Our office hours are Monday to Thursday 9am to 6pm and Friday 9am to 5pm.
During office hours
If you are a journalist with an enquiry, please contact the relevant member of the media team below.
Our general email address is media@edinburgh.gov.uk. Please note this is only monitored during office hours.
Out of office hours
For emergency press enquiries out of hours, please call 0131 200 2000 and ask for the duty media officer.
Who we are and who does what:
Council Leader, Policy, Finance and Resources
Alex Messis, Media and Social Media Manager
Phone: 07546503806
Email: alex.messis@edinburgh.gov.uk
Housing, Homelessness, Fair Work and Lord Provost
Karen Jamieson, Acting Senior Media and Social Media Officer (Monday to Wednesday)
Phone: 07512447413
Email: karen.jamieson@edinburgh.gov.uk
Housing, Homelessness, Fair Work and Environment (including waste services)
Rebecca Gordon, Acting Senior Media and Social Media Officer (Wednesday to Friday)
Phone: 07795808736
Email:
Education, Children and Families, Criminal Justice
Kirsty Mitchell, Media and Social Media Officer
Phone 07795 828795
Email
Transport, Elections, Ukraine
Nathan Lockwood, Media and Social Media Officer
Phone: 07885976519
Email: nathan.lockwood@edinburgh.gov.uk
Planning, Short Term Lets, Granton Waterfront
Sara McGuire, Media and Social Media Officer (Monday to Wednesday)
Phone: 07795801272
Email: sara.mcguire@edinburgh.gov.uk
Culture, Communities (including Events, Parks and Libraries)
Erin McBride, Media and Social Media Officer
Phone: 07711001419
Email: erin.mcbride@edinburgh.gov.uk
For Health and Social Care please e-mail: EHSCP.Communications@edinburgh.gov.uk
For all other media enquiries please contact: media@edinburgh.gov.uk