Caroline Dooley
Board Member
Caroline Dooley has been Director of Marketing and Communications at Scottish Opera since 2019, where, in addition to leading the marketing, communication and design teams, she is also responsible for external relations, particularly with key funders. She has been instrumental in shaping the organisation’s pandemic response and digital transformation.
She has of 11 years of experience in arts marketing, and before that worked in the commercial music industry for 12 years. Before joining Scottish Opera, she held the same title at the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from 2013, managing all aspects of promotion for around 90 -events per year. She previously worked in the high-end audio industry as Label Manager for Linn Records and Marketing Manager for Linn Products. Under her leadership, Linn released the world’s first studio master downloads website free of digital rights management, culminating in winning Gramophone Magazine Label of the Year in 2010.
Caroline studied Music at the University of Edinburgh, followed by a Master of Business Association at Open University. She then worked as a freelance musician and in music retail before joining Linn. She is interested in Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, particularly in widening awareness of opportunities in the performing arts for young people, and has many fond memories of playing violin and touring with various youth orchestras when growing up in Copenhagen.
