Talent Assistant

– Posted March 22nd 2023

42 is a fully integrated management and production company, producing film, television and content, representing actors, writers, directors, comedians, presenters, producers, casting directors and media book rights; with offices in London and Los Angeles.

In this busy administrative role, you will rely on your excellent organisational skills and your ability to work well under pressure to support a talent manager who represents actors and other creatives across film, television, and theatre.

Previous experience in a talent agency or similar, the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, a “can-do” attitude and excellent communication are essential.

Hours: 9:30 – 6:30, Monday – Friday in the office

Main Responsibilities:

1. Full administrative support to the talent manager in the day to day running of the office and developing clients’ careers.
2. Responding to queries for and on behalf of clients, and assisting clients, as required.
3. Answering, handling and fielding calls to the department, talking with clients and responding on behalf of the manager when required.
4. First point of contact for Casting Directors and Producers and keeping across forthcoming projects and client availability.
5. Script reading and providing coverage.
6. Representing 42 at industry events, supporting clients and building industry relationships.
7. Prepare manager’s expenses.
8. General administrative support and office responsibilities including diary management, scheduling appointments, filing and setting up conference calls.
9. Handling and chasing contracts, working with our accounts dept ensuring payments are made promptly.

Core Skills and Experience:

1. A minimum of 2 years previous experience working as a talent agent’s assistant is essential as well as a desire to progress through the industry
2. Experience in a client facing role.
3. Highly organised, with attention to detail and ability to use initiative. Calm under pressure
4. Ability to multitask and prioritise workload
5. Enthusiastic and dedicated with an eye for detail
6. Proficient with Apple Macs, Word and Excel
7. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a confident phone manner
8. Friendly, positive, “can do” personality, a good sense of humour and a great team player
9. Strong initiative and ownership of responsibilities – must demonstrate a proactive, positive attitude towards given tasks, plan ahead for potential issues and take appropriate action
10. Exemplary interpersonal skills necessary to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Role continually requires demonstrated poise, tact and diplomacy

Please apply by sending a CV and covering note to recruitment@42mp.com with the application titled ‘Talent Assistant’

recruitment@42mp.com

Assistant Agent

– Posted March 21st 2023

Collective Agents are seeking an agents assistant.

Candidate must have a passion for Musical Theatre.

Full training will be given.
Duties include:
Liaising with clients and casting directors
Updating Spotlight, Tagmin and Website
General assisting duties
Attending showcases and client shows
Providing office support for agent and managing director

Growth potential within the company.

www.collectiveagents.co.uk

Please email your CV and cover letter to simon@collectiveagents.co.uk

simon@collectiveagents.co.uk

Casting Associate

– Posted March 21st 2023

ROLE PROFILE

Job Title: Casting Associate

Company: Avalon Management Group Ltd.

Location: 4a Exmoor Street, London, W10 6BD

Reports to: Manager

THE COMPANY

Avalon is a multi-award-winning talent management, television production and live promotion group with offices in London, Los Angeles and New York.

Avalon, Artist Rights Group (ARG) and The Agency represent a prolific roster of artists including comedians, actors, presenters, writers and directors. Avalon’s numerous ground-breaking returning television shows currently in production include: Not Going Out (BBC), the UK’s longest running sitcom on air; Taskmaster (Channel 4), the BAFTA-winning hit entertainment format showing in 150 countries; multi Emmy-winning, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO); The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), one of the network’s most successful entertainment show launches since 2010; Starstruck (HBO Max/BBC), a sitcom from Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Rose Matafeo; Buffering (ITV), a sitcom co-created by and starring BAFTA-winning comedian and voice of Love Island, Iain Stirling; Breeders, the comedy series starring Martin Freeman and Daisy Haggard (FX/Sky); the immediately recommissioned, The Chris & Rosie Ramsey Show (BBC); a brand-new series of the iconic comedy football show blending football fanaticism with celebrity chat, Fantasy Football League (Sky); and multiple comedy specials for Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max and Netflix.

Other landmark Avalon shows include BAFTA winning and multi Emmy-nominated Catastrophe (Amazon Prime Video/Channel 4), multi BAFTA-winning TV Burp (ITV), and Workaholics (Comedy Central USA). Avalon also distributes its catalogue of programmes to over 150 countries worldwide. Avalon has produced many globally successful podcasts and is regularly at the top of the UK iTunes chart with the multi-award-winning Shagged. Married. Annoyed by Chris and Rosie Ramsey.

As a leading promoter of live comedy, Avalon produced Newman and Baddiel: Live at Wembley, the UK’s first arena comedy show; Jerry Springer: The Opera, the first West End show to win all four UK ‘Best New Musical’ awards; and has continued to produce and promote live shows globally, as well as promoting more winners and nominees of the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award than any other company.

