Trainee Music Co-ordinator

Trainee Music Co-Ordinator: 12 Month Fixed Term, July 2025 - June 2026

Job Summary:
Job Title: Trainee Music Co-Ordinator
Contract Length: 12-month Company Placement, with potential extension.
Start Date: July 2025
Hours: 37.5hrs per week
Salary: Real Living Wage (currently £12.60 per hour)
Location: Belfast (Hybrid working)

Job Description
Supporting the Music Supervisor in a wide range of rights, research and clearance duties

Responsibilities:

• Working closely with Music Supervisor across scripted and non-scripted television and film productions
• Dealing with administrative tasks such as checking & logging of music licensing documentation, and generally overseeing a strong organisational framework
• Manage music databases for distribution of sourced music to productions
• Conduct music searches of both library and commercial music for productions
• Manage composer information for scored music
• Collating and distributing music files as necessary
• Manage music clearance reports and residual music cue sheet information
• Work with Post-Production personnel on delivery paperwork requirements

Who is eligible to apply?
You are eligible to apply if you can answer these three questions:

Are you eligible to work in the UK?

Do you currently reside in Northern Ireland?

Are you available to participate in the scheme from July 2025 – June 2026

If you cannot answer YES to these three questions, please do not apply. Ineligible applications will be automatically discarded.
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Where is it based?
The role will be based in Belfast, Northern Ireland and participants will be expected to base themselves in Northern Ireland for the duration.
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​​​​​​​Equal Opportunities Statement
“We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.”

We will monitor our programmes on an ongoing basis and target any under-represented groups as and when appropriate.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme
As part of our commitment to the employment of disabled people, we operate a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS). The GIS does not guarantee a job. However, its objective is to ensure a guaranteed number of disabled applicants, who meet the minimum essential criteria for the role they have applied for, are offered an interview.

Pre-Employment Checks
To be officially appointed at Northern Ireland Screen, all candidates who successfully complete the selection process will be required to undergo an Access NI Basic Disclosure Check. Human Resources will provide further guidance once a candidate has been provisionally offered the position.