Personal assistant / receptionist

Closing date: 9 May 2025

Salary: Starting from £33,000

Be the face of a leading publishing house! Simon & Schuster is looking for a confident and organised PA/receptionist to play a key role in keeping the business running smoothly. If you thrive in a fast-paced, creative environment and want a front-row seat in publishing, this could be the perfect next step.

Reporting to the CEO of Simon & Schuster International, this is a varied role; you’ll be the first point of contact for all visitors, as well as providing essential administrative support to the Board.

Responsibilities

From diary management and travel bookings to coordinating meetings and supporting company events, no two days will be the same.

Key responsibilities will include meeting and greetings visitors; managing meeting room set up including refreshments, assisting with in-house events and administration.

We will be looking for you to constantly review, improve and develop all PA/Receptionist systems and processes to support business effectiveness.

Knowledge, skills and experience

• We are looking for a PA/Receptionist who can support and work with stakeholders at every level, within a fast-paced commercially orientated organisation. It is desirable that you have the ability to work on your own initiative and with little supervision.
• You will be an effective communicator, able to convey messages through a variety of communication channels including Microsoft Office; deliver messages tailored appropriately for the audience; be trustworthy, tactful and diplomatic and apply utter discretion in all matters of confidentiality.
• You will have a pragmatic attitude and a proactive team player you will be confident, professional and conscientious, organised with the ability to multi-task.
• A genuine interest in publishing or the creative industries is a plus as this is an exciting opportunity to join the Simon & Schuster team and become part of a successful and growing publishing house with an impressive list of authors and illustrators across its Adult and Children’s lists. There is the opportunity to gain insight into the publishing process and develop further within the company.

Please note, this role will be office based Monday to Thursday, with the option to work from home on Fridays.

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.