HR Administrator

MPLC; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£30,000 salary

Hybrid or remote working

25 days’ holiday + bank holidays

Life insurance

Private health insurance

Job summary

A media company is seeking an HR Administrator to provide proactive support to managers and employees. This role includes assisting with employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, and ensuring compliance with HR processes. Proven HR experience and strong communication skills are essential. The successful candidate will enjoy a hybrid work environment, competitive benefits, and the chance to play a key role in shaping HR practices within the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a previous HR role.
• Clear, confident communication skills and the ability to build trust at all levels.
• Excellent organization and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritize and remain steady under pressure.
• Experience handling confidential information with discretion.

Responsibilities

• Assist the HR team with providing timely and accurate HR advice.
• Support the delivery of employee relations, recruitment, and onboarding.
• Manage onboarding and offboarding processes.
• Maintain HR systems and records.
• Contribute to HR reporting and analytics.

Skills

HR role experience

Confident communication

Organizational skills

Ability to handle confidential information

Proficiency in Spanish

Education

CIPD qualification or equivalent experience

Job description

Department: People Team

Location: United Kingdom

Compensation: £30,000 / year

Description

MPLC is the legal way to show movies and TV in public or commercial spaces across the globe. For over 30 years, we’ve been the trusted partner to major Hollywood studios, independent producers, and the wider creative ecosystem, ensuring content creators are paid fairly and organisations respect copyright.

As our organisation grows, the need for clear HR guidance, strong employee support, and consistent people practices has never been more important. We are hiring an HR Administrator to join our established HR team, working collaboratively to provide proactive, pragmatic, and people‑focused support across the business.

This role plays a key part in ensuring managers are confident in leading their teams, employees feel informed and supported, and our HR processes run smoothly from day to day.

The Role in Two Sentences

Assist the HR team with providing timely, accurate, and solutions‑focused HR advice to managers and employees, ensuring best practice, legal compliance, and a positive employee experience.

Support the delivery of core HR processes including employee relations, recruitment, onboarding, HR operations, and people initiatives.

What You’ll Do

As our HR Administrator, you’ll have an overview of a wide range of HR matters, offering clear, balanced, and professional assistance. You’ll provide administrative support when the HR teams deals with employee relations cases, help managers navigate policies and procedures, and ensure our HR processes remain compliant and consistent.

You’ll manage onboarding and offboarding, maintain accurate HR systems and records, and contribute to the development of HR policies.

You’ll also support HR reporting and analytics, work closely with payroll and finance on data accuracy, and participate in people‑focused projects including wellbeing, diversity and inclusion, and employee engagement.

Fluency in Spanish is advantageous but not essential.

You’ll love this role if...

• You enjoy being part of a trusted HR team and building strong, credible relationships across the business.
• You’re confident providing practical HR guidance and helping managers solve problems.
• You thrive in a varied role where you’ll balance administrative work, operational tasks, and project support.
• You’re organised, detail‑driven, and enjoy bringing structure and clarity to busy environments.
• You’re curious, proactive, and eager to continue developing your HR expertise.

Let's be honest!

This role is central to how effectively our people function supports the business. You’ll sometimes manage multiple cases at once, work to tight deadlines, and be involved in the HR process through sensitive situations.

In return, you’ll work with autonomy, be trusted for your judgment, and have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on how we support our people and shape our HR practices.

What You’ll Bring (Experience & Skills)

• Proven experience in a previous HR role.
• Clear, confident communication skills and the ability to build trust at all levels.
• Excellent organisation and attention to detail.
• Ability to prioritise and remain steady under pressure.
• Experience handling confidential information with discretion.
• CIPD qualification or equivalent experience.
• Spanish language skills (spoken and written) desirable but not essential.

Benefits

• £30,000 salary
• Hybrid or remote working
• 25 days’ holiday + bank holidays
• Life insurance
• Private health insurance (including optical & dental)