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 â 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 â 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
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