Comedy Programme Assistant

Job Summary This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves comedy, loves entertainment and wants a hands-on experience of Soho Theatre’s acclaimed programme – putting comedy artists on stage and giving audiences a great night out. Job Description To support the comedy programme across all aspects of programming and administration, with specific focus on the programme at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, to ensure its successful delivery. This role requires a passion for comedy and theatre, energy, enthusiasm and a determination to get the…

Job Summary

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves comedy, loves entertainment and wants a hands-on experience of Soho Theatre’s acclaimed programme – putting comedy artists on stage and giving audiences a great night out.

Job Description

To support the comedy programme across all aspects of programming and administration, with specific focus on the programme at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, to ensure its successful delivery. This role requires a passion for comedy and theatre, energy, enthusiasm and a determination to get the job done.

RESPONSIBILITIES

ARTIST LIAISON

• Be a lead point-of-contact for artists and companies programmed at Soho Theatre Walthamstow, greeting them on arrival and ensuring they are treated with the highest standards of care and attention.
• Liaise with teams, ensuring effective communication between them to aid with the smooth running and good timekeeping for performances and technical schedules.
• Welcome and host artists, promoters, agents and guests as required and be Soho Theatre’s representative during this time.
• Be responsible for coordinating and purchasing an agreed rider and for stocking the venue’s artist Green Room with this rider.
• Support artists as necessary to ensure sound checks are effectively fulfilled.

PROGRAMMING

• Play an active role in the Comedy department for discovering and building relationships with artists and companies.
• Nurture relationships with agents and promoters to ensure these are positive.
• Represent Soho Theatre in seeing shows elsewhere to potentially play on the Soho Theatre and Soho Theatre Walthamstow stages.
• Understand and support the key relationship between the Comedy department and Comedy Labs at Soho Theatre.

ADMINISTRATION

• Work with the Comedy team in all aspects of administration of the Soho Theatre Walthamstow programme.
• Assist in the preparation of appropriate control measures and paperwork to cover all health and safety aspects of shows and engagement activities.
• Create and maintain contact sheets.
• Assist in the management and processing of artist and promoter tickets as required.
• Assist in budgeting as required.
• Contribute and respond to show reports as necessary.
• Assisting with VIP, Press and Guest nights.

Job Requirements

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills

• Able to take initiative individually and collaboratively
• Able to work to deadlines
• Quick learner
• Highly organised and comfortable working in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Excellent attention to detail, maintaining awareness of the bigger picture
• Able to contribute to ideas
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Qualities

• Creative, confident and positive individual with an approachable nature
• A keen interest in comedy and desire to learn more about the industry
• The ability to work alone and as part of a team, under pressure and to deadlines
• Energy, enthusiasm, and a determination to get the job done
• Discretion, tact and a sense of humour

Experience

• Ability to communicate confidently and respectfully with people face to face, over the phone and/or email
• Working and communicating with different types of people
• Work in the comedy/arts sector