Contracts & Rights Coordinator
Legal & Business Affairs (Content, Rights & Marketing)
6 month FTC, Full Time
Office Location: Leeds (hybrid working patterns apply with 2-3 days per week in the office)
Hiring range: £27,000 - £30,000
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, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact's felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people. Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don't just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.
The team
We are looking for a Contracts & Rights Coordinator to join our Legal & Business Affairs team based in Leeds on a 6 month fixed term basis.
The team provides a comprehensive and first-class contracts and rights management service for the Media & Entertainment division, by drafting and issuing standard form contracts for all commissioned and acquired content and capturing highly accurate and timely contractual and rights data relating to that content in ITV's systems.
The role
The Contracts & Rights Coordinator supports the Media & Entertainment Content teams from Commissioning to Scheduling and manages the end-to-end contracting and rights management process for all content that is made available for our viewers to watch.
Key responsibilities include (but not limited to):
1. Support in the end-to-end process from internal sign-off, preparing and issuing initial drafts of agreements and issuing signature copies of contracts and arranging for prompt signature.
2. Ensure the timely and accurate input, update and maintenance of contracts and rights data into ITV's systems to reflect new information and to apply updates to existing information.
3. Act as a point of contact for all aspects of contracts and rights queries (internal & external), such as copyright clearance, underlying rights queries, industry and regulatory legislation, terms of trade, talent union and music agreements.
4. Provide accurate and timely visibility of rights availability, including clearance and cost information, across the Media & Entertainment division.
5. Build and maintain relationships with all internal stakeholders and external suppliers, managing enquiries with a first-class customer service led approach.
6. Support on ad-hoc projects as they arise and co-ordinate such projects across the Legal & Business Affairs team or ITV as required.
Skills you'll need (minimum criteria)
1. Excellent attention to detail is essential.
2. Strong and effective communication, interpersonal and influencing skills and an ability to build successful working relationships at all levels is a must.
3. Ability to effectively manage competing priorities with a customer service approach; delivers quality even when reacting to changing circumstances; able to monitor own work to ensure it reaches successful completion; and plans ahead, anticipating potential problems.
Other things we're looking for (key criteria)
1. Contracts and data management experience is preferred; ideally in a media and/or legal environment.
2. Ability to develop existing processes to meet the changing needs of the business and to continuously improve and develop understanding of new and innovative technologies.
3. Proficient in using Google Suite e.g. Gmail, Sheets & Docs, Microsoft Office e.g. Excel and Word and workflow tools, such as Trello, Jira.
4. Strong ambassador for ITV, its brands and its values.
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. Drop us a line if you require anything at talkingcareers@itv.com.
Closing date: 25th February 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr