Clearance Manager
Tennis Channel
Santa Monica, CAThis was removed by the employer on 4/17/2015 5:28:00 PM PST
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Freelance Job
Tennis Channel is the only 24-hour, television-based multimedia destination dedicated to both the professional sport and tennis lifestyle. A hybrid of comprehensive sports, health, fitness, pop culture, entertainment, lifestyle and travel programming, the network is home to every aspect of the wide-ranging, worldwide tennis community. It also has the most concentrated single-sport coverage in television, with telecast rights to the US Open, Roland Garros (French Open), Wimbledon, Australian Open, Emirates US Open Series, ATP Masters Series and other events, WTA Tour competitions, Davis Cup and Fed Cup by BNP Paribas, and Hyundai Hopman Cup. Tennis Channel is carried by nine of the top 10 MSO's, Verizon FiOS TV, and has a national footprint via DirecTV and DISH Network.
Position: Clearance Manager (Freelance to Full Time)
Position Overview: Under the supervision of the Business and Legal Affairs department, the Clearance Manager will working directly in conjunction with original programming, production, marketing, digital and other departments as needed
The Clearance Manager will be responsible for negotiating and obtaining clearances for Tennis Channel content, as assigned, as follows:
• Footage Licensing - Manage footage licensing by working with existing licenses and obtaining additional licenses as needed
• Still Photo Licensing -Working with our photo library subscription services and functioning as the liaison between company and the subscription services. Additional clearances may be required for photos not in Tennis Channel's subscription
• Music Licensing:-Working with our music library subscription services and functioning as the liaison between company and the subscription services. Additional clearances may be required for music not in Tennis Channel's subscriptions
• Releases - Obtain and process all releases (location, athlete, network, contest entrants, etc.) as appropriate
Additional responsibilities include:
• Out-licensing- Negotiate and draft Tennis Channel content licensing out to 3rd parties
• Content clearance - in addition to the above, advising, reviewing and approving of all clearances for Tennis Channel content
• Expirations/Renewals- Monitoring and managing clearance expirations and communicating expiration dates to the appropriate Tennis Channel personnel
• Documentation-Reviewing, managing and maintaining production binders ensuring all clearance data included is accurate and all backup documentation is included
• Music-Ensure compliance with all music licensing entities (ASCAP, BMI and SESAC) by working with appropriate Tennis Channel personnel on music cue sheets and reporting
• Other duties as appropriate and assigned
Job Requirements:
• 3 - 5 years relevant experience
• Detail oriented
• Able to work in a fast paced high pressure environment
• Success at working well with all different personalities
To be considered, please email resume, salary history and requirements to:
Subject line must read: Clearance Manager (Freelance to Full Time)
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