Edinburgh International Festival Seeks Festival Director; Jonathan Mills to Step Down in 2014

The Edinburgh International Festival has started the process of recruiting a successor to Festival Director Jonathan Mills who will step down after programming and staging his eighth Festival in 2014.

Jonathan Mills’s successor will be responsible for programming the 2015 Festival and beyond.

The selection process will be undertaken by members of the Festival Council, the Festival’s governing body, alongside external panel member Sir Nicholas Kenyon CBE. The process is being assisted by Heather Newill of AEM International, who has been appointed by EIFS (Edinburgh International Festival Society) to conduct an international candidate search. AEM International specialises in finding and placing leaders for the arts and creative industries.

The closing date for applications will be mid January 2013 with a view to the Festival Director designate being available to start planning by the summer of 2013 and working full time from October 2014.

A link to AEM International can be found on the Edinburgh International Festival website at www.eif.co.uk/jobs.