Studio Assistant

About the role

You'll be the go to person for day to day support and will be the ‘face’ of forpeople for all visitors.

Sitting at the heart of our Operations team, your role is to enable the team to focus on design delivery, whilst you handle all studio environment, maintenance and security of our premises/contents. Your main responsibility will be to ensure the studio visually reflects our design culture, whilst also providing administrative support to the Management, Design & Reputation teams.

You'll be responsible for

• Opening the studio each day
• Managing front of house, welcoming visitors and answering phones
• Tidying and organising the studio to ensure it looks its best at all times, including taking care of all our plants
• Managing diaries and setting up for meetings
• Maintaining studio supplies, creating POs and updating budgets
• Distributing post, booking couriers and managing shipments
• Coordinating and booking company travel
• Managing NDAs and filing systems
• Planning social, client and studio events
• Assisting the studio manager with cleaning, security and facilities contracts
• Assisting the studio manager with maintaining health & safety, acting as a First Aider & Fire Marshall
• Taking minutes and general admin support

You will have

• Experience working in a fast-paced environment
• ‘Concierge’ level of attention to customer service
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• A meticulous eye for detail and first class organisation skills
• A strong work ethic and a willingness to roll up your sleeves whatever the task
• The ability to work in our London studio

Who we are

We’re forpeople, an independent creative agency, working globally from an old pickle factory in London and a former theatre in Amsterdam. Our team of over 80 weaves together a diverse range of skills: from graphic, product, spatial and interaction design to moving image, writing, research and strategy.

Without knowing it, you’ve probably seen or experienced something we’ve had a hand in. Over the last 15 years, we’ve quietly shaped the future of some of the world’s most well-known brands as well as creating others you’ll soon get to discover. Our work is wide-reaching, from defining brand visions to building identities and designing experiences. Yet everything we do is born from a simple philosophy – we feel, think and do for people.

What we offer

People mean the world to us. That includes looking after our own, with things like:

• A competitive salary
• A strong benefits package, reflecting both company and personal performance
• Training, support and personal career development
• A generous company pension
• A unique, inspiring working environment filled with incredible, like-minded people