Overview
A fast-growing and well-renowned events company based in Richmond are currently looking for a Project Administrator to assist them with various projects.
Salary: £9/hour, £18,000 (temp to perm)
Role profile
The successful applicant will balance both customer-facing and production tasks, and will be able to see their work making a direct impact on the success of the business. You will take briefs for client projects from the Account Director and colleagues as well as directly from customers. You will need to outline and record the requirements of the job, and then take the job into production and dispatch. The ideal candidate will be a motivated quick learner who is:
- Organised - able to manage more than one project at a time efficiently and systematic in their approach has strong customer service ability
- Keen to take on responsibilities, with a positive approach
- Works well to deadlines
- Enjoys working with graphics and print
- Has strong IT skills
- Likes to be kept busy
- Is capable of identifying and starting tasks that would help the team
Responsibilities
- Liaise with client, handle enquiries, suggest solutions
- Produce quotes
- Receive, edit and set up artwork for digital print production
- Produce print proofs
- Manage printing of badges for events, including badge assembly and packaging
- Be responsible for quality control and delivery schedule
- Liaise with print suppliers
- Follow up enquiries and quotes provided to customers
- Provide occasional onsite support at events
- Issue invoices and take payment
Requirements of candidate
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks efficiently
- Hands on experience or aptitude to learn design applications such as Adobe InDesign
- Basic data handling ability, e.g. experience of using Excel
- Excellent attention to detail and record of maintaining high quality standards
- Positive approach to work, mature and independent character
- First class written and communication skills
- High level of initiative
Preferable but not essential
- Experience in a print production role or a role where design software is widely used
- Intermediate Excel and/or Access experience
- UK driving licence