • Closing date: Sun, 26 Jul 2026

  • Location:

    Scotland
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Job: Performing Arts Digital Resident

Job: Performing Arts Digital Resident

Organisation: Scottish Opera

Postcode: G4 9RD

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