Royalties Assistant (9 Month FTC)
Directors UK Closing date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026
- Full time
- £25k-£30k
Mon, 10 Aug 2026 "> published -
Job Summary
Job Description
To collect and process data regarding British film and television productions and process reports to allocate and distribute payments to members.
Terms of Employment
Salary: £27,000 per annum.
Hours: 9.30am - 5.30pm
Work days: Monday - Friday
Location: 2nd Floor, 33 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DX
Contract: 9 Month FTC
Benefits:
Holidays: 25 days per year (plus all public and bank holidays) pro rata
Company Pension Scheme opt in entitlement
Company Cycle to work Scheme
Company Perkbox discounts membership
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
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
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.
Flexibility
To be able to work effectively in a changing environment, other tasks may be required.
Job Responsibilities
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 post holder will be required to undertake additional tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the role.
Job Overview
- Job Title: Royalties Assistant (9 Month FTC)
- Salary: £25k-£30k
- Hours: Full time
- Artform: Film
- Role: Admin, Secretarial & PA
- Contract: Contract
- Closing date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026
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Location:
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Job: Royalties Assistant (9 Month FTC)
Job: Royalties Assistant (9 Month FTC)
Organisation: Directors UK
Postcode: EC1V 0DX
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
Applications closing date: Friday 21 August 2026 at 5pm.
Interviews are due to take place: Week commencing Monday 31 August 2026.
Please note that only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted.
- Contact email: [email protected]
About Directors UK
Directors UK is the professional association of UK screen directors. It is a membership organisation representing the creative, economic and contractual interests of over 8,500 members – the majority of working TV and film directors in the UK.