Company intern

Closing date for applications: Monday 31st August 2026 at 11:59pm

Location: London

Salary: London Living Wage

Start date: October 2026

Working hours: 10am-6pm, 4 days a week, approximately 3 days per week in the office

Contract length: 7 months

Build practical experience across arts administration, company coordination and project support at an immersive theatre charity.

Punchdrunk Enrichment makes immersive theatre for families, schools and communities. schools, families and communities. You’ll find us in classrooms, theatres and warehouses across the UK and beyond, sharing joy and wonder. In a complicated world, we believe our imaginations can help us create change. Our projects and productions unlock creativity. We motivate children to get writing, reading and sharing their experiences. In May 2023 we relocated to Brent and began a residency in Wembley, supported by Quintain. The following year we opened Punchdrunk Enrichment Stores, a co-created immersive theatre venue, built with local young makers.

This is a brilliant entry point into a creative arts career for an intern seeking insight into the general management of a charity-run venue. Punchdrunk Enrichment (PDE) is a charity creating transformational theatrical experiences for education, community, and family audiences. The charity devises immersive productions and projects that have a powerful impact by placing people at the heart of an unforgettable journey.The Company Intern will act as a first point of contact for PDE guests, suppliers and couriers; arranging company-wide meetings, events, travel, and being involved in working groups. The Intern will also be involved with HR and recruitment, data management and general management of the venue.

What you'll be doing

Company coordination

• To act as a welcoming and helpful first point of contact for enquiries, by telephone and email.
• To schedule weekly company meetings and manage a list of chairs and minute-takers.
• To book couriers and other deliveries as necessary.
• To liaise with suppliers and visitors as appropriate.
• To support with enabling clear and sufficient communication amongst the staff team, including the sharing of calendars, looking after the shared company diary and regularly updating shared information.
• To assist with the maintenance of the company’s filing and archiving systems, both digital and paper.
• To assist with the company’s IT and telephone needs, liaising with the IT support team when necessary.
  

HR administration

• To assist the Production and Company Coordinator with new starter inductions ensuring all systems and equipment are in place.
• To assist with the administration of Punchdrunk Enrichment’s recruitment processes.
• To support processing DBS checks for office and freelance staff as required.
  

Data management

• To support project teams in ensuring all data and feedback is collated and filed in an accessible location.
• To support the Data Protection Officer in maintaining compliance with Data Protection legislation.
• To support in maintaining details of office accounts, suppliers and contractors in 1Password, and sharing with the team when required.
  

Building management

• To assist with general office management including opening and distributing mail, general housekeeping, and monitoring and ordering office supplies and kitchen consumables when running low.
  

Project / production support

• To provide ad hoc assistance with project administration as required by the Programme & Projects team.
  

General duties

• To play an active part in development, promotion and implementation of company policies and the staff handbook.
• To represent and advocate for the company across meetings, events, productions, presentations and workshops.
• Full participation in company activities, meetings and processes.
• To act at all times in the best interests of the Punchdrunk Enrichment.
• To be an enthusiastic advocate of Punchdrunk Enrichment and have a thorough understanding of the company’s mission, vision and aims.
  

What you'll learn

The trainee will develop skills in the following areas:

• Arts Administration and project coordination
• Company Communication and internal affairs
• Diary Management, meeting planning and minuting
• Time management - managing and working to varied deadlines
• Production and Events support
• An oversight of the overall management needed to run a venue, and a small arts charity (from the day to day, to governance, to the various teams that make up our small staff of 13)
• An understanding of immersive work, and Punchdrunk Enrichment’s approach to developing work for diverse audiences
• Access to PDE’s Masterclass programme
• Other formal / informal all-staff training and opportunities as they arise

What we are looking for

• A keen interest in the arts.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with attention to detail.
• Good level of numeracy.
• Good organisational and administrative skills.
• Working knowledge of IT systems including Google Drive.
• Ability to work quickly, methodically and accurately, and to problem solve proactively and creatively.
• Manages time and workload effectively, willing to ask for help when needed.
• Willingly shares ideas, resources and information with others.
• Positive, approachable, personable, can-do attitude with the ability to be flexible and adaptable.
• Self-motivated and able to use initiative.
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion and creating an equal opportunities workplace.

• Commitment to anti-racism.

Additional information

Punchdrunk Enrichment acknowledges that its workforce does not reflect the schools and communities within which we work, and hope to serve within Brent. We have a responsibility and commitment to improve this. It forms part of a long-term piece of work to ensure we’re reflecting a wide breadth of voices from the stories we tell, to the artists and organisations we collaborate with, to the makeup of our Board, staff and freelance team.

Brent is one of the most diverse boroughs in London (64% identify as Black, Asian or from the global majority incl. mixed heritage individuals) & 37% use a main language that isn’t English. For these reasons, we want to strongly encourage candidates from Asian, Black, Hispanic, Indigenous, Latinx, Mixed-Race, Native American, or SWANA backgrounds, and those who have grown up in a household where English is not spoken as a first language.

In addition, we are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process or perform the job successfully, please let us know, and we will work with you to provide the necessary support.

To apply

• Log in to your Creative Access account or register today to apply for this opportunity
• Upload your CV and cover letter as one document (applications without a tailored cover letter will not be accepted)
• Once submitted, you can no longer amend your application, so proof-read carefully
• Do not contact the company directly
• Please email any queries about this role to Creative Access at this address: recruit@creativeaccess.org.uk
• Please note you will receive an update on your application no later than 6 weeks after the closing date

This opportunity is open to individuals from groups that are under-represented in the creative industries. This includes, but is not limited to, individuals who identify as Black, Asian, or from other ethnically diverse backgrounds, or people of any ethnicity who belong to the following under-represented groups: disabled people, people with the characteristic of gender reassignment, individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, carers and asylum seekers.

The successful candidate for this opportunity will also participate in a Creative Access support programme that sits alongside workplace training. This includes a programme of induction training, monthly masterclasses, wellbeing support, buddying/mentoring, and more.