Royalties Assistant (Fixed Term - 9 Months)

Directors UK is the professional association for film and television directors and the collective management organisation, collecting and distributing royalties to such directors in the UK. We provide a range of services to our members including campaigning and lobbying, commercial negotiations, legal advice, events, trade discounts, skills, workshops, and career development.

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Job role and duties

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

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Reporting to: Distribution Manager

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Key relationships: Working within a small Distribution team.

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Key responsibilities include the following:

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• Monitoring transmissions of British works on British channels from off-air recordings and other sources.
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• Preparing claims to foreign collecting societies..
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• Allocating payments received from UK broadcasters and foreign collecting societies to Directors UK members.
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• Registering members’ work on the Directors UK database and international databases.
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• Undertaking research as and when required on individual directors and works.
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• Dealing with general queries from members.
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• General office duties.
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The post holder will be required to undertake additional tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the role.

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Personal specification

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Applicants should have the following qualities:

Essential skills\n

Personal attributes/behaviours

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

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

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

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• Experience of working in a collective management organisation or similar membership organisation.
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• Experience with royalties and/or distribution of film and television.
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• Previous office experience.
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Flexibility\n

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• To be able to work effectively in a changing environment, other tasks may be required.
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Terms of employment

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Salary: £27,000 per annum.

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Hours: 9.30am – 5.30pm

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Work days: Monday – Friday

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Location: 2nd Floor, 33 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DX

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Contract: 9 Month FTC

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Benefits:

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• Holidays: 25 days per year (plus all public and bank holidays) pro rata
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• Company Pension Scheme opt in entitlement
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• Company Cycle to work Scheme
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• Company Perkbox discounts membership
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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.

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Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

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

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This appointment is subject to satisfactory references.

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Application

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To apply, please send to: [email protected]

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• a personal statement as to why you consider yourself suited to this role (maximum 500 words) and
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• a CV
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Applications closing date: Friday 21 August 2026

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Interviews are due to take place: Week commencing Monday 31 August 2026.

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Please note that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.