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Sector: Media and Publishing
Role: Executive
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Rights Executive
Legal & BA (ITV Studios)
Permanent
ITV Leeds + Hybrid (minimum 2 days in Leeds office per week)
Hiring range: £33,000 - £35,000
Your work matters to millions.
Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it's not surprising that you'll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we're at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution.
When you join us, you enter a fun working environment with opportunities to learn, grow and make a real difference.
The team...
ITV manages a catalogue of 250,000+ hours of television programmes & feature films and formats produced by ITV Studios or acquired by Global Partnerships for distribution. Effective management of the rights data that informs availability of these assets underpins the company's commercial strategies for the exploitation and re-use of content throughout the world via multiple distribution channels.
The role...
The Rights Executive works with the Senior Rights Executive and Rights Manager to promote the widest possible exploitation of ITV's content by recording and maintaining rights data, advising on the availability and cost of exploiting rights and supporting ITV's sales and distribution arms through the documentation, governance and administration of rights exploitation.
Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
* Be responsible for the interpretation, input and maintenance of rights information for ITV content into ITV's rights systems in accordance with agreed policies and standards.
* Assisting ITV's sales and distribution arms with the creation and maintenance of Programme data and licences where necessary.
* Assess availability and offer accurate clearance and cost information to all exploitation areas within company deadlines.
* Maintain strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the continual flow of rights information into the department.
* Work closely with Talent and Royalty Payments team, offering authority to pay by inputting rights data into the relevant systems.
* Provide solutions to rights clearance and cost issues and where necessary, undertake risk assessments through discussion with the Rights Manager and Head of Rights Management.
* Deliver service in accordance with any Service Level Agreements that are managed by the Rights department.
* Support the development of new technologies to achieve future facing rights management systems.
* In conjunction with the Rights Managers and Head of Rights Management, negotiate rights clearances & renewals required for secondary exploitation.
* Assisting in producing reporting to meet ITV's obligations.
* Keep abreast of rights & talent union issues through information circulated within Rights and Legal & Business Affairs.
Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)...
* Experience in a legal administration role.
* Experience working within a television rights, casting or talent payments environment.
Other things we're looking for (key criteria)
* Experience in reading and interpreting complex legal data/documents (desirable).
* Experienced user of PARIS and Genersys, or equivalent rights management systems (desirable).
* Accuracy and an eye for detail.
* Strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
* Driven and passionate about TV and Commercial Awareness.
* Strong organisational and information management skills.
* Service excellence and networking skills - effective communication, interpersonal and influencing skills with an ability to build successful, professional working relationships at all levels.
ITV is for everyone.
ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we'll guarantee to take you to the next stage.
We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments.
Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.
ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:
* Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone.
* Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more.
* Annual bonus opportunity.
* Competitive pension contribution.
* Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares.
* Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life.
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 9th February 2025
Company
ITV is the biggest commercial television network in the UK. Which means we offer some of the biggest career opportunities in the industry.
We love telly, we’re passionate about content, and most importantly we understand our audiences.
We’ve also got the kind of inclusive working environment where you’ll never stop learning.
We’re 60 years of TV history - and we’re also its future. Which means there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.
Here at ITV, we celebrate individuality, we’re committed to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive.
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