Complicité is seeking a Personal Assistant to Artistic Director, Simon McBurney, to provide high-level administrative and logistical support across his wide-ranging artistic work. Working closely with Simon, you’ll help coordinate his schedule, travel and communications across multiple artistic projects, ensuring the smooth running of a fast-paced and creatively rich workload. This is a rare opportunity to work alongside one of the world’s most visionary theatre-makers, supporting the conditions that allow exceptional artistic work to happen.
Roles and Responsibilities
* To act as the first point of contact for all enquiries related to Simon McBurney’s professional engagements, ensuring prioritisation and information sharing.
* To manage Simon’s diary, keeping accurate records and maintaining systems, informing all relevant parties of changes which affect arrangements.
* To work with the team at Complicité to arrange Simon’s time, travel and logistics including workshops, rehearsals, performances, company and board meetings, PR appearances and other commitments.
* To keep a record of expenditure and receipts and liaise with the Finance and Operations Manager and Administrator to make sure that all payments are made and recorded accurately.
* To work with external agents and producers to manage meetings, auditions, filming and other travel and logistical arrangements related to Simon’s freelance projects, ensuring smooth communication and minimising clashes.
* To hold a weekly meeting and planning session with Simon and follow up on actions that come out of this; emails, logistics and arrangements. To liaise with the Senior Creative Producer as necessary to exchange information and assist with planning.
* Email management, in liaison with Simon, the Executive Director and the Senior Creative Producer.
* Preparation of weekly schedules and travel itineraries for Simon McBurney.
* Arranging visas for international work.
* Preparing invoices on behalf of Simon and liaising with the Finance and Operations Manager on matters related to pay, VAT and pensions.
* Working with the team at Complicité to ensure Simon is well prepared and briefed ahead of meetings and PR appearances.
Person Specification
The role calls for patience, tact and adaptability; you’ll be supporting a highly creative artist whose work spans many disciplines and can shift quickly as projects evolve. You will have:
* Proven experience working as a Personal Assistant/Executive Assistant at a senior level.
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in person, online and on the phone.
* Strong time-management skills and an ability to organise and coordinate multiple concurrent projects.
* A high level of integrity and discretion.
* Flexibility and open mindedness, with an ability to adapt to changing priorities and logistics in a fast-paced environment.
* An interest in arts, culture and the work of the company is desirable.
Location: Hybrid (Jolt Studios in Gloucester / working from home / Stroud).
Hours: 24.5 hours per week (excluding breaks) to be worked flexibly in conversation with the right candidate. This is a permanent position with a 6-month probationary period.
Salary: £28,000 per annum (equivalent £40,000 pro rata).
Deadline: 9am on Monday 1st December 2025.
Find out more and apply here: www.complicite.org/news/were-hiring-personal-assistant-to-the-artistic-director/