Junior Event Production & Admin Assistant

Salary: £26,000 per annum

Location: Brighton Office
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

We’re looking for a Junior Event Production & Admin Assistant to join the Lucy & Yak team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone at the start of their career in events, keen to learn the ropes through hands-on experience across a busy and exciting calendar.

You’ll be supporting our hardworking events team on a range of projects, including:

• New store openings, In-store events and birthday celebrations
• Product launches, brand activations & press events

• Pop-up shops and sample sales
• Festival activations

• Exhibitions and trade shows

We’re after someone positive, calm under pressure and highly organised with a brilliant attitude, a sharp eye for detail, and a genuine willingness to get stuck in. Please note This is primarily a production and admin-based role, not a creative or ideation-led position.

We’re looking for someone who is:

• Motivated by making things happen smoothly behind the scenes

• Able to take direction and run with it

• Confident working independently when needed

• Excited to support creative concepts

If you’re a keen bean who loves lists, logistics, and lending a hand wherever it’s needed, we want to hear from you.

What You’ll Get

• Hands-on experience across a wide range of event formats

• Time off in lieu for any out-of-hours work

• The chance to work on unique and exciting projects in a supportive team

• 4-day working week (Mon–Thurs)

See our careers homepage for a full list of our perks and benefits: https://careers.lucyandyak.com/

Working Hours

Our core working hours are Monday to Thursday, 9am–5pm, with some flexibility required around events. There will be occasional evening and weekend work, particularly during event load-ins/outs and live days — but any extra hours worked will be given back as time off in lieu.

This is a mainly office-based role, but there are plenty of opportunities to get hands-on at live events across the UK. That means there may be periods of frequent travel and overnight stays, especially during our busy summer season.

What You'll Be Doing

Admin Support

• Book couriers, staff transport, and other logistics for upcoming events.

• Chase VAT receipts and ensure all spreadsheets and paperwork is complete and accurate.

• Schedule internal meetings, take notes, and circulate minutes.

• Ensure Health & Safety documentation is up to date and licenses are secured for each event.

Pre-Production Support

• Help with pre-packing for events, preparing production kits, and ordering supplies.

• Assist with vehicle loading/unloading before and after events.

• Keep storage areas organised, keeping track of equipment and handle charity shop donations when needed.

On-Site Support

• Setting up and packing down event spaces

• Ordering crew lunches, handling couriers, and general coordination

• Dismantling kit and helping keep everything running smoothly

• On-site admin assistant, booking last minute transport etc.

About You

• Brighton-based or willing to relocate quickly

• Highly organised and detail-oriented

• Calm, friendly, and great under pressure

• Comfortable with physical tasks including lifting and moving equipment, standing for periods of time, and supporting event set-ups.

• Proactive, with a genuine interest in events and production
• A team player with strong communication skills

• Ready to hit the ground running with our busiest summer season yet!

• A full driving licence is a bonus, but not essential

Lucy and Yak has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Lucy and Yak.