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Jo Scott, Office Manager

Meet Jo Scott, the Office Manager at the heart of Craft Scotland. 

What do you do at Craft Scotland? 

Jo Scott

I ensure the smooth running of the office, keep our clients up to date and support every element of the business. As well as managing the finance, I also manage projects and events.

I am currently managing the project to deliver Craft Scotland’s first international show, The Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show.  So, my time has recently been spent liasing with the 25 makers who have been selected to take part, International shipping companies, graphic designers and the team to pull together all aspects of the Show.

In addition, I have also been working with project partners, LifeScan Scotland, a member of the Johnson & Johnson family of companies, to commission a new piece of sculpture for their Inverness based campus.

How do you help Scottish craft or makers?

As well as dealing with maker enquiries and ensuring that the online community pages are maintained, I also support makers through the delivery of projects and events. These events and projects often focus on helping to ensure that the profile of Scottish makers and craft is raised. It is also key that makers are supported through development activities they may be taking part in.

What are your top three professional achievements?

  1. Opening a craft shop and gallery
  2. Running a successful pilot programme to introduce new roles into an organisation
  3. Leading a team to deliver uplift in performance across Scotland

What are your top three craft moments?

  1. Selecting and supporting the Collect Bursary awardees
  2. Buying any piece of craft...especially jewellery!
  3. Spending a rainy afternoon at the Ta Papa museum in Wellington, New Zealand

What are your top five skills tags?

  1. Project Management
  2. Finance
  3. Office Management
  4. Admin
  5. Coaching and Development

What's your background?

I worked for RBS for just over 16 years where I managed a variety of projects, organised conferences, wrote and delivered training and coaching events, and managed a peripatetic team of ten.

During a trip to Australia, New Zealand and Thailand I decided to take a leap of faith and totally change career paths and follow my passion of working in the craft sector by opening my own craft and gallery business in Edinburgh. In amongst all of that I also worked for the National Galleries of Scotland. 

Tell us something surprising about you:

I’ve shared a joke with Princess Anne and have also camped out in a one man tent!

Finally, what's your favourite beverage?

Black coffee for the mornings and in the evenings either a refreshing gin & tonic or a glass of red wine. 

Jo ScottContact Jo

Get in touch with Jo if you have enquiries about the Craft Scotland office, print or finance.

Jo Scott
Office Manager

jo@craftscotland.org 
+44 (0) 131 466 3870

 

 

 


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