Insanity Group Hiring for Talent Co-ordinator Job at London, England Full Time

Salary £24K

Why Us?

Insanity Group is a privately owned group of media companies operating from offices in London and Los Angeles. We represent top tier artists in the music, broadcast, live and ‘digital first’ markets and operate a record label with Sony Music.

We are in hyper growth mode and have continued to make bold decisions throughout the pandemic. We have made 10 additional hires over the last twelve months; and we are currently making further hires across the business which will take us to 65 colleagues globally. And we don’t plan on stopping there…

There’s something different about us and when people join us, it’s the first thing they comment on. We do things differently and it’s not accidental. Some of our most successful colleagues started with us as an assistant. Some have been with us for more than 10 years! At our core, we know that Insanity is the sum total of its people, whether that’s our colleagues or our artists. We focus on our colleagues’ wellbeing as we know this is more than just a job. All of our colleagues enjoy paid mental health support and comprehensive private medical insurance as well as regular team socials and away days.

Our role is to empower our clients to tell their stories and our talent are at the heart of every decision we make. We go more than the extra mile to break down barriers and achieve that. We aren’t afraid of challenge, and we like to robustly confront old, stuffy ways of doing things. You won’t find a hierarchy here. We embrace tech, we embrace flexibility, and we collaborate. We are not afraid of risk and we make bold decisions. We believe that building deep professional connections is the best way to do business, but we also believe that clients need to be protected and we aren’t afraid to do that either.

We also believe that the role of talent manager, record label executive and live agent is changing. Our clients rightly expect more, and we love to impress. Our mission is to never get complacent, to lead the way and be a noisy, bold, ambitious and ethical business that continues to turn heads.

Why You?

We know some companies may say no two days are the same to lure you in and then reality sets in. That’s not the case with us, so you’ll need to be able to think fast on your feet and actively tackle those inevitable last-minute surprises with a degree of confidence and pragmatism.

Our team operate on a different frequency and so if you’re looking for a calm 9-5, that’s OK, but we aren’t for you.

We are looking for an exceptional team player with the ability to work collaboratively and the capacity to effectively work across numerous live events, virtual shows, DJ sets, performances and digital engagements across our two live rosters.

The candidate will have a depth of understanding of the live and popular culture landscape from current music artists, more heritage acts as well as digital influencers and celebrity names. They must have talent agency/live agency/booking agency experience (Minimum 2+ years) and be familiar with how to complete booking forms, interacting with contracting systems and all the associated administration with advancing a live show. We have various systems that we use at Insanity that can be trained however a prior understanding of using Google Drive for document management and file sharing is quite key. The candidate will also be an exceptional team player with a drive to work collaboratively in a team and the capacity to work across various areas of the business.

We are looking for someone who is willing to roll up their sleeves and get involved in growing our clients’ careers and expanding our business. This is a demanding and fast-paced position that provides a great opportunity to be part of a dynamic entertainment company. We require someone who is able to adapt quickly to an ever-changing market, exercise good judgment, take initiative and full ownership of their work. You won’t be micro-managed, but you will be supported to grow your career and empowered to celebrate your strengths. We offer a flat organisational structure with a highly collaborative team who are constantly sharing ideas and upskilling.

Duties and responsibilities

• Be responsible for contracting an average of 80 live shows a month.
• Chasing up contracts, then renegotiating terms and liaising with legal team
• Ensuring legal compliance on contracts
• Advancing shows – checking stage times, hotel details, transport
• Knowledge on live shows – correct terminology and basic live show technical understanding
• Being able to manage last minute changes -show cancellations, travel changes
• Constant email management between promoters, managers, artists, brands, colleagues, talent.
• Systems knowledge of Wrike, System One, Google Drive
• Consistent updating of talent assets and details
• Sending out artist assets and approving artwork
• Social media management for Orbit and Loco instagram
• Regularly updating company website and client rosters
• Assist with and manage all admin needs that arise for their appointed talent managers and agents.
• Management of managed clients calendars
• Working on brand deals – contracts, approvals, posting schedules
• Be responsible for raising invoice requests, approving and then chasing them and liaising with colleagues in the finance team.
• Managing and nurturing existing client relationships and fostering new relationships with external stakeholders.
• Demonstrating excellent document management and taking the lead on filing Scope Of Work documents and contracts, through to digital insights, job sheets and other materials relating to campaigns in Insanity’s internal database.
• Covering for agents when off and taking on agent duties
• Negotiating offers and fees in collaboration with agents
• Checking cities and locations in line with changing exclusivity details
• Sending and confirming offers over to management
• Administrative duties for the agents – booking meetings, meeting rooms etc
• Provide training and support to team assistant

Specifications

Required:

• Strong organisational and teamwork skills with exceptional attention to detail
• Deep understanding of the live and music landscape
• Must demonstrate a high quality of work performed both accurately and efficiently
• Self-starter who is motivated and willing to learn with the ability to prioritise work and multitask over a wide range of responsibilities
• Works well independently and has teamwork mentality
• Demonstrated ability to think clearly and quickly under pressure in a fast-paced entertainment environment
• Ability to solve problems and work well independently
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrable experience in curating emails and communication skills.
• Driven by results
• Good proficiency in raising and chasing invoices
• Competent IT abilities both with applications (Word, Microsoft, Excel, Mail, PowerPoint, Keynote) and cloud based services (Gsuite).

Working conditions

The role is usually carried out during normal business hours from the company’s head office situated within Sony Music’s offices close to High Street Kensington. On occasion, the job may require evening or weekend work, remote working or work-related travel for new business opportunities.

The typical working day will be eight hours with an hour for lunch. Start time allows for flexibility within core business hours. May offer flexible working hours at the discretion of the Directors.

The job may involve working with challenging stakeholders or clients, from time to time.