Commercial, Rights

3 months ago

London, United Kingdom BBC Full time

Legal & Rights Management- Fixed Term - Full Time- London, GB, W12 7FA- BBC Studios Distribution- Job Closing Date: 22.04.24**THE ROLE**:
**ABOUT BBC STUDIOS**:
BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe.

We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III.

The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena.

**THE ROLE**:
We are recruiting a Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs Executive to join the Audio team in Rights Negotiations at BBC Studios. The Audio team work closely with the BBC’s key partners to support the commercial distribution of radio and audiobook programming globally.

The team negotiate and contract with a wide range of contributors including presenters, actors, writers, and authors to ensure that all content is cleared for commercial exploitation. The team also support new and emerging business and opportunities in the audiobook and podcast market.

The purpose of the Commercial, Rights and Business Affairs Executive role is to ensure the BBC acquires, creates and distributes Intellectual Property (IP) to maximise audience value and commercial return in a digital, global and commercial environment by:

- Delivering and implementing commercial, rights and business affairs activities
- Implementing and ensuring compliance with rights policies and frameworks
- Contracting and assisting with negotiation of complex deals
- Building and maintaining internal and external relationships and partnerships

The role requires a ‘one BBC’ approach with close teamwork and/or embedded ways of working with all Divisions across the organisation. This is central to our purpose and culture and is critical to this role.

**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**:
**Negotiating and contracting**: To draft and negotiate contracts for deals (including talent and contributor rights agreements, digital media contracts and collaboration agreements with creative and funding partners, and agreements with independent production companies).

**Rights management**:To advise on issues including contributor fees, contract terms, employment of foreign artists, tax and service companies, copyright clearance, writers and format deals, union agreements, framework agreements, negotiating fees and contracting. To undertake copyright clearance on existing material.

**Research**: To undertake research projects and business reviews on programme and market information providing advice on key business implications of proposed activity

**Stakeholder management**: To foster and develop collaborative, creative and commercial relationships - both external (including independent production companies, rights-owning bodies, third party funders, and trade organisations) and internal (including BBC public service).

**Compliance**:To ensure that standards and frameworks are adhered to and translated into compliant individual deals within a pan-BBC approach. To ensure all commercial activity is consistent with BBC Fair Trading policy and regulatory requirements.

**Market intelligence**:To monitor and utilise global market trends in order to enhance the overall effectiveness and credibility of CRBA.

**Team management**:To provide day-to-day support, training and development for other team members (as required). To maintain efficiency by reviewing and proposing new ways of working.

**Risk management**: To assist with mitigating legal, contractual and business affairs risk, brand and IP protection.

**Systems and record keeping**: To produce contractual documentation and ensure information on relevant BBC systems are current and maintained. To ensure accurate and current record keeping, authorise and oversee contractual payments (as appropriate).

**WHAT DOES IT TAKE?**:
Essential
- Knowledge of, and experience in, broadcast and digital media.
- Knowledge of current market intelligence and global media trends.
- Contracting and copyright experience.
- Proven influencing, persuading or negotiating skills.
- Experience of developing and maintaining strong, collaborative working relationships.
- Experience of managing and/or delivering projects.
- Good attention to detail and the ability to examine and summarise complex data.
- An approach that encompasses proactivity, flexibility, resilience, passion and energy.

Desirable
- Legal knowledge and experience.
- Knowledge of contracting systems, databases and spreadsheet packages.
- Knowledge and experience in the audio sector.

**JOB IMPACT**:

- Makes well-judged and informed decisions and takes responsibility for their consequences.
- Manages own time to achieve specified short-term targets.
- Exercises proactivity, responsibility, empowerment, judgment and discretion.
- Maintains strong

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