Assistant, Sync

The Creative Sync team is looking for an Assistant to provide high-level administrative and operational support to the London team, ensuring smooth day-to-day workflow, accurate tracking of pitches and assets, and effective coordination across internal teams and external partners. This role is ideal for someone who is highly organised, proactive, and detail-oriented, with a passion for music and an interest in building a career within the sync and music publishing industry. You'll play an important role in supporting the team's day-to-day operations while gaining exposure to a wide range of creative and commercial activities.

What You'll Do

• Provide day-to-day administrative support to the Creative Sync team, helping ensure the smooth running of team activities and priorities.
• Manage calendars, coordinate meetings, and support scheduling for senior team members.
• Maintain and organise team assets, databases, contact lists, and shared resources.
• Support the preparation and delivery of audio assets, ensuring internal and external requests are fulfilled accurately and on time.
• Assist with the coordination of events, showcases, ticketing, invitations, and artist-related activities.
• Support the creation and distribution of newsletters, communications, and other team materials.
• Pull reports and information from internal systems and help maintain accurate records of sync pitches, submissions, and deals.
• Prepare expense reports and provide general administrative support to senior members of the Creative Sync team.
• Collaborate with colleagues across Kobalt to ensure information is shared accurately and workflows run efficiently.

What You'll Bring

• Foundations in administrative experience, ideally supporting and/or working closely with senior-level executives.
• Music industry experience preferred, with working knowledge of the recorded music and/or music publishing business.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel) and Google Workspace.
• Experience with Photoshop, Canva, and iMovie is a plus.
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Proactive, collaborative, and resourceful, with sound judgement and professionalism.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume, and evolving environment.
• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Additional Skills That Could Add Value

• Experience supporting creative, music, entertainment, or media teams.
• An interest in music publishing, synchronization, and creative licensing.
• Experience managing databases, reporting, and operational processes.

What Success Looks Like

• By Month 3: Foundational Knowledge of Daily Workflows and Internal Systems. You'll have developed a strong understanding of the Creative Sync team's workflows, internal systems, and operational processes. You'll be confidently managing core administrative responsibilities, maintaining accurate records, supporting scheduling and meetings, and ensuring sync assets and information are organised effectively.
• By Month 6: Proactive & Integrated Within the Creative Sync Team. You'll be operating independently across your core responsibilities, proactively supporting the Creative Sync team, managing client-facing activity and reporting requirements, and identifying opportunities to improve processes and efficiency. You'll have built strong relationships with internal stakeholders and become a trusted point of contact for day-to-day operational support.
• By Year 1: Strategic Support & Growth Ready. You'll be a highly valued member of the Creative Sync team, providing seamless operational and administrative support across multiple functions. You'll confidently manage complex priorities, contribute to process improvements, support high-profile client activity, and be well positioned to take on additional responsibilities as the team continues to grow.

Key Behaviours for Success

• Adaptability & Strong Work Ethic: Thrives in a fast-paced and evolving environment, responding positively to changing priorities while maintaining a high standard of work and consistently delivering against deadlines.
• Strong Time Management & Prioritisation: Effectively manages multiple competing priorities, balancing administrative responsibilities, stakeholder requests, and project work while ensuring deadlines and commitments are met.
• Proactive Organisation & Attention to Detail: Maintains highly organised systems, records, and processes while demonstrating exceptional attention to detail across scheduling, reporting, asset management, and client-facing activities.

Kobalt is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in equitable access to opportunities and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. If you need any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know we're happy to help. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United Kingdom. A full DBS check will be conducted on acceptance of the offer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, or any other status or characteristic protected by law.