THE ROLE:
- First point of call for all incoming casting/advert/voiceover enquiries for Avalon Management clients.
- Suggest clients in response to Spotlight casting breakdowns and follow up by phone with casting directors to sell in clients.
- Liaising between clients and casting directors to organise all aspects of client castings including time, date, location, who they are meeting, sending through scripts and role details/commercial breakdowns.
- If casting is successful, then liaising with client’s manager and the casting director to begin negotiating availability and contract terms.
- Negotiating the deal and contract either with the Casting Director (at CAN stage) or Production company (at contract stage).
- Liaising with Management assistants to pass across logistics, invoicing and contract admin.
- Regular script reading.
- Voiceovers: Negotiating the deal as above.
- Filming self-tapes with clients in the office. Editing them and sending them over to the Casting Director.
– Admin/set-up for department
- To work with assistants to monitor and update Spotlight biogs and client entries.
- Setting up headshot sessions for clients. Selecting the best shots.
- Booking younger clients into Casting Workshops.
- To liaise with managers about showreels, voicereels and acting biogs for all clients.
- Keeping a record of every casting each client goes in for and recording which Casting Directors they have already seen.
- To maintain and update contacts in casting companies.
- Attending screenings of new shows/films/plays with clients.
- Attending client’s shows with Casting Directors.
- Maintaining records of all AV checks and jobs booked.
– Building the department.
- Develop relationships with casting directors and producers.
- Build relationships with advertising agencies who look after adverts and voiceovers.
- Develop a more proactive approach to the voiceover area of the business.
- Guiding younger clients on the best way to approach castings and how to prepare.

THE CANDIDATE:
- Demonstrable experience of casting work, preferably with comedy talent.
- Contacts/awareness of who the key people are within the acting/casting world.
- Excellent communicator.
- Good salesperson with the confidence to proactively pursue new opportunities.
- Extremely organised.
- Great attention to detail.
- Capacity to work quickly and efficiently under pressure.
– Ability to negotiate.
- Desire to build up Avalon Management casting division.
- Experience of working with talent a must.

Recruitment@avalonuk.com

Head of Live Comedy

– Posted March 20th 2023

United Agents Ltd (UA) is one of London’s leading talent agencies encompassing the worlds of film, TV, books, theatre and comedy. We are currently recruiting a full-time Head of Live Comedy.

Job Description

– As the Head of Live at the leading talent agency in Europe you will work closely with the Live Producer and the agents within the United Agents Comedy Department to build upon and expand our existing live output.
– You will predominantly be responsible for all aspects of the live comedy bookings in our artists’ busy diaries, in line with their personal and company-led progression.
– This includes but is not limited to Edinburgh Fringe Festival shows, other Festivals, regional touring and day to day gig booking.
– You will also handle work in progresses, tour show warmups and support slots and book in new material / trial spots where necessary.
– You will take a hands-on role with producing live shows depending on need
– You will need to liaise with venue managers and promoters, tour managers, other talent agencies, and be the first port of call for any live enquiries – therefore good industry contacts and detailed knowledge of the live comedy circuit is required.
– Daily tasks will include proactively sourcing live work for clients as well as handling incoming enquiries, negotiating fees, managing the busy live diaries of our artists as well as overseeing invoicing with the Live Producer.
– In addition, you will be required to attend comedy shows, support the acts at gigs and attend industry events outside of the standard working hours.
– You will organise industry-facing events, such as our bi-yearly comedy showcase, with the comedy agents.
– You will also be heavily involved at and with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, helping to facilitate the smooth running of clients’ show working closely with the Live Producer
– You should be confident in your ability to speak to a myriad of contacts and personality types, whilst maintaining good working relationships with all our artists and having a great eye for opportunities.
– The ideal candidate will have high organisational skills and an exceptional eye for detail, with a strong work ethic and desire to learn and progress their career in producing live comedy and events.

Key responsibilities

– Proactively sourcing live opportunities for all United comedy clients – from the biggest names to the newbies.
– Booking gigs, tours, Edinburgh Festival shows, Festival spots, international gigs and shows.
– Producing live shows for certain clients.
– Liaising with promoters, venue managers, tour managers, international bookers, producers to ensure all diary entries have the correct information.
– Ensuring that artists have the correct and clear information about every event booked.
– Overseeing bookings to an exceptional detail level and maintaining company database.
– Managing enquiries for clients in terms of fees, dates, travel, and accommodation logistics, etc.
– Overseeing money and invoicing for all live events.
– Keeping detailed notes for all the acts in terms of live work preferences.
– Attending shows as required.

