Closing date: 11th December at 10am
Salary: £28,720
Contract: Fixed Term until March 2026
Bring your top-notch communication skills and knack for organisation to a leading dance-theatre company in this entry-level role.
New Adventures is an iconic and ground-breaking British dance-theatre company, famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist. Working closely with the Senior Management Team (SMT), the Company Assistant will support Matthew Bourne’s artistic vision by providing quality administrative and executive assistant support across the Company’s activities.
This is an important role at the centre of the New Adventures team. The role provides general administration and PA duties to Senior Management Team and works closely with all areas of the organisation to ensure the smooth delivery of our activity.
Responsibilities
* Act as the main point of contact for the New Adventures office.
* Support with enabling clear and sufficient communication amongst the team, including the sharing of calendars, diary management for the SMT and regular updating of shared information.
* To lead on merchandise coordination which includes overseeing/managing the merchandise operation and looking for opportunities to maximise sales.
* Support the Operations Manager to ensure that contracts or agreements are in place with all partners and freelancers.
* Ensuring the correct and timely operation of certain aspects of the computerised purchase ledger (including processing invoices and credit card administration).
* A full list of responsibilities can be found in the application pack available from our website.
Knowledge, skills and experience
* Experience of working within administration, or training relevant to an administration role, ideally within the arts or charity sectors
* Experience of Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly develop skills in other systems, e.g. Contact Relationship Management systems and Accounting software
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with stakeholders at all levels
* Outstanding organisational skills, with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously as well as being able to prioritise and plan ahead
* Able to work with tact, diplomacy and complete confidentiality
* Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
* Able to work collaboratively as part of a small team as well as independently
We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.
Please state in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.