Jobs in Reading, United Kingdom

Administrator / Site Assistant (Remote with Optional Site Visits)

Based in Reading, Berkshire
Remote-first role, with optional on-site visits
We operate primarily across Oxfordshire, with projects also in Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, and Gloucestershire

£25,000–£30,000 per annum (DOE)

We’re a small, creative landscape design / planting-focused business based in Reading, working mainly across Oxfordshire and the surrounding counties. We’re looking for a highly organised, proactive Administrator to support day‑to‑day operations, marketing, and project coordination.

This role would suit a bright, motivated post‑graduate or early‑career individual with an interest in plants, landscape design, making, and creative businesses. The role is primarily home‑based, with the option to visit sites or attend meetings if you’d like.

• Taking and responding to client calls and enquiries

• Managing schedules, appointments, and diaries

• Assisting with project tracking, timelines, and progress updates

• Maintaining site diaries and helping keep tabs on ongoing projects

• General admin support to keep projects and workflows running smoothly

• Assisting with social media (primarily Instagram)

• Helping draft and schedule blog posts, captions, and basic marketing content

• Supporting brand voice and visual consistency across platforms

• Light research or content planning around planting, landscape, or creative topics

• Helping organise information, drawings, photos, and notes

• Liaising with contractors, suppliers, or collaborators when needed

• Optional site visits to observe progress and assist with documentation

• Highly organised, reliable, and good at juggling multiple tasks

• Confident communicator (written and verbal)

• Comfortable taking initiative and working independently

• Interested in plants, landscape design, creative work, or making things

• Familiar with Instagram and basic content creation

• Tech‑comfortable (email, calendars, shared docs, etc.)

• A positive, can‑do attitude — happy to learn and grow with the role

• Background in a creative, design, horticulture, or environmental field

• Experience with blogging, social media, or small business marketing

• Driving licence (useful for optional site visits)

• Flexible, remote‑first working

• Varied, interesting work across admin, marketing, and creative projects

• Opportunity to gain experience in a growing landscape/design business

• Supportive, informal working environment

• Salary of £25,000–£30,000 per annum depending on experience