Assistant to 2 Talent Agents, 12 month contract

– Posted September 28th 2020

Curtis Brown is one of the world’s leading literary and talent agencies, representing actors, presenters, authors, playwrights, film and television writers and directors and theatre directors.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced assistant to provide cover in our Talent department on a 12 month fixed-term basis, with the potential for a longer term role, as Assistant to two agents. You will work alongside the other assistant in their office and will cover each other’s roles when necessary.

This role centres around delivering exceptional client care and systems administration in order to maximise success for clients, provide best possible service to production and publicity partners, support the development of the Agents’ Office, and build loyalty to Curtis Brown. The main focus will be on Actors and comedy performers.

We are looking for an experienced assistant with excellent communication skills, great attention to detail and a passion for comedy, television, film, theatre and social media.

We’ll be working from home until such time as circumstances allow us to return to working in our central London offices.

We aim to build a creative environment that celebrates the differences of our clients and colleagues, offering equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, socio-economic background, age, disability, sexual orientation and national origin. In our role as conduits and champions of cultural expression we are conscious of our responsibility to reflect the world around us. This means making a considered effort to create an inclusive culture in the workplace and promote opportunities for the broadest possible range of talent. We welcome all applications from people with interesting ideas, skills and experience.

We offer a competitive salary and attractive benefits package.

The closing date for applications is 9am Tuesday 6th October.
Start date: Immediate (depending on notice)

You can find more information about this role including details of how to apply on our website jobs page www.curtisbrown.co.uk/page/jobs

jobs@curtisbrown.co.uk

Agents’ Assistant – Film & Television Department

– Posted September 28th 2020

We’re currently recruiting for an Assistant to work within our Book-to-Screen department, reporting to two Agents specializing in selling the film and television rights in our books, and representing writers and directors working across theatre, film and TV. Responsibilities will include various aspects of talent management support in a busy office environment, including invoicing, the processing and logging of contracts, answering rights enquiries, diary management and maintaining the smooth running of the office, as well as providing full support to the Agents in terms of running their lists and managing client relationships.

The successful candidate will have excellent organisational, written and verbal skills and will need to be a strong organiser – confident, calm and collected, and able to multi-task effectively. You will also need to be a good communicator as our work is done on the phone, in writing, and in person. We’re looking for a candidate who already has strong experience, either in development, with a film/tv book scout, or having previously worked in a literary agency. Attention to detail is a must, as is a can-do attitude and a willingness to continue to learn alongside a passion for and good knowledge of film, television and theatre.

Responsibilities :
• Invoicing, tracking and chasing payments.
• Handling a high volume of emails and calls, both from clients and Production Companies.
• Script and manuscript reading on behalf of Agents/Clients.
• Organising meetings for Clients.
• Client submissions via email.
• Ensuring client CVs are up to date.
• Processing contracts and organising filing.
• Producing a twice yearly brochure of our upcoming books to send out to the industry.
• Keeping track of new books and their publication dates, and maintaining an up-to-date list of books sold.
• Providing full administrative support.
• Diary management for Agents.
• Booking international and domestic travel.

Qualities and Skills :
• Trustworthy and accurate as will be dealing with highly confidential material.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Can-do attitude.
• A passion for film, television and theatre.

Salary : Competitive, dependent on experience

We are committed to diverse, inclusive recruitment, regardless of disability, race, age, colour, national origin, ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other basis.

Closing date : Sunday 4th October at 6pm.

If you think you could be the right candidate, please send your CV and covering email together with a paragraph on your favourite book to screen adaptation and your availability to start, to jobs@unitedagents.co.uk clearly marked BOOK-TO-SCREEN in the subject header.

jobs@unitedagents.co.uk

Holiday Cover

– Posted September 17th 2020

Gordon and French are look for a temp to cover holiday w/c 28th September, for one week.

Previous experience as an assistant in an agency is essential.

Please send applications to chloe@gordonandfrench.co.uk

chloe@gordonandfrench.co.uk