Director of Creative Activities - EAY

job purpose

as the director of creative activities, you will be the visionary architect of our cultural identity, leading the artistic transformation of ayrshire
360. This is a high‑profile executive role designed to blend creative ambition with strategic excellence, ensuring our venues and programmes serve as the heartbeat of the region. You will move beyond traditional arts management to inspire a culture of "limitless creativity"—one that challenges the status quo and redefines east ayrshire as a premier destination for world‑class culture and performance. Applicants must be available on 12th august 2026 for the assessment centre and 2nd september 2026 for the final interview.

Please see the attached job specification which outlines all responsibilities and duties for this post. To be considered for interview, candidates must demonstrate on the application that they meet all essential criteria of the attached job specification.

annual salary: £89326 - £94713.
hours of work: 35 hours per week; monday‑thursday 9.00am‑5.00pm with 50 minutes unpaid lunch, friday 9.00am‑4.00pm with 40 minutes unpaid lunch.

you will strive to exceed the expectations of our strategic vision and corporate delivery plan and in doing so promote and recognise the importance of our vision and values:

• being honest: demonstrate integrity and respect
• engage: inclusivity with our people, partners and communities
• strive: be ambitious and aspire to continuous improvement
• take responsibility: own it and be accountable

we follow the national guidance in relation to pre‑employment checks, namely safer recruitment through better recruitment. With regards to requests for references and in line with this guidance, during your application process you should provide details of a minimum of two appropriate and relevant references, one of which should be from your current or most recent employer. It is also a requirement that the reference from your current or most recent employer is from an appropriate senior manager and that it is not a reference from a former peer operating at the same level.

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