Executive, Rights Management

The Role

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.

As part of the Legal team, the Rights Management department works closely with Production, Music, Business Affairs and Finance to provide all areas of the business, and ITV’s strategic partners, with visibility and access to its content. The department engages with many areas of the business that need rights availability and cost information in order to licence content – including via internal trading. Licensing of content itself leads to payment and reporting obligations that also rely on accurate rights data.

The role..

We are currently looking for x2 Rights Executives to join our Scripted and Non-Scripted teams. One of the positions is a 12m fixed term contact whilst the other will be a permanent contract. 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.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• 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 and to KPI deadlines.
• 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 Business Affairs.

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

• Proven experience in rights management, business affairs, media administration or a similar rights-related role within a broadcaster, distributor, production company or comparable organisation.
• Demonstrable experience of interpreting and inputting contractual, rights or licensing data into systems with a high level of accuracy.
• Strong proficiency in data entry, database management and Microsoft Office/Google Workspace, with evidence of working to deadlines and KPIs.
• Experience of liaising with internal stakeholders or external partners in an administrative or rights-focused capacity.

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

• Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to handle large volumes of data accurately and identify inconsistencies.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, particularly when assessing rights availability, clearance issues or cost implications.
• Confident communicator able to explain rights positions clearly to a variety of stakeholders across Sales, Distribution, Talent Payments and Production.
• Ability to build and maintain positive, collaborative working relationships across multiple teams.
• Highly organised, with the ability to prioritise tasks, manage competing deadlines and deliver in line with SLAs.
• Resilient and adaptable, with a solutions-focused approach when dealing with rights queries or clearance challenges.
• Comfortable navigating complex policies, union guidelines and rights frameworks, and committed to ongoing learning in this area.
• Forward-thinking mindset with an interest in supporting new technologies and future-facing Rights systems.

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.