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42 is looking for an assistant for a Literary Manager in our London office. This busy administrative role requires excellent organisational and communication skills in a department that represents writers, directors, and producers in the film, television, theatre and radio industries. The ideal candidate is someone who also has a strong ability to multitask and to work under pressure and is passionate about film, television and theatre.

You will be comfortable working in a fast-paced creative environment and interacting with talent and industry professionals with confidentiality and professionalism.

Main Responsibilities:

1. Full administrative support including diary management for the manager and scheduling client meetings.
2. Responding to queries for and on behalf of clients, and assisting clients, as required.
3. Handling and chasing contracts and invoices, ensuring payments are made promptly and accurately.
4. Develop a thorough understanding of the client list and clients’ current work, in order to thoughtfully suggest them for opportunities and to specific producers when required.
5. Reading client work and incoming project submissions, providing detailed notes on the material to share with the manager and/or with the client as needed.
6. Answering and fielding calls to the department, talking with clients and responding on behalf of the manager when required
7. Booking and arranging travel, transport, and accommodation.
8. Full range of office responsibilities including filing, setting up conference calls and appointments, and compiling and reconciling expenses.

Core Skills and Experience:

1. Ideally 2-3 years’ experience working within the media / entertainment industry
2. Comfortable coordinating schedules across multiple time zones
3. Highly organised, with great attention to detail, calm under pressure
4. Ability to multitask and prioritise workload
5. Passionate about talent, books, film, TV and theatre is essential
6. Experience using Tagmin is preferable but not essential
7. Strong administrative skills and experience in implementing systems
8. Proficient with Apple Macs, Word and Excel
9. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a confident phone manner
10. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and rigorous work environment; demonstrated ability to prioritize competing demands and meet deadlines
11. Strong initiative and ownership of responsibilities – must demonstrate a proactive, positive attitude towards given tasks, plan ahead for potential issues and take appropriate action
12. Exemplary interpersonal skills necessary to handle sensitive and confidential situations. Role continually requires demonstrated humility, poise, tact and diplomacy

The role is office based.

Please apply by sending a CV and covering note outlining why this role is of interest to you, to recruitment@42mp.com with the application titled ‘Literary Assistant’.