HR Advisor - ILM London

Disneyland Hong Kong; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading entertainment company is seeking a proactive HR Advisor to manage immigration and visa applications. This role supports studio operations, ensures compliance with Home Office regulations, and handles HR projects. The ideal candidate will have HR experience in a creative environment, strong communication skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively. The company offers hybrid working practices, requiring at least two days on-site per week.

Qualifications

• Proven relevant HR experience, preferably in a creative or media industry.
• Ability to manage changing priorities with resilience.
• Strong rapport-building skills with employees.

Responsibilities

• Manage the visa application process and ensure compliance.
• Advise employees on benefits and relevant policies.
• Assist with payroll processing for employee changes.

Skills

Client-focused

Collaboration

Communication

Analytical skills

Tools

SAP

Workday

Google products

Job description

12 month Fixed-Term contract, Maternity Cover

Position Summary

We are looking for an HR Advisor who reflects the innovative spirit, creative talent, production excellence, collaborative mindset and passion for great filmmaking that define ILM.

The HR Advisor works with the HR Team and supports the studio by providing comprehensive immigration and visa application support services to our relevant studio population. This role is critical in ensuring migrant workers maintain legal status to work in the UK whilst employed by ILM. In addition this role will be responsible for the administration, management and application of other key disciplines for the studio including Global Mobility and Employee Benefits.

The ideal candidate will be client-focused, proactive, collaborative, and emphasise communication and efficiency to execute in this highly detail-oriented role. This role also supports the studio’s overall people and business agenda by undertaking specific HR projects as required.

What you'll do:

Managing the visa application process, alongside immigration partners, ensuring processes and procedures comply with stringent Home Office rules and regulations, recommending changes as necessary.

Acting as first point of contact for all transfers and international assignees or new hire situations following offer/deal brokered organising visas, engaging Global Mobility as required.

In partnership with HR Business Partners, advising employees on ILM’s benefits and relevant policies including maternity/paternity/shared parental/adoption leave processes and procedures, tracking all information and providing reports and updates as necessary.

Assisting with the monthly payroll process ensuring the tracker is completed fully with all relevant employee changes relating to benefits and other leave, including parental leave.

Collaborating with HR Coordinator and HR Assistant with processing the related benefits administration, in addition to fielding related queries coming into the HR enquiries inbox, escalating to HR Business Partners as required.

What We’re Looking For

Proven relevant HR experience, preferably within a creative or media industry environment.

Demonstrates a positive, solution focussed mindset and approaches work with balanced enthusiasm and professionalism

Builds strong rapport with employees and colleagues at all levels, fostering trusted and respectful relationships.

Adapts to changing priorities with resilience and flexibility, maintaining clear communication to ensure realistic expectations.

Works effectively both independently and collaboratively, demonstrating responsible self-management without the need for constant supervision

Communicates clearly and confidently in both written and verbal forms, encouraging open dialogue.

Uses strong analytical skills to interpret data, identify trends, and offer a range of considered, evidence-based solutions.

Preferred:

Technical Skills:

Experience with Google products (Gmail, Calendar, Sheets, Forms) beneficial

Experience of Mac beneficial

Knowledge of HR databases including SAP and Workday would be advantageous

The company operates hybrid working practices, which means employees are required to work a minimum of 2 days on-site per week at Company premises, and occasionally from home.

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