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The Script Clearance Department is a division of the Intellectual Property Department within the SPE Legal Department. The Department identifies and resolves all legal script clearance issues for SPE's film, television and virtual reality productions as mandated by the company's E&O insurance policy and to prevent legal claims and litigation.

The Script Clearance Manager ("Manager") independently manages multiple television, film and virtual reality projects from pre-production through release to identify, address and resolve all intellectual property issues, including but not limited to issues of copyright, trademark, defamation, right of publicity, right of privacy and product use. The Manager will also directly supervise two Clearance Analysts and a Script Clearance Coordinator. The Manager will support the Director and the *** President in managing the Script Clearance team. The Manager will be expected to provide perspective on the resolution of difficult issues, mentor more junior members of the department and represent the department to high level studio executives. In addition, the Manager will be asked to help set department policy and aid in the structural growth of the department.

Responsibilities :

• Day to day management of all clearance activities across multiple TV and Film productions
• Oversight of three employees' workloads and professional development.
• Customarily and regularly exercise discretion and independent judgment in preparing a script clearance reports, identifying and assessing key legal issues associated with story points, character and business name research, and approving prop/set dressing items created by production art departments - all of which are significant and essential to the creation and distribution of SPE's content.
• Effectively and independently communicate with high level production and studio executives regarding difficult issues that have arisen on a production.
• Assess the legal risks on character names, business names, props, set dressing, and wardrobe items.
• Identify legal risks associated with on-set items such as prop, set dressing and wardrobe. Direct crew members on how such risks should be addressed.
• Research potential defamation, privacy, false association and right of publicity claims associated with a project and present such issues to the VP and EVP of the Intellectual Property Department.
• Understanding of key legal agreements and deal terms, including license agreements, rights agreements, and releases. Negotiate key legal agreements. Oversee drafting of such agreements by a Coordinator. Address high level comments from opposing counsel. Consults with studio attorneys when necessary.
• Knowledgeable of advanced legal principles related to projects based on true stories. Communicates with studio attorneys, outside counsel, studio executives, producers, and writers to identify legal problems and suggest and implement solutions.
• Manage relationship with post-production, publicity and marketing and other parts of the studio as it relates to clearance issues on the project.
• Aid in fact discovery in the event of a claim.
• Supervises directs reports workload and development.
• Makes suggestions and recommendations as to the hiring, advancement, promotion, or corrective performance plans of department personnel.

Requirements:

• 8-10 years of script clearance experience
• 8-10 years of experience in the entertainment industry
• 8-10 years of experience managing a team
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Knowledge:

• Strong understanding of US and worldwide copyright laws and public domain criteria.
• Expertise and understanding of complex legal concepts such fair use, right of publicity, defamation, and false association.
• Proficient in using and analyzing information found in US Trademark, Hoovers, and **** databases.
• Working knowledge of Entertainment Guild terms and requirements with regards to clip re-use and talent clearances.

Skills:

• Excellent negotiator.
• Strong communicator and writer.
• Talented problem solver.
• Ability to mentor and teach junior members of the department

Abilities:

• Accurately apply expertise when identifying and assessing issues arising in productions including as related to parody, satire, commentary.
• Strong ability to work effectively and thrive in a team environment.
• Enjoy working in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Resolve complicated clearance issues under tight deadlines.
• Comprehend and effectively explain complex legal assessments.
• Anticipate and preemptively resolve problems before they mushroom.
• Conceive and provide creative alternatives when items are not clear.
• Direct and redirect workflow as necessary.
• Work on projects outside of one's comfort area and general expertise.

• Experienced at managing personnel and their development.

Company Description

We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including *** , *** News, MS *** , *** , *** Sports, *** , *** Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and *** , our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. *** Universal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast *** Universal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.

Job Description

*** News Group Commerce is seeking a creative and experienced producer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for producing brand and stock photoshoots for all commerce needs from start to finish. The ideal candidate should have experience producing photoshoots at large scales, negotiating legal contracts and managing a budget. Photo editing and design skills are a nice-to-have, but not necessary.

Key Responsibilities:

Work closely with Art Director for all visual asset production and management. Manages photoshoot schedule and budget. Builds and maintains relationships with talent and location partners. Delegates production responsibilities to team *** Coordinator and ensures they are fulfilled in a timely manner. Work with internal legal department on contracts and negotiates pricing with vendors. Attends photo shoots and ensures they run smoothly and on schedule alongside Art Director. Scouts shoot locations with the help of team *** Coordinator.

Please Note :This is classified as a PEP Regular role and is a project/limited term position expected to last 4 to 6 months unless otherwise amended or terminated as deliverables within this project are completed.

PEP Regular:

• Works more than 1,000 hours per measurement period:
• Eligible for 401K after 1,000 hours worked in 12 consecutive months
• Eligible for Health and Welfare benefits on 1st day of employment
• Eligible to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Program after 90 days of employment

Salary range:$73,000-$83,000

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Graphic Design, Photography or a related field
• 5+ years of experience as a Producer for large editorial brands or companies
• Portfolio demonstrating creativity and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with crossfunctional teams and negotiate prices with vendors
• Can-do attitude in the face of obstacles
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Knowledge or interest in graphic design, photography, production and photo editing
• A strong work ethic, attention to detail, and the ability to work under tight deadlines
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite
• Photo editing, photo illustration and design skills are nice to have
• Comfortable using a CMS and Online Data Asset Management system is a plus

Additional Information

*** Universal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants
and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity
or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual
orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed
services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the
right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your
ability to use or access *** as a result of your disability. You can
request reasonable accommodations by emailing [Please reply using Staff Me Up] .

