Sponsorship and Rights Assistant

About the Tattoo:

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo is a world-class event, rooted in Scottish tradition, offering audiences an experience like no other. Performed to a live audience of 230,000 each year on the iconic esplanade of Edinburgh Castle, the Tattoo showcases creativity through music, precision performances and dance from military and cultural acts from around the globe.

The success of the Tattoo relies on the connection of performers, staff, and audiences and this enables us to contribute to Services and Arts charities each year. We’re looking for enthusiastic, passionate, and personable people to work with us and join our world-class team.

Duration:

This is a temporary position from 3 June - 5 September 2025. The normal working week in June will be 35 hours, between 09:00-17:00 Monday-Friday. However, during the Castle Concerts and Tattoo periods there will be an expectation to work nearer to 42 hours, between the hours of 14:00-23:00 hours Monday-Friday and 12:00-23:00 hours on Saturdays (plus Friday 22 August). You will be on duty every performance night. 

Castle Concerts run from 3 - 13 July. The Tattoo runs from 1 – 23 August, with performances on Monday – Saturday. There will also be a Preview performance on 31 July.

Job Purpose Summary:

The Sponsorship and Rights Assistant will play a critical role in delivering exceptional service to valued partners. This role focuses on the activation, management, and delivery of contracted partnership rights, ensuring our partners receive maximum value for their investment across The Edinburgh Castle Arena, during Castle Concerts and the Tattoo. Our partners who you will be liaising with include strong global brands with varying requirements providing good variety for the role.

Key Duties:

• Support assigned commercial partners, nurturing strong, positive relationships across our concert series and Tattoo event.
• Coordinate and execute partner activations during the Tattoo’s event season, ensuring seamless delivery of contracted rights, including branding, hospitality, and experiential activations, marketing deliverables, on-site visibility, adhering to timelines and budget.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external stakeholders to deliver creative and high-impact partnership activations.
• Contribute to reporting processes, including capturing photographic records of activation for post-event reports showcasing the value delivered to partners.
• Identify opportunities for upselling or enhancing current partnerships through new initiatives or rights.
• Assist the Commercial Partnerships Manager in onboarding new partners and ensuring smooth integration.
• Provide on-the-ground support to partners during the Tattoo season, ensuring smooth execution of activations and addressing any challenges promptly.
• Assist with event logistics, including hospitality arrangements and partner-specific requirements.

Essential Criteria:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships at all levels.
• Understanding of brand dynamics, positioning, and marketing principles.
• Good project management and time management skills.
• Hardworking and reliable.
• Proven experience managing a range of stakeholders and personalities.
• Able to troubleshoot where necessary.
• Experience of and a genuine desire to work in a fast-paced customer-facing environment.
• The ability to work under pressure and without supervision.
• A flexible attitude and the ability to adapt quickly.

Desirable Criteria:

• Understanding of military traditions, arts, and culture is advantageous.
• Knowledge of the sponsorship sales process or a background in generating partnership revenue.
• Event delivery experience.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 30 March 2025