Job description

Manager, Rights and Clearances

At Glass Entertainment Group, we aim to support our employees and provide an environment that sets them up for success. This position can be 100% Remote, Hybrid, or On-site.

Contract Position - $2100-$2350 a week – Depending on experience and location.

Who We Are

Glass Entertainment Group is an award-winning, full-service production company specializing in unscripted television, film production, new media content and podcasting. The company has produced television series, specials and podcasts for TLC, Animal Planet, Nat Geo Wild, CNN, HLN, Investigation Discovery, The Food Network, Lifetime Movie Network, A&E, Snapchat, History Channel, HGTV, WEtv, Wondery and Travel Channel. We have a diversified slate, producing everything from television programming, award winning documentaries, scripted feature films, advertising and social campaigns, podcasts, phone apps and short form digital series for online publishers.

Who We Are Seeking

We are seeking a Rights and Clearance Manager to supervise clearance activities across multiple projects for linear broadcast and streaming platforms. Navigate rights required for various types of media based on network client Standards & Practices teams. Build strong relationships with third party content vendor representatives, including negotiation of both long term and project based high volume agreements. Guide Rights & Clearances Coordinator through modification and development of workflows for review and identification of copyright, trademark, music, privacy, S&P, and individual release concerns.

What You will Be Doing

• Research and source user-generated, stock/clearing house and vendor curated content at the direction from Executive and Story Producers.
• Negotiate required terms with rights holders based on internal and network legal parameters.
• Maintain organized and accurate records of third party and network acquired content and costs for individual projects as assigned and in collaboration with archival producers.
• Communicate rights and clearance issues to post management, business affairs and legal teams – flagging related potential editing and delivery delays.
• Screen Rough, Fine and Locked cuts as needed, for rights and clearance concerns.
• Partner with Production Management to ensure credit obligations are met.
• Serve as liaison between internal legal and business affairs, finance,and post departments to report costs and timelines.
• Serve as liaison between network S&P teams and internal post department.
• Under the direction of legal counsel, update standard agreements for individual acquisition parties, terms, and pricing.
• Work with post management and legal department to update and maintain rights & clearances workflows.
• Maintaining list of general S&P guidelines for individual network partners and project genres.
• Track & hit deadlines for well over a dozen projects at a time via internal and client tracking grids and systems
• To give you a sense of volume for this position we wanted to mention that it is common for a couple of clip shows to easily have 25+ clips per episode.

ExpertiseYou Will Bring

• You have a minimum of 4+ years of experience in a rights-clearance focused role either at a media production company or entertainment network.
• Experience working onvarious programming genres: True Crime, Clip/Countdown, Reno, Medical, etc.
• Experience drafting, negotiating, and finalizingclearance agreements with individuals and business entities including terms and cost.
• Experience clearing high volumes of media from various sources simultaneously and maintaining accuratecost, source,and usage records.
• Advanced knowledge of standard media rights terminology and best practices for long form, short form, promo,and digital media delivery.
• Comfortable guiding Executive Producers and company management on usage and rightsneeds.
• Understanding of common filesharingworkflows and specs from stock houses and individuals.
• Experience in maintainingorganizational documents on Google Drive and Microsoft OneDrive.

Glass Entertainment Group encourages a culture that celebrates and embraces diversity. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex(including pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression,) age, national origin, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristicprotected by federal, state, or local law.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: $2,100.00 - $2,350.00 per week

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Remote

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