Creative Licensing Manager | Entertainment Rights Coordinator

Abu Dhabi Knowledge Bridge; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development opportunities

Clear career progression

Job summary

Abu Dhabi Knowledge Bridge is seeking a Creative Licensing Manager | Entertainment Rights Coordinator to oversee IP licensing, coordinate rights agreements, and develop content partnerships.

You will lead licensing negotiations, manage rights clearances, and work with legal, marketing, and business development teams to capitalize on opportunities across merchandise, media, and events.

Qualifications

• Experience in creative licensing, entertainment rights, IP management, and commercial partnerships.
• Strong understanding of licensing agreements, copyright, usage permissions, and royalty structures.
• Excellent negotiation, communication, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to review contractual terms and coordinate licensing documentation accurately.

Responsibilities

• Manage licensing activities involving entertainment IP and assets.
• Coordinate licensing agreements, usage permissions, renewals, and documentation.
• Communicate with content owners, studios, production companies, and partners.
• Identify licensing opportunities across merchandise, media, events, and campaigns.
• Review requests for compliance with rights ownership and contracts.
• Support negotiations on fees, royalties, usage periods, territories, and distribution rights.
• Maintain records of IP assets, agreements, approvals, and renewals.
• Coordinate rights clearance for projects and campaigns.
• Monitor licensed content usage and address violations.
• Collaborate with legal, marketing, creative, and biz dev teams.
• Prepare licensing reports and royalty documents.

Skills

Negotiation

Licensing knowledge

Rights management

Contract review

Stakeholder communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Entertainment Management, or related field

Tools

Contract management systems

Job description

We’re Hiring: Creative Licensing Manager | Entertainment Rights Coordinator

Employment Type: Full-Time

Level: Mid-Level to Senior Management

We are seeking a commercially minded and detail-oriented Creative Licensing Manager | Entertainment Rights Coordinator to manage intellectual property licensing activities, coordinate entertainment rights agreements, and develop opportunities for creative content and brand partnerships. This role involves overseeing licensing arrangements, coordinating with rights holders and business partners, reviewing contractual requirements, and ensuring that creative assets are used in accordance with agreed terms. The ideal candidate will have strong negotiation, communication, and coordination skills, along with an understanding of entertainment licensing and intellectual property rights.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage creative licensing activities involving entertainment content, characters, artwork, music, media, and other intellectual property assets.
• Coordinate licensing agreements, usage permissions, renewals, and contractual documentation.
• Communicate with content owners, studios, production companies, distributors, agents, and commercial partners.
• Identify new licensing opportunities across merchandise, publishing, digital media, events, and promotional campaigns.
• Review licensing requests to ensure proposed uses comply with rights ownership and contractual conditions.
• Support negotiations on licensing fees, royalty structures, usage periods, territories, and distribution rights.
• Maintain accurate records of intellectual property assets, licensing agreements, approvals, and renewal dates.
• Coordinate rights clearance processes for creative projects, campaigns, and entertainment productions.
• Monitor licensed content usage and follow up on potential unauthorized use or contractual violations.
• Work with legal, marketing, creative, and business development teams to support licensing operations.
• Prepare licensing reports, agreement summaries, royalty documentation, and project updates.
• Monitor entertainment industry developments and identify emerging licensing trends and partnership opportunities.

Requirements

• Experience in creative licensing, entertainment rights, intellectual property management, media, or commercial partnerships.
• Good understanding of licensing agreements, copyright principles, usage permissions, and royalty arrangements.
• Strong negotiation, communication, and relationship management skills.
• Ability to review contractual terms and coordinate licensing documentation accurately.
• Knowledge of entertainment industries such as film, television, animation, gaming, music, or publishing.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail when managing multiple agreements and deadlines.
• Ability to work with internal departments and external rights holders professionally.
• Good commercial awareness and the ability to identify potential licensing opportunities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant contract or rights-management systems.
• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Entertainment Management, Media Studies, Law, Marketing, or a related field is preferred.

What We Offer

• Opportunities to work with creative intellectual property and entertainment licensing projects.
• Exposure to international licensing arrangements and commercial partnerships.
• Opportunities to collaborate with studios, content creators, rights holders, and entertainment professionals.
• Career progression into Senior Licensing Manager, Entertainment Business Development Director, Intellectual Property Manager, or Head of Licensing roles.
• A professional and collaborative working environment.
• Training and professional development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

Who Can Apply?

• Currently residing in the UAE.
• Legally authorized to reside and work in the UAE.
• Tourist and visit visa holders are not eligible.
• Must have a personal UAE bank account to receive salary payments.
• Previous professional experience is an advantage but not mandatory.