About this role
The role
- We are looking for a recent graduate to join the operations team. You will be responsible for supporting the wider team with booking hotels, transport (flights, trains, coaches), restaurants, visits.
- Collaborating with suppliers (ground handlers, museums, box offices, local guides, private homes, gardens, archaeological sites, churches, wine producers).
- Briefing the tour leaders; compiling their documents; giving feedback.
- Assisting with client queries and special arrangements.
- On our music festivals: contracting artists, sourcing venues, chartering ships, dealing with lighting technicians and caterers.
- Costing tours; keeping to budget.
- Updating our database; working with our website.
- Keeping reading lists, background information, and online resources up to date.
- Proofing client documents, brochure text and website content.
- Attending client events and tour managing; travelling to inspect prospective hotels and to attend trade fairs.
Requirements
- Excellent spoken and written English, to native-speakerstandard.
- Undergraduate degree (or equivalent), ideally with one year’s office experience.
- Fluent Italian and/or German. Spanish is a further advantage.
- Efficient and flexible with proven ability to work to deadlines and pay attention to detail.
- Knowledge of, and genuine interest in, the arts (classical music, art, architecture, archaeology).
We are also interested in hearing from candidates with a background in art history, classical music, the ancient world, Asian and/or Middle Eastern Studies.
Location: Chiswick, London. Full time in the office for an induction period, and minimum three days in the office following that.
Contract: Permanent, subject to a probationary period.
Salary: £30,000 per annum plus benefits, including 22 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), museum membership, training and development opportunities, pension contribution and health and travel insurance.
Application deadline - 1st September 2026
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