Skillset

– A good level of experience of comedy producing
– A passion for comedy and a strong knowledge of the genre is essential.
– Brilliant communication skills and exceptional attention to detail.
– The willingness and availability to work long hours and attend gigs as needed.
– Previous knowledge of the comedy circuit.
– Ability to prioritise a busy workload.
– Extremely strong administration skills.
– A friendly personality and masses of initiative: proactive and forward thinking!
– Able to work alongside different personality types
– Previous diary / schedule management experience.
– Exceptional organisation.
– Efficient in handling company processes and creating their own.
– Procuring work for artists.

As part of our commitment to building a diverse workforce we encourage applications from those who are currently unrepresented in our own workforce and wider industry. However you identify and whatever your background, we welcome you to apply.

Location: London

Type of job: Full time, permanent

Salary: Competitive

Closing date for applications: 10am, Tuesday 11th April 2023

Link to apply here:

https://unitedagents.bamboohr.com/careers/64?source=aWQ9MTU%3D

NEW COMMERCIAL AGENT NEEDED

– Posted March 20th 2023

TTA is currently looking for a new Agent to work in our thriving Commercials Division in our office in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. Very close to Hatfield train station. 15 minutes by overground train from Finsbury Park.

FULL-TIME POSITION. TO START ASAP.

The ideal candidate will be hard working and will have some experience in Talent Management. Hours are 10am-6pm Monday – Friday, but some evening and weekend work too.
Suitable candidates should ideally have:

• Experience in Talent Management
• Working with Actors or the Entertainment Industry
• Working with Spotlight and/or Tagmin
• Organise themselves and be self-motivated
• Be able to work at a fast pace
• Liaising with clients about availability
• Able to prioritise and time manage multiple tasks
• Great communication skills, both verbal & written
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good IT skills
• Can do attitude

Looking to start Immediately. Salary dependant on experience. But will have a basic salary + commission.

andy@toptalentagency.co.uk

warren@toptalentagency.co.uk

Agency Assistant

– Posted March 16th 2023

We are a long-established small Boutique Agency which looks after Actors and Heads of Department (many of whom are Bafta winners and Emmy nominated working in HETV). We are currently recruiting for an Agency Assistant to work mainly with our acting clients, primarily in the fields of theatre and commercials, with the ability to run the commercials side once fully trained.

This is a full time job working in our Golden Square office. Responsibilities include:

– Being first point of contact; liaising with clients, casting directors and other industry professionals
– giving clients audition information and assisting with making client suggestions for projects
– assisting clients with self-tapes and uploading audition material, and editing showreels
– keeping client profiles, agency website and Twitter up to date
– tracking contracts and invoices and becoming familiar with industry contracts
– some general admin – inc ordering office supplies etc

We are looking for someone with preferably two years’ experience in the creative industries, or at least one year in a talent agency or casting company.

You will need:
– strong organisational skills
– great computer skills – proficient with MS Office and basic editing skills
– a good eye for detail for filling in the database and portals
– ability to work on own initiative – there’s plenty of scope for taking more responsibility
– the flexibility to help out if someone else is away

Occasional evenings required to see clients or prospective clients in the theatre and other industry events. Hours generally 10.00 – 6.30.
April start (preferably). Salary dependent on experience. Please send CV and cover letter to jobs@jcarneyassociates.co.uk

jobs@jcarneyassociates.co.uk

Agent’s Assistant

– Posted March 15th 2023

Apollo Artist Management are looking for an Agent’s Assistant to come on board and support the head of the company.

Experience & Skills
– Excellent working knowledge of the Entertainment industry.
– Knowledge of or relationship with existing Casting Directors is preferable.
– Apple Mac literate, together with a good knowledge of Tagmin & Spotlight, is preferred.
– Hardworking, proactive, positive attitude and a great sense of humour are a must.
– Excellent organisation skills and the ability to remain calm & good-humoured under pressure.
– Happy to attend showcases & productions outside of office hours.
– An ability to multi-task & prioritise workload efficiently & effectively.
– Excellent communication skills (both verbal & written), attention to detail & great phone manner are needed.

Main Duties
– Diary management.
– Making & answering phone calls.
– Speaking to & dealing with clients & industry professionals.
– Giving out auditions to clients.
– Editing self-tapes.
– General admin support & office responsibilities.
– And much more.

Other
– This job is based Monday to Friday at our offices in Charing Cross.
– High salary on offer for the right candidate.

The application deadline is Wednesday, 22nd March, at 6pm.

If you fit the brief and would like to apply, please email your CV & cover letter with the subject ‘Agent’s Assistant Application’ to…

jobs@apolloam.co.uk