Sea Change artist - Montrose

Creative Scotland; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Creative Scotland is seeking an embedded artist for the Sea Change project in Montrose, focusing on climate change and community engagement. This part-time role involves working with local communities to explore the impacts of climate change and envisioning a just transition. The position offers flexibility, hybrid working options, and a fixed-term contract until May 2027.

Benefits

Pension contributions of 3% of salary

25 days holiday plus 10 public holidays

Flexibility in working hours

Budget for studio costs

Qualifications

• Experience in community engagement and participatory practices.
• Creative skills relevant to climate change and local context.

Responsibilities

• Work with local communities in Montrose to address climate change.
• Apply creative skills to build understanding of climate impacts.

Job description

Culture for Climate Scotland is looking for an artist to work on the Sea Change project in Montrose.

Sea Change: Co-creating coastal futures is a multi-year, action-research project that will involve working with local communities and anchor organisations in two Scottish coastal locations that will be heavily affected by climate change and the transition to net zero. The second location is yet to be confirmed.

The embedded artist will apply their creative skills and practices to work with the local community in Montrose, to build understanding of how climate change is affecting the area and what a just transition might look like in that specific context.

Salary: £36,622 pro rata for 0.5FTE, + 3% of salary in pension contributions

Hours: Part time 0.5 FTE. This means a 17.5-hour week with a degree of flexibility on both sides, as some evening and weekend work may be required and busy periods may call for extra hours, with time taken off in lieu during quieter periods.

Holidays: 25 days plus 10 public holidays (pro-rated to 0.5FTE) to be taken at times agreed with the line manager.

Place of work: The place of work for this role is Montrose. CCS is based at Thorn House, 5 Rose Street, Edinburgh, and desk space will also be available for you to use there. Remote and hybrid working is available for all staff at CCS. It is expected that you will work in the office in Edinburgh at least two days a month and attend relevant team meetings in person. Travel throughout Scotland may be required for events or meetings on an ad hoc basis and an expenses budget is available to cover travel costs. In Montrose there will be desk space available with ANGUSalive and it is expected that you will also at times work from home or a studio. There is budget available to contribute to studio costs.

Contract and notice period: This is a fixed-term contract for the period of 7 July 2025 to 30 May 2027. A probationary period of three months will apply, following successful completion of which the full contract will be confirmed. The notice period is two months for both employer and employee.

Closing date: 9am, Monday 2 June

Interviews: In person on 10 June at a central location in Montrose

The full details including the job description, person specification and application form can be found on our website: https://cultureforclimate.scot/job/sea-change-artist-montrose/

The deadline is Monday 02 June 2025 at 09:00.

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