Office Runner

Reports to: Facilities Manager

Location: Stephen Street Office

Contract: 6 months Fixed Term

Hours: Full Time hours

About Us

Join the place creatives call home!

Fremantle is a powerhouse of the TV and Film industry. We’re one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.

From critically acclaimed dramas like The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, award winning films including Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar nominated The Hand of God to incredible entertainment like The Rap Game, Too Hot to Handle, The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, we make shows with global appeal.

Our Purpose

We aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our shows should reflect and celebrate the world we live in and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working in our teams and on our shows, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.

Job Overview

We need an Office Runner to assist in the smooth running of the Fremantle HQ office and particularly out of hours production staff, events and run throughs. You’ll be logging and carrying out staff requests or forwarding to appropriate alternative staff if necessary.

Here you’ll get to:

• Set up and clear meeting rooms
• Support events, auditions and runs throughs taking place in the office
• Keep kitchens clean and tidy and inform Facilities of any shortages
• Prepare coffees and teas when required
• Manage security passes
• Assist other members of Facilities Team as necessary e.g. Reception, Catering team
• Flag up any issues in the building e.g. maintenance problems
• Order stationery for production and keep stock tidy
• Check booked spaces prior to events taking place
• Photocopying & basic filing
• Assist in set up of office areas, including furniture builds & moves
• Assist in set up of social events
• Maintain paper stocks for photocopiers
• Help with archive box collection and delivery
• Occasionally assist Media Resources
• Attend weekly Facilities Team meetings
• Assist the Post Room in collecting and delivering mail

We’re looking for:

• Good communication skills
• Ability to use own initiative

• Practical and logical approach to work
• Computer literate
• Flexibility

Commercial:

• Demonstrates a broad knowledge of the part of the business that they operate in.
• Shows integrity in dealing with confidential information and material.

Creative:

• Understands other points of view and changes own approach to suit the needs of the situation.
• Has a proactive nature with the ability to pre-empt issues by taking appropriate steps and escalating, when required.

Collaborative:

• Work harmoniously in a team
• Excellent inter-personal, communication and relationship building skills with a friendly and approachable attitude
• Develops effective relationships with colleagues in other areas of the business, who can assist you in achieving goals.

Confident:

• Able to confidently interact with colleagues at all levels and also with key talent and contributors when on production
• Responds to changing circumstances and is resilient, flexible, and willing to depart from plans when occasion demands
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Confidence, assertiveness and decisiveness
• Always forward thinking and planning ahead to ensure best service level

Our benefits include: generous company pension, summer Fridays, audience tickets, hybrid working, employee assistance programme, access to free courses and training, local discounts, free meals and snacks in the office, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and volunteer days.

If you need any of this information in a different format or would like to suggest a different form of application, please contact careers@fremantle.com

Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann. 

For more information, please visit Fremantle.com, follow us @FremantleHQ or visit our LinkedIn and  Facebook pages.

Company: FremantleMedia Group Ltd 

Country: United Kingdom 

State/Region: London 

City: London 

Postal Code: W1T 1AL 

Job ID: 267595