Closing date: 5pm, Friday 22 August 2025
Interview date: 8 / 9 September (date tbc)
Craft Scotland is seeking a Creative Director to lead on our Presenting Craft Programme.
Over the past 17 years, Craft Scotland exhibitions, showcases and awards have helped to establish the reputation for creative skill and ambition in Scottish contemporary craft and makers.
We are looking for a Creative Director who will shape high profile, ambitious public events nationally and internationally, and support makers, curators and other craft professionals for the benefit of the craft sector in Scotland.
We have a three-year strategy in place to 2027-28, but the Creative Director will have scope to develop new ideas.
Working closely with Craft Scotland’s Director, the Creative Director will progress a strategy of income diversification for the organisation including commercial income streams, fundraising, sponsorships and partnerships.
This new role is a rare opportunity for someone with a passion for craft and proven industry experience to help shape the next chapter of Craft Scotland’s programme and wider work across the craft sector.
Full information about the role, key accountabilities and capabilities is available in the Recruitment Pack. We recommend reading through the information provided before applying.
>>> Download the Recruitment Pack (Opens PDF)
Alternative formats: Application Pack & Guidance:
Please note: our office is based at Castle Mills in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh. Hybrid or home working is supported for a proportion of the working week, with a minimum of two days per week to be worked at Craft Scotland’s office.
Equal Opportunities & Access
Craft is culturally significant, essential to our economy and meaningful to our communities. Craft Scotland believes that everyone should have the opportunity to see, enjoy, learn about and participate in craft.
We are committed to equality and opposed to all forms of unfair discrimination and to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and is empowered to thrive. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and believe that a wide range of perspectives leads to better ideas, stronger teams and creates positive environments for learning and development across all our work.
We are dedicated to making our recruitment process as inclusive and accessible as possible.
- Black, Asian, Mixed Heritage and/or a Person of Colour
- Have experience of displacement, such as refugees and asylum seekers
- Come from a disadvantaged socio-economic background
- Identify as d/Deaf or living with a disability
- Identify as neurodivergent
- dentify as LGBTQIA+
- Have grown up in the care system
- Are currently a carer. A carer is defined as a person who provides unpaid care and support to a family member, friend or neighbour who is disabled, has an illness or long-term condition, or who needs extra help as they grow older
- Are Gaelic or Scots speakers, or do not speak English as a primary language
- Live in geographic locations which may inhibit opportunities for engagement.
Craft Scotland is an Equal Opportunities Employer and our offices at Castle Mills are accessible.
Craft Scotland Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion policy outlines our commitments in more detail.
Please note that Craft Scotland will reimburse reasonable travel/care costs for in-person interviews. Please contact the Craft Scotland team in advance to discuss.
Support with your application
Please do get in touch if you are interested in this vacancy but feel there are barriers limiting your ability to apply and/or participate in the interview process. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- Accessibility
- Travel
- Slow internet
The application form is available in simplified and large print word format.
We are happy to help if you have any questions, or if you require any assistance to complete your application or to attend an interview.
You can get in touch directly with Irene Kernan, Director at irene@craftscotland.org to talk through any support you need. Please get in touch by 13 August to discuss support or help with your application.
How to apply
Please apply outlining your skills, areas of expertise and specific projects/initiatives you have delivered in relation to application.
Submit your online application form via Wufoo by 5pm, Friday 22 August 2025:
The form includes space to upload the following:
- Cover letter outlining how your skills and experience match the role (max 2 x A4 pages)
- Current CV (max 2 x A4 pages)
We request that you include contact details for 2 relevant referees (Name, Organisation, Job Title, Email and Contact Phone Number) and briefly describe in what capacity they know you.
We also ask you to complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Survey (voluntary). This survey can be completed anonymously. It does not form part of your application and will not be used in any part of the selection process but it is useful for our reporting to funders and understanding our audience.
