Manager, Production Clearances & Licensing Operations
ViacomCBS
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 10/4/2021 6:00:00 AM PST
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Overview & Responsibilities
Looking for an exciting career change at one of the largest media companies in the world? Then this may be an incredible opportunity for you! We're searching for an incredible Manager to join our Production Clearances & Licensing Operations team.
Our ideal candidate will be responsible for the clearances of media assets in content across ViacomCBS brands and will be at the forefront of the production process communicating regularly with Production (in-house and/or third party), Production Management, Creative, Marketing, Business Development, Business & Legal Affairs, and IP Litigation teams pushing forward strategy and securing clearances to achieve creative vision.
Responsibilities
include but are not limited to:
• Handle licensing responsibilities for projects throughout all phases of production, from pre-production to post; work closely and collaborate with client partners at all stages of creative and production process to flag rights issues/necessary permission, and propose alternative solutions during the content production and execution process
• Conduct copyright research and facilitate clearance requests. Negotiate licenses and permissions with copyright owners of music, film, TV, photography, viral footage, video games, digital content, books, magazines, etc. Track and process all license payments.
• Regular reporting of clearance costs to Production and Production Management via tracking grids and over the phone/via email. Work closely with these areas and proactively suggest cost-saving options and alternatives.
• Use existing rights management systems to track and report availability of programming to various departments for distribution
• Review and draft license agreements. Maintain contract files and build reports for all assigned programs/projects and ensure that licenses are executed and paid in a timely manner.
• Working alongside Legal, review content for legal matters including Public Domain, Fair Use, Defamation and Rights of Publicity
• Manage a heavy workload of third-party clearances for in-depth archival programming, news and reality content as well as scripted series
• Collaborate with SVP and Director in the preparation of budgets, development of strategies, evaluation of rights and implementation of procedures to work within production budgets. Attend greenlight meetings with Production and Development teams.
• Occasionally oversee project-based employees and/or interns
Basic Qualifications
• 5 years' experience in a production company, advertising agency, film studio, television network, archival research/clearances, music publisher, or record label.
• Tech-savvy individual proficient in all current document and database systems
• Must have a strong understanding, along with practical implementation, of the law in regard to Public Domain, Fair Use, Defamation and Rights of Publicity
• Ability to accurately analyze and interpret complex license agreements
• Ability to make effective presentations on rights and licensing related topics to client groups and employees
• Ability to apply concepts such as Most Favored Nations and split copyright percentages, and apply them to practical situations, e.g., budgeting, tracking reports
• Ability to draw conclusions from working knowledge of issues and risk that impact the area of rights licensing including copyright & trademark law and union/guild issues
Additional Qualifications
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communications skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills (including the ability to effectively interact with a range of personalities and styles to establish effective relationships at all levels of the organization)
• A proactive contributor who can both work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to handle highly confidential information and material appropriately
• Comprehensive understanding media industry trends for new partnership and cross promotional opportunities