Director, Rights & Clearances
CNBC
Englewood Cliffs, NJThis was removed by the employer on 9/15/2015 1:40:00 PM PST
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Full Time Job
The Manager, Rights and Clearances, is responsible for acquiring third party clearances and implementing rights and clearances policies for CNBC, including managing a rights database.
Promptly facilitating rights clearance requests, researching copyright ownership, analyzing rights and fair use issues.
Negotiating and drafting basic production agreements.
Archival responsibilities, including overseeing music cue sheets and usage reports and monitoring compliance with restrictions
Advertising standards review.
QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS
J.D. Degree
Prior legal experience with intellectual property and copyrights
Prior legal experience drafting license agreements
Eligibility Requirements:
• Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through the link below to be considered
• Willingness to work overtime, and on weekends with short notice
• Must be willing to work in Englewood Cliffs, NJ
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older
• It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal's affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
Desired Characteristics
• Outstanding communication, organization and time-management skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong technology and database management skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced, demanding, creative production environment
• Experience with iNews and archives systems a plus
DESIRED CHARACTERISTICS
• Outstanding communication, organization and time-management skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strong technology and database management skills
• Ability to work in a fast paced, demanding, creative production environment