Rights and Distribution Coordinator

Rights and Distribution Coordinator (Business and Legal)

Duration: 2 Months

Location: London, Hybrid

Business and Legal Affairs (BALA) Acquired Content Coordinator supports the Channel 5 Acquired Content teams and manages the end to end contracting and rights management process for all acquired content across Channel 5 services.

Responsibilities:

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• Ensure the timely and accurate input, update and maintenance of contracts and rights data into Channel 5’s systems to reflect new information and to apply updates to existing information.
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• To act as a point of contact for all aspects of contracts and rights queries, such as exploitation rights and clearances.
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• Build and maintain relationships with all internal stakeholders.
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• Support on ad-hoc projects as they arise and co-ordinate such projects across the BALA team or Channel 5 as required.
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Requirements:

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• Proven experience in Rights Management
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• Background in TV Acquisitions (preferred), although experience within Distribution or Commissioning will also be considered
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• Excellent attention to detail is essential
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• Strong and effective communication, interpersonal and influencing skills and an ability to build successful working relationships at all levels is a must
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• Ability to effectively manage competing priorities; able to monitor own work to ensure it reaches successful completion; and plans ahead, anticipating potential problems.
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• Contracts and data management experience is preferred; ideally in a media and/or legal environment
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• Preferred (but not essential) experience with the WON rights management system.
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Please apply now if this immediate contract requirement is something of interest, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.