At RentaDinosaur we are looking for a fun, friendly and super-organised person to join our home office team in Orpington.
RentaDinosaur is a children's entertainment company specialising in original and musical dinosaur shows travelling around the UK, and abroad, with giant dinosaur puppets Following our busiest summer ever, and as we have some special events during our 10th anniversary year, we are looking to hire an Admin & Events Manager ASAP.
Do you absolutely love admin, excel spreadsheets, databases and logistics for events?
Would you love chatting to existing clients on the phone to organise both large and small dinosaur events - and to help bring more bookings in?
Could you coordinate and physically load dinosaurs and equipment into vans for events and tours each week - and arrange travel and accommodation for puppeteers?
In addition to good computer skills (incl. MS OneDrive) and excellent record keeping, do you have a brilliant memory for retaining lots of details - and the ability to deal with many clients each day?
Do you have great copywriting skills to write both fun and official emails, or creative articles, without using AI ?
Experience of budgets and invoicing is also useful.
If you are a driven and efficient multi-tasker with heaps of initiative and excellent attention to detail, and if you can work well both independently and as part of a team, we'd love to hear from you
Develop your skills with us while creating quality events that bring smiles and laughter and dinosaur entertainment for children and their families.
In this exciting role you will work closely with our Creative Director and be the first point of contact for new enquirers and repeat clients. You'll have the satisfaction of being involved in organising events from start to finish. Opportunities to act and puppeteer - if you have the skills and interest. For many reasons, this job can't be done from home, or hybrid, so please only apply if you can easily commute to Orpington - just a 20-minute walk/5-minute bus ride from Orpington Station. We also have an indoor cat, so being comfortable around cats (and dinosaurs) is essential.
Extra info:
Wage range: £28k-£33k per annum depending on experience.
Rolling contract: min months.
Self- employed.
A minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience is essential.
40-hour week (minimum 5 days / 32 hours)
Office-based only - Orpington. No WFH.
Please send us your CV, and a covering letter detailing why you are ideal for the role. A minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience (or transferable skills) essential.
Email Anna:
In the subject line please write : Ref AE925
We may interview people and recruit before the deadline.
Zoom and in-person interviews. (May include written test.)
Deadline Tues 30 Sept - 5pm.
The dinosaurs can't wait to hear from you