Film Programmes and Placements Administrator

Salary: £25,850 per annum

ScreenSkills are recruiting a Film Programmes and Placements Administrator

This role will be an integral part of the team, working closely with the Film Programmes and Placements Lead and the Film Team Manager, as well as the Film CPD team, to deliver and ensure the smooth running of the department’s programmes and placements.

Key responsibilities:

• Be the first point of contact for all general phone and email enquiries related to Trainee Finder and all other Film programmes, dealing with them in a professional and timely manner
• Be an integral part of the annual ScreenSkills Trainee Finder recruitment process
• Support Film Programmes and Placements Lead with this industry-respected programme to meet productions’ crewing needs including all paperwork, contracts and follow-ups to tight deadlines
• Manage paperwork for placements including grant applications, interviews, induction, training, contracts and placements as well as follow-up.
• Manage Film and CPD (Continuing Professional Development) paid placements paperwork including upkeep of cohort booklets, production interviews, placements, progression plans and production invoicing.
• Manage placement tracker and database spreadsheets and assist with reporting placement progress to the wider team/company
• Assist in planning and delivering training, industry events and networking opportunities for programme participants throughout the year, including booking travel and accommodation
• Working with Film colleagues to track outcomes and longer-term individual career succession of individuals taking part in Trainee Finder, other programmes
• Assisting in maintaining a relevant and up-to-date database of industry contacts, including inputting communication updates on ScreenSkills’ CRM platform
• In liaison with the Marcomms team ensuring that the Film-related sections of ScreenSkills’ website are up to date, creating a positive and accurate experience for users
• Assisting the Film Programmes and Placements Lead with maintaining trainee and alumni engagement, offering practical support where required.
• Liaison with Marcomms/productions to provide release date info, trainees on productions, and talking to productions to provide on set stills of trainees and production stills

The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Excellent written and communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Accuracy of monitoring and maintaining accurate records during the Trainee Finder recruitment process
• Time management
• Proficiency of Microsoft Office 365, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and Zoom functionalities

To apply:

Please submit a CV and cover letter, or ScreenSkills job application form and CV to jobs@screenskills.com.

Complete the ScreenSkills Job application form

ScreenSkills are happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during the application & selection process as part of their reasonable adjustments approach. Get in touch via jobs@screenskills.com.

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The closing date for this position is 18/02/2026 at 23:59