Are you growing your career in sales and want more ownership/opportunity? Do you have a background in drama? Passionate about drama in education? This might be the role for you
The company
Our client is more than just a drama school – it's a community dedicated to nurturing creativity, confidence, and life skills in children through a unique blend of drama, dance and singing. They pride themselves on small, imaginative classes, original content, and teachers who are carefully recruited and trained to inspire every child to shine.
This role sits in their division dedicated to primary schools,
offering a host of
educational workshops to primary schools including Foundation, KS1 and KS2
National Curriculum Explorer Workshops. They offer a combination of paid and free drama and dance-based workshops to primary schools across London, the South-East, and the West.
Rather than using elaborate props or costumes, they prefer to focus on children's natural creativity, vision and inventiveness to bring subjects to life.
All their classes and workshops have been designed in line with the National Curriculum, and use tried and tested drama techniques, and their teachers encourage children to use their imaginations to recreate historic moments, rewrite scenes and stories, empathise with characters and get lost in an adventure. This means children can focus on creating a world themselves, leading to better retention and a greater depth of understanding of the material covered.
The role
This is an exciting opportunity to run their very busy and dynamic schools' division. You'll play a pivotal role in driving growth by selling and booking their exciting drama workshops in schools nationwide. This dynamic role combines sales flair with creativity – from building strong school partnerships and expanding their reach, to organising their talented workshop leaders and ensuring every session runs seamlessly.
You'll also bring fresh energy by researching innovative new workshop ideas and contributing to the department's social media presence to increase their impact and attract new opportunities.
Day to day includes:
* Lead the growth and day-to-day running of the school's division
* Sell and book workshops in Primary Schools
* Deal with all correspondence and invoices, including chasing up outstanding balances
* Manage a team of telephone advisors
* Ensure that Teachers have the necessary creative resources for the workshops they are booked for
* Contribute to the social media for the schools division
* Occasional other duties, which may involve travel beyond the office premises for meetings with schools
The package
* £35,000 base salary
* Generous commission package (£45-£50,000 OTE)
* 28 days paid holiday per calendar year at full pay, exclusive of public holidays
* Opportunity to be a part of an exciting and inspiring movement in education
* Training opportunities
* Supportive and friendly team
* Free lessons for your children
* Pension
* Opportunity to grow and lead the company
To be successful, you will…
* Be an ambitious and proactive sales professional
* Be educated to degree level, ideally in Drama or Dance
* Have a passion for promoting drama within education
* Be incredibly organised, have great communication and management skills
* Have exceptional standards of written and spoken English (good spelling and grammar)
* Be IT literate and have reasonable typing skills with a good knowledge of Excel
* Be able to prioritise tasks and meet tight deadlines
* Have excellent attention to detail and organisational skills
* Be an excellent and confident conversationalist over the telephone
* Not be afraid to take initiative and think outside the box
* Be calm under pressure
* Have a positive self-starting attitude
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If you're passionate about drama and excited by the opportunity to promote drama within education, apply now