Administrator

  • HL Services (London) Ltd
  • Spencers Wood, Berkshire
  • Jan 09, 2026
Full time Other

Job Description

Administrator / Site Assistant (Remote with Optional Site Visits)

Location

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

Salary

£25,000-£30,000 per annum (DOE)

Overview

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.

Key Responsibilities Administration & Coordination
  • 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

Marketing & Communications
  • 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

Project Support
  • 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

About You
  • 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

Desirable (but not essential)
  • 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)

What We Offer
  • 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