Junior Booker

Job description

KEY SKILLS REQUIRED
- High level of organization
- Good understanding of fashion
- Understanding of spotting talent
- Knowledgeable of current trends
- Excellent with sums and understanding percentages
- Excellent computer skills and knowledge of operating a Mac and Gmail
- Ideally has good knowledge of operating a camera
- Good literacy
- Excellent communicator
- Mature and conscientious approach to work
- Intelligent
- Must be able to work under pressure
- Must be self-motivated to make sales calls

RESPONSIBILITIES

RECRUITMENT
- Vetting of all talent applications to agency
- Arrange auditions including liaising with applicant
- Proactively seek out new talent that would be advantageous to the agency

SALES
- Required to call or email new clients and sell in the agency’s talent
- Must make at least 5 outgoing calls / email contacts per day
- Need to proactively create and maintain a database of contacts that should be routinely contacted
- Must adopt a sales technique that is not pushy or invasive - more introductory

CASTINGS / BOOKINGS
- Dealing with booking enquires and preparing shortlists for clients
- Responding to general casting breakdowns
- Matching the appropriate skills and looks to each request
- Liaising with talent to brief them for castings by text message, phone and email
- Accurately briefing talent with physical nature of castings / jobs and advising them of the usage and fees involved
- Confirming talent with client and liaising with talent
- Ensuring that all booking steps are undertaken including contracts, call sheets, wardrobe requirements
- Prepare a draft invoice for director to prepare formal invoice for client
- Ensuring agency gets a copy of work when published for our portfolios

CLIENT & TALENT LIAISON
- Assisting new talent to join books and help putting profile live
- Liaising with photographers to arrange unpaid test shoots with talent
- Editing talent’s profile to ensure that they are best represented
- Ensuring that they are supplied with comp cards & presentation folio

GENERAL
- Always ensure to protect and promote the good reputation of the agency
- Always ensure the security of the company against hackers
- To carry out any other duty as directed by the company management or bookers

*This role will also include being contactable outside of office working hours
** The business will be moving within next 6 months closer to Central London

Desired profile

High School or above