Cultural Programming Events Host

Job Description

Cultural Programming Events Host – The Fife Arms Hotel, Braemar

Location: Braemar, Cairngorms National Park
Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (includes some evenings/weekends)

The Fife Arms Hotel-an award-winning, art-filled destination in the heart of the Scottish Highlands is looking for a Cultural Programming Events Host to join our dynamic team. This role is key to delivering our year-round programme of cultural, creative, and community-focused events that reflect Artfarm’s passion for art, education, and hospitality.

What you’ll do

Working closely with the Cultural Programme Manager, you will help shape and deliver an exciting calendar of cultural activity, from large-scale festivals to intimate workshops. Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the setup and delivery of events at The Fife Arms and partner venues, working with internal teams, external agencies, and freelance practitioners.
• Managing event administration such as schedules, internal coordination, contracts, and supplier invoices.
• Hosting guest-facing experiences including Art Tours, the Art Room programme, and creative workshops.

What we’re looking for

You’ll thrive in this role if you have:

• Experience within the cultural, education, or events sectors.
• Strong knowledge of the Scottish cultural landscape.
• Demonstrable experience delivering participatory events or workshops.
• Excellent organisational, ICT, and copywriting skills.
• A proactive, detail-focused working style and the ability to manage multiple tasks.

What we offer

• 30 days holiday
• Free annual guest experience for you plus one
• Enhanced pension scheme
• Free meals and drinks while on shift
• Generous Artfarm-wide discounts across locations in the Scottish Highlands, Somerset, London, Los Angeles, Menorca and Switzerland
• Sports and social events
• Life Assurance
• Health benefits, including a health cash plan
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Tailored career development opportunities

About The Fife Arms & Artfarm

Situated in Braemar, The Fife Arms features 46 uniquely designed bedrooms, the Albamhor Spa, and exceptional dining venues including the Clunie Dining Room, The Flying Stag, Bertie’s Whisky Bar, and Elsa’s Cocktail Bar. Art is central to the hotel’s identity, with more than 14,000 curated artworks integrated throughout the building by Artfarm founders and Hauser & Wirth gallerists Iwan and Manuela Wirth.

Artfarm is an independent hospitality company known for transforming distinctive sites into cultural destinations, including acclaimed properties in Braemar, Ballater, London, Somerset, Los Angeles, New York, Menorca and Switzerland. Art, community, education, and place are at the heart of everything we do.

Ready to join the Artfarm family? Apply today!