Company Administrator, Administrative​/Clerical

The administrative backbone of the company

for the first three months, PAYE possible after

20 hrs a week

around that, arranged to suit you

Remote

with desk space at our Shoreditch office

• Responsible to: Executive Producer, working closely with our Artistic Director & CEO
• Key relationships: Our finance team, touring company, producing team, Technical Production Manager, Bar & Concessions Manager, suppliers, councils and venues
• Contract: Freelance for the first three months, with the possibility of moving to an employed PAYE post on the same rate
• Hours: Around 20 hours a week, arranged to suit you and fitted around other work
• Location: Remote, with desk space available at our Shoreditch office
• Start: As soon as you can
• Final date to receive applications: We're reading applications as they arrive and interviewing straight away

Revel Puck Circus exists to redefine circus's place in public perception and to revolutionise our sector. We tour world-class, original work in our own venues to audiences and communities who are often underserved. For us, temporary structures and site-specific work are a political act: they democratise cultural experiences and remove gatekeepers and access barriers to the arts. The company is led by founder and artistic director Luke Hallgarten, and was launched in 2019 through Waltham Forest, London Borough of Culture.

In 2026 we're projected to sell more than 90,000 tickets across our seasons, from the big top tour to Edinburgh, private events and our winter festivals.

Our 2026 big top tour ran 211 shows and sold 50,757 tickets, and Theatre Weekly named us Best Circus at the 2026 Edinburgh Fringe. Alongside the tour we run winter festivals across London, take our shows to venues at home and abroad, and hire out our big tops through Studio Puck.

In 2027 we take a new big top show on a 220-performance UK tour, with local skills development built into every stand, and in the winter we'll produce and deliver three festive circus venues in London. Revel Puck Circus is a not-for-profit social enterprise and a member of the Association of Circus Proprietors, and we're currently preparing our application to Arts Council England's 2028 to 2033 National Portfolio round.

We're looking for a self-motivated Company Administrator to be the administrative backbone of the company. Before a tent is built, a show created and an audience welcomed, people need contracts, travel and schedules. Invoices need paying, stock needs counting and certificates need to be in date.

This new post sits at the centre of all of it: the person the touring company calls, the person our suppliers trust, the person who knows what is due and when. It's a job for somebody who loves detail: lists, trackers, deadlines and spreadsheets that balance. You'll also talk to a very wide range of people, from a performer in a van to a council officer to an accountant.

• Invoices in: check supplier and freelancer invoices against what was agreed, flag what's wrong, and give our finance team what they need for fortnightly payment runs
• Supplier inbox: hold the accounts inbox so anyone chasing hears back from a human, and get receipts and card statements in, coded and filed
• Invoices out: raise and send invoices for venue fees, co-productions, tent hires, corporate bookings and grant drawdowns, and chase what's owed with charm and persistence
• Finance firm contact: be the main point of contact for our finance firm's day-to-day needs, answering their requests and actioning them internally

• Contracts: issue contracts and engagement letters from our templates, chase the signatures, and file them before people start work
• Records: keep the master list of who is engaged, on what terms and at what rate, plus pension, right to work and DBS paperwork
• Visas, insurance and individual paperwork: work with the producing team so everyone we engage has the visa, insurance and paperwork they need, and we know about any access requirements

You're the custodian of the records, not the person doing the counting or the inspecting. Your job is to make sure it gets done, by the right person, on time, and that the paperwork comes back to you.

• Stock takes: hold the schedule and templates, send them to the bar manager, chase them back, and check the figures reconcile
• Inventory and certification: keep the register of tent, rigging and site kit, give our riggers and technicians…