UTA is seeking an Assistant to support a Comedy Agent in our London office.

You will be responsible for liaising with business affairs, accounting, and other internal departments. You will support an agent in the Comedy department of UTA London and responsibilities include show contracting, procuring ticket sales counts for contracted shows, liaising with client managers regarding certain show offers and/or contract for shows, maintaining artists’ show diaries, procuring final settlements for shows played.

The remit is global touring, servicing comedy and live events clients and shows playing all over the world. You would be joining a quickly-growing team in a fast-paced environment, at the forefront of the live comedy industry.

What You’ll Do:

Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Keeping booking system updated at all times
• Scheduling meetings for agent, keeping on top of booking schedules and diaries
• Proactively resolving enquiries, or escalating as appropriate
• Running ticket counts for all tours
• Contracting shows accurately, quickly and efficiently
• Keeping account of all money in for shows and chasing deposits/payments proactively
• Procuring avails from venues & assisting with tour routing
• Checking and comparing show offers, collating for management
• Helping client management to understand tour settlements inc. explaining financials / taxes and other costs/deductions
• Help co-ordinate Edinburgh booking needs and opportunities
• Coordinating tour on-sales. This includes managing the on-sale timeline, ensuring Artist have correct and working ticket links, ensuring promoters have up-to-date tour assets and rider.
• Keep client info up to date including images, bio, release dates, pitch decks, management and account info
• Festival and headline show guest lists, helping management/contacts with requests
• Collecting tour/show support suggestions from agents and presenting to management

Requesting and managing invoices from management / accounts team

• Chasing and checking settlements and payments, approving statements for final settlement with the client
• Assisting management with immigration needs, such as filing for immigration forms, assigning sponsorship certificates for artists travelling to the UK, and maintaining current passport copies and touring parties
• Attending shows and meetings as required, developing business

What You’ll Need:

• General understanding of current comedy industry and the nature of a talent agency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational skills
• Discretion at all times, particularly when dealing with sensitive client matters
• Ability to prioritize a busy workload
• Ability to develop business relationships
• Previous experience in a related field is desirable

What You’ll Get

• A competitive salary
• A benefits package to support your wellbeing, including private medical insurance
• The unique and exciting opportunity to work at one of the leading global entertainment companies
• The opportunity to work in an inclusive and diverse company culture

About UTA

UTA unites ideas, opportunities and talent. The company represents some of the world’s most iconic, barrier-breaking artists, creators and changemakers — f rom actors, athletes and musicians to writers, gamers and digital inf luencers. One of the most inf luential companies in global entertainment, UTA’s business spans talent representation, content production, as well as strategic advisory and marketing work with some of the world’s biggest brands. Affiliated companies include Digital Brand Architects, KLUTCH Sports Group, Curtis Brown Group, and MediaLink. UTA is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Nashville, New York and London.

For more information: https://www.unitedtalent.com/about/

We encourage applications from all people with relevant experience and skills and are determined to ensure that no person receives less favorable treatment because of age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, nationality race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, or caring responsibilities. If you require us to make any adjustments throughout the interview process to meet your needs, please let us know.