Katie Bigley

Cleared over 300 stills and clips from various stock house and music libraries. Negotiated and drafted license agreements.

Draft and revise employment, talent, development, and production agreements on behalf of five attorneys Act as the firm’s liaison for television and film production clients on third-party licenses, rights and clearances, fair use and privacy matters Pre-publication review and provide risk assessments for unscripted films and television series for independent producers and production companies, ensuring industry standards are met prior to publication File and prepare copyright and trademark applications and maintaining compliance

Contracts and Rights Manager • Negotiated and drafted acquisition, license, vendor, distribution, marketing, and production agreements • Managed and updated the company’s content rights management system for their domestic and international VOD and linear platforms by inputting rights data and producing rights reports for in-house and external clients • Worked closely with the finance team to confirm and coordinate third party vendor setup and payments

• Implemented and maintained a company-wide rights management system for their VOD platform • Coordinated and managed contract status reports, digital document signing, internal grids and document filing • Summarized key contract deal points for in-house and external clients • Tracked and communicated options and other contract-related expiration dates • Reviewed programs prior to distribution to flag potential issues as related to IP, rights of privacy and defamation

• Created stringouts, researched pop culture and historical data for graphics, and completed quality control for each episode • Negotiated license agreements from stock houses, universities, film studios, major league sports and news outlets • Developed clearance-related production meetings to ensure network and company standards were upheld for each series • Collaborated with Production, Post and Finance teams to guarantee production releases and deliverables were completed • Provided script and pre-publication review for unscripted pilots and series to enforce the network’s standards and practices

• Researched pop culture and historical information for graphics and quizzes • Implemented detailed quality control for each episode • Facilitated communication throughout the production teams and with the network