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Customer Service Support Assistant (Temporary)

  • Location: London
  • Salary: Up to £14.80 per hour + Plus Holiday Pay
  • Job Type:Temporary

Posted 2 days ago

  • Sector: office support
  • Type: hybrid
  • Contact: Maddy Laing
  • Contact Email: maddy.laing@handle.co.uk
  • Duration: 8 weeks
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Expiry Date: 06 January 2026
  • Job Ref: BBBH112961

Customer Service Support Assistant - ASAP Start!

Handle are working with a UK-based media company who create popular content across websites, magazines, videos, and live events, reaching millions of people every month. Home to a portfolio of well-known brands, they connect audiences with the topics they love and help advertisers reach highly engaged communities.

This role will provide essential operational support to the Customer Service team during a busy period. You'll help manage inbound customer enquiries, reviews, and payment investigations across written, email, and phone channels, ensuring a positive customer experience throughout.

If you have strong customer service experience and a passion for the media industry, we'd love to hear from you. Experience in SaaS, FinTech, subscriptions, or consumer products is a plus!

Start Date: Mon 12th January 2026 (must be immediately available). This role is initially 8 weeks with the potential to extend.

Location: West London - in office minimum 3 days per week.

Pay: £14.80/ hour + holiday pay

Key Responsibilities

  • Monitor the CS Help inbox and send holding responses within agreed SLAs.

  • Handle customer queries via email, written, and voice channels.

  • Collaborate with the Customer Service Manager, outsourced contact centre, and internal teams to resolve issues.

  • Respond to product and app store reviews professionally and promptly.

  • Manage white mail, ensuring appropriate triage, responses, or escalation.

  • Support social media queries, providing clear responses for posting.

  • Investigate Stripe payment disputes to understand the customer journey and resolve issues, minimising charge backs.

  • Track, prioritise, and update customer issues accurately.

  • Escalate complex or sensitive cases appropriately.

Skills and Experience Required

  • Customer Service, Customer Support, or Account Management experience required.

  • Experience in SaaS, FinTech, Subscriptions, or Consumer Products is a plus.

  • Strong written communication with excellent grammar and attention to detail.

  • Confident handling queries across email, written, and voice channels.

  • Customer-focused, understanding needs and expectations.

  • Able to summarise and report issues clearly.

  • Good administrative and organisational skills.

  • Call centre or customer service experience highly desirable.

  • Quick learner, comfortable picking up new systems and processes.

  • Able to work to SLAs and manage competing priorities.

Interested? Please apply with your updated CV.

Handle actively welcomes applicants from under-represented backgrounds - we pride ourselves on attracting the best talent for every opportunity through a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.