Rights Executive
- Recruiter
- Searchlight Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- London (Central), London (Greater)
- Salary
- Attractive
- Posted
- 06 Jul 2021
- Closes
- 03 Aug 2021
- Ref
- S5156
- Job Title
- Administration
- Practice Area
- Media / Entertainment
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
The COMPANY
Our client is a prestigious production and distribution company which creates and distributes high profile content around the world.
The ROLE
As a Rights Executive working as part of the Rights Team, you will be responsible for researching the rights position on key titles, negotiating additional clearance where required and updating DPS accordingly.
Key Responsibilities -
- Attend regular meetings to agree proposed exploitation targets & prioritise titles accordingly
- Research & analyse contract/programme information across agreed titles e.g. acquisition agreements, talent agreements, music cue sheets & if necessary, undertake manual update of DPS rights data
- Where required, negotiate rights clearances and renewals required to facilitate secondary exploitation, draft supporting documentation & process payments. Update the rights management system
- Manage & maintain a clear concise WIP to provide an overview of workload
- Work collaboratively with the existing Rights Team, Legal & Business Affairs
THE POSITION IS OFFERED AS A 12 MONTH CONTRACT.
The CANDIDATE
With solid experience as a Rights Executive within the entertainment sector, you will have an excellent knowledge of Talent Union & collecting society agreements and programme/contributor intellectual property rights. Previous experience working with right managements systems is desirable.
You have the ability to analyse all types of agreements and extract acquired rights information for data input.
An excellent communicator, you will be skilled at building successful working relationships across all levels.