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:

• 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.
• To act as a point of contact for all aspects of contracts and rights queries, such as exploitation rights and clearances.
• Build and maintain relationships with all internal stakeholders.
• Support on ad-hoc projects as they arise and co-ordinate such projects across the BALA team or Channel 5 as required.

Requirements:

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

Please apply now if this immediate contract requirement is something of interest, and we will get back to you as soon as possible.