Careers

Executive Assistant

The Executive Assistant (EA) is responsible for providing professional high-level administrative and organisational support, managing the day-to-day affairs and rapidly changing priorities, commitments, and deadlines of both the Executive Director (ED) and Artistic Director (AD).

The EA is the interface between the ED and the rest of the Gate Theatre Company. They are responsible for ensuring that both the ED and AD are able to fulfil the demands of their busy roles and that the needs of the Gate are also met. As such, they are required to filter requests for information, appointments, and other requests to the ED and AD based on a thorough understanding of the priorities of the Gate and the roles of the ED.

To fulfil their responsibilities, the EA must be a quick, adaptive learner who pro-actively seeks advice and input, as required. They must be comfortable communicating with a wide range of people in administrative, artistic, and technical roles, and be able to quickly grasp the operations of a theatre producing organisation including processes, priorities, and etiquette. The Executive Assistant (EA) reports jointly into the Executive Director (ED) and Artistic Director (AD).