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Royalties Assistant, Directors UK

  •  London
  •  Â£20k-25k
  •  Full time
  •  Closes June 15, 2025
  •  recruitment@directors.uk.com
  • #Film

Description

Job Description

To collect and process data regarding British film and television productions and process reports to allocate and distribute payments to members.

Reporting to: Distribution Manager.

Key Relationships: Working within a small Distribution team

Terms of employment:

Reporting to: Distribution Manager

Salary: £25,000 PA

Hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm

Work Days: Monday - Friday

Location: London, Stukeley Street office and remote working (necessary IT equipment will be provided)

Contract: Full Time permanent

Benefits:

  • Holidays: 25 days per year (plus all public and bank holidays)
  • Company Pension Scheme opt in entitlement
  • Company Cycle to work Scheme
  • Company Perkbox discounts membership
  • Access to online screenings
  • Annual Health Check
  • Life Insurance

Directors UK is an equal opportunities employer; we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

This appointment is subject to satisfactory completion of a 6-month probationary period.

This appointment is subject to satisfactory references.

Job Requirements

Essential Skills:

Personal attributes/behaviours:

  • An eye for detail;
  • Well-organised, proactive and flexible in your approach to your work;
  • Able to work to deadlines and cope with periodic increases in workload;
  • A team player;
  • Good customer service skills.

Technical:

  • Proficient in Excel, Microsoft Office and Outlook;
  • Comfortable in the handling and analysis of large volumes of data.

Knowledge:

  • High degree of discretion, an awareness of handling confidential data, including some knowledge of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR);
  • Knowledge of and interest in Film & Television and the role of the director.

Desirable Skills and Experience:

  • An interest in and knowledge of the film and television industry;
  • Experience of working in a collective management organisation or similar membership organisation;
  • Experience with royalties and/or distribution of film and television;
  • Previous office experience.

Job Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities include the following:

  • Monitoring transmissions of British works on British channels from off-air recordings and other sources
  • Preparing claims to foreign collecting societies
  • Allocating payments received from UK broadcasters and foreign collecting societies to Directors UK members
  • Registering members' work on the Directors UK database and international databases
  • Undertaking research as and when required on individual directors and works
  • Dealing with general queries from members
  • General office duties.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the role.

How to Apply

To apply please send to: [email protected]
• a personal statement as to why you consider yourself suited to this role (maximum 500 words) and
• a CV

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