Who We Are:

*** and its brands (Pandora, *** *** , AdsWizz, Simplecast, and *** Connect) are leading a new era of audio entertainment and services by delivering the most compelling subscription and ad supported audio entertainment experience for listeners in the car, at home, and anywhere on the go with connected devices. Our vision is to shape the future of audio, where everyone can be effortlessly connected to the voices, stories and music they love wherever they are. This is the place where a diverse group of emerging talent and legends alike come to share authentic and purposeful songs, stories, sounds and insights through some of the best programming and techno logy in the world. Our critically acclaimed, industry leading audio entertainment encompasses music, sports, comedy, news, talk, live events, and podcasting. No matter their individual role, each of our employees plays a vital part in bringing *** 's vision to life every day.

*** is the leading audio entertainment company in North America, and the premier programmer and platform for subscription and digital advertising supported audio products. *** 's platforms collectively reach approximately 150 million listeners, the largest digital audio audience across paid and free tiers in North America, and deliver music, sports, talk, news, comedy, entertainment and podcasts. Pandora, a subsidiary of *** , is the largest ad supported audio entertainment streaming ser *** in the U.S. *** 's subsidiaries

Simplecast and AdsWizz make it a leader in podcast hosting, production, distribution, analytics, and monetization. The Company's advertising sales organization, which operates as *** *** , leverages its scale, across platform sales organization, and ad tech capabilities to deliver results for audio creators and advertisers. *** , through *** Canada Holdings, Inc., also offers satellite radio and audio entertainment in Canada. In addition to its audio entertainment businesses, *** offers connected vehicle services to automakers.

How you'll make an impact:

The Coordinator, Streaming Content will contribute to optimizing the streaming UX, working with various departments to assist with creating, curating, and elevating content in a personalized presentation that enhances the streaming experience, making it as visually compelling as possible. Work with both image assets as well as customer facing and internal metadata are foundational to this role.

What you'll do:

• Identify and gather content opportunities from Programming and Marketing and perform necessary production steps for tracking and execution.
• Aide team with metadata application and file management for app images via digital asset management system.
• Execute streaming content promotions in a fast paced, production driven environment to contribute to a rotating schedule of featured audio and video content.
• Perform QA of all app promotions to ensure quality output of all customer facing metadata, images, and curation presentations.
• Assist with routing partner assets for approvals and communicating any required edits back to design teams.
• Collaborate with various departments to request art creation and publish images for all app content.
• Liaise directly with the Programming & Marketing teams to assist with tracking critical programming details (broadcast schedules, On Demand availability, content descriptions and segmentation characteristics, etc.).
• Execute streaming content promotions in a fast paced, production driven environment to contribute to a rotating schedule of featured audio and video content inside of sets, content groupings, entity pages, etc. using a CMS.
• Assist in cross department workflow to track new content through set up process to ensure proper metadata and assets applied to make eligible for app promotions.
• Shepherd content through a cross collaborative process to source and publish art including photo sourcing, communicating graphic design guidelines, metadata application and file management for publishing of all app images via digital asset management system.
• Provide support to team with data entry in Monday.com allowing for nimble retrieval of future & past promotional records.
• Perform daily QA of user experience to ensure high quality content output and help to identify product and tool bugs.
• Assist in admin support of various tasks across a variety of toolsets: DAMS; CMS; Monday.com, etc.
• Support various teams with streamlining promotional information to leverage in support of alignment across channels for top promotional priorities (Push, Newsletter, Billboards, App Store, etc.).

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent, relevant experience.
• Experience with metadata and content management systems.
• Knowledge of current audio and video *** landscape.
• Attentiveness to detail and quality
• Knowledge of basic organizational, descriptive, structural metadata standards and best practices
• Excellent analytical, problem solving skills, and computer/technological skills.
• Off business hours support including some weekends required
• Awareness of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) practices
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, verbally and in writing
• Self motivated and proactive
• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multitask, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast paced environment.
• Thorough knowledge of MS and Google's Office Suite(Word/Doc, Excel/Sheets PowerPoint/Slides etc. CMS and DAMS experience
• Experience working with digital audio and visual files
• Experience with collaboration tools like Slack, and Monday.com
• Must have legal right to work in the U.S.

At *** , we carefully consider a wide range of factors when determining compensation, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. We expect the hourly rate for this position to be $18/hr. and will depend on your skills, qualifications, and experience. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary short-term and long-term incentives. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.

Our goal at *** is to provide and maintain a work environment that fosters mutual respect, professionalism, and cooperation. *** is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, alienage or citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, gender identity, marital status, familial status, veteran status, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The requirements and duties described above may be modified or waived by the Company in its sole discretion without notice.

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