Talent management internship

Are you looking to pursue a career in the talent management industry?

Avalon is a multi-award-winning talent management, television production and live promotion group with offices in London, Los Angeles and New York. Avalon, Artists Rights Group and The Agency together represent a diverse and distinctive roster of artists including actors, comedians, writers and directors, among them Academy Award, BAFTA, Emmy, Tony and Olivier Award-winners. You can find more information here.

This exciting 3-month internship will provide you with a broad introduction to the industry. You will work alongside the core areas of Television, Distribution, Press, Marketing & Digital, Live and Business Affairs, with lots of hands-on experience, providing the perfect springboard upon which to develop your career.

Responsibilities

• Gain key understanding into how the Management division works with other core areas of the business
• Support the wider talent management team across their daily duties
• Liaise with our Promotions/Touring department across our clients’ live work, including keeping a note of all gigs and payments
• Liaise with our Press team to update them on clients’ activities
• Accompany clients on shoots/TV recordings and live shows where applicable
• Organise client show industry invitations
• Assist in the day-to-day running of the office and administration
• Arrange client and directors’ travel and itineraries
• Monitor upcoming client appearances
• Invoice on behalf of clients and chase payments
• Attend staff training sessions and team meetings

Knowledge, skills, and experience

What we’re looking for:

• Keen interest in the entertainment industry (comedy, television, film, theatre)
• A desire to establish a career in the talent management industry
• Confident, enthusiastic with a self-starter approach
• Hard-working with strong attention to detail

Our internships are specifically designed as part of our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion, and as such we encourage applications from individuals with no prior connections in the industry. We want to open the door to fresh, new, and diverse voices who might otherwise find it hard to break into the industry.

If you’ve got a genuine passion for talent management, we’d love to hear from you.

To apply

Please upload your CV and answers to the application questions as one document (applications without the answers to the questions below will not be considered). Don’t worry about sounding perfect — we’re not looking for polished essays or slick answers. We want to hear your authentic voice. Be yourself, and be honest. We’re looking for enthusiasm, originality, and potential. Ensure you enter ‘Talent Management Internship' in the subject heading by clicking the 'Apply' button.

Please include in your application that you found this role through Creative Access.

Unfortunately, due to the high number of applications, we’ll only be able to respond to successful candidates.

Please answer the following application questions:

1. What do you know about Avalon, and why is this internship important to you?
2. Tell us about a TV show, sketch, or comedy moment that made you laugh out loud — the kind you had to share with someone else. What made it so memorable?
3. Imagine you’ve been asked to help create a new comedy or entertainment show. What’s your idea, and why do you think people would want to watch it?
4. Why do you want to work in talent management and why now?
5. Which comedy or entertainment figure (past or present) would you love to shadow for a day — and what would you hope to learn?

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