We're hiring a Team Assistant
BY Katie Smart
8th Dec 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a smart newcomer to join our small team, which provides innovative and highly successful creative writing courses to aspiring writers, online and in London.
This role centres on the smooth running of our online and London-based courses, as well as our Breakthrough Writers’ Programme for under-represented writers. Your focus will be on course administration and student care, supporting the work of our Courses Management Team. You will also help support the Marketing and Digital Team, assisting with the creation of social media and website content. You’ll answer queries from our growing community of aspiring writers and students through our student queries inbox, social media channels and phone calls.
We are offering a full-time, six-month contract. Salary £28,500 pa.
You’ll be based at our central London offices, but please note we are currently using a hybrid working pattern which involves a minimum of three days a week in the office with some working from home, subject to ongoing review.
Please note, this role is a fixed-term contract for a minimum of 6 months.
We aim to build a creative environment that celebrates the differences of our students and colleagues, offering equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, socio-economic background, age, disability, sexual orientation and national origin. In our role as conduits and champions of cultural expressions we are conscious of our responsibility to reflect the world around us. This means making a considered effort to create an inclusive culture in the workplace and promote opportunities for the broadest possible range of talent. We welcome all applications from people with interesting ideas, skills and experience.
You must be either a British citizen or already have the right to work here (you will be asked to provide original documentation as evidence of this). Unfortunately, Curtis Brown Creative is unable to help with work permits, finding accommodation or travel costs.
To download the full job description, please click on the link below.
To apply, please send:
- Your CV.
- A covering letter (please include details of the dates you are available to start).
- A sample blog post, written by you, which could potentially be used on the Curtis Brown Creative website. We suggest you choose a topic of interest to aspiring novelists who might be considering applying to one of our courses (Hint: our blog posts which offer writing tips/advice all come from our tutors, agents and published authors – don’t be tempted to write a blog post which gives writing advice yourself unless you have an appropriate level of experience).
We would like these materials as Word or PDF documents attached to an email. Please send to jobs@curtisbrown.co.uk AND ENSURE YOU PUT ‘CBC TEAM ASSISTANT APPLICATION’ in the subject line of your email.
- This role closes for applications on Tuesday 6 January 2026.
- Those selected for interview will be asked to complete a further written test.
- Interviews will be held in the week commencing Monday 12 January (and will be conducted in person at our London offices or via Zoom).
- Start date: Immediate, subject to notice.
We’d love to hear from you if you have:
- Confident, clear and sensitive communication skills
- Strong administrative skills and attention to detail in your work
- The ability to write engaging, tailored copy
- Familiarity with Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to work under pressure
- Experience using social media (X/Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, TikTok and YouTube)
- Experience of using website CMS
- Strong planning and problem-solving skills and a proactive attitude
- An interest in the creative arts – particularly books and publishing
And are:
- An innovative thinker with the desire to keep learning
- A self-starter with a strong work ethic
- An avid reader
- A confident, warm personality – a person who inspires trust
- Enthusiastic to work in a small team – drawn to the flexibility, pace and creativity this enables