Courses team assistant (fixed-term contract)

Closing date: 1pm on Monday 7 September

Salary: £28,500 per annum

Term: A minimum of 9 months

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a smart newcomer to join Curtis Brown Creative's small team, which provides innovative and highly successful creative writing courses to aspiring writers, online and in London.

This role centres on the smooth running of our online and London-based courses, as well as our new online membership programme and our Breakthrough Writers’ Programme for under-represented writers. Your focus will be on course administration and student care, supporting the work of our Courses Management Team.

We’re offering a fixed-term contract for a minimum of 9 months to cover parental leave. Salary £28,500 pa.

We are currently using a hybrid working pattern which involves 3 days per week working in central London and the remainder of the week working from home, subject to ongoing review.

We aim to build a creative environment that celebrates the differences of our students and colleagues, offering equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, socio-economic background, age, disability, sexual orientation and national origin. In our role as conduits and champions of cultural expressions we are conscious of our responsibility to reflect the world around us. This means making a considered effort to create an inclusive culture in the workplace and promote opportunities for the broadest possible range of talent. We welcome all applications from people with interesting ideas, skills and experience.

You must be either a British citizen or already have the right to work here (you will be asked to provide original documentation as evidence of this). Unfortunately, Curtis Brown Creative is unable to help with work permits, finding accommodation or travel costs.

To download the full job description, please click on the Apply button for more details.

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Confident, clear and sensitive communication skills
• Strong administrative skills and attention to detail in your work
• Familiarity with Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to work under pressure
• Strong planning and problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude
• The ability to write engaging, tailored copy
• A strong interest in the creative arts – particularly books and publishing

And are:

• An innovative thinker with the desire to keep learning
• A self-starter with a strong work ethic
• An avid reader
• A confident, warm personality – a person who inspires trust
• Enthusiastic to work in a small team – drawn to the flexibility, pace and creativity this enables

To apply, please send:

• Your CV
• A covering letter (please include details of the dates you are available to start)
• A sample blog post, written by you, which could potentially be used on the Curtis Brown Creative website. We suggest you choose a topic of interest to aspiring novelists who might be considering applying to one of our courses (Hint: our blog posts which offer writing tips/advice all come from our tutors, agents and published authors – don’t be tempted to write a blog post which gives writing advice yourself unless you have an appropriate level of experience).

We would like these materials as Word or PDF documents attached to an email. Please send to the email address found via the Apply button, AND ENSURE YOU PUT ‘CBC COURSES TEAM ASSISTANT APPLICATION’ in the subject line of your email.

• This role closes for applications at 1pm on Monday 7 September.
• Those selected for interview will be asked to complete a further written test.
• Interviews will be held in the week commencing Monday 14 September (and will be conducted in person at offices in Shoreditch, London).
• Start date: Immediate, subject to notice.