Senior Content Executive

MBC Group - UAE; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media production company in the United Arab Emirates is seeking a skilled professional to manage contracts and licensing agreements. The ideal candidate will have 4-6 years of experience in contracts administration, excellent negotiation skills, and be fluent in Arabic and English. Responsibilities include drafting and managing contracts, liaising between departments, and ensuring compliance with internal procedures. This role offers a chance to work in a dynamic media environment.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in contracts administration or licensing.
• Experience with format licensing and production contracts is a strong advantage.
• Proven ability to track financial obligations and pending payments.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and manage contracts across various agreements.
• Negotiate licensing deals for formats and production agreements.
• Maintain and update internal tracking systems for contracts and financial obligations.

Skills

Contract drafting

Negotiation skills

Communication

Organization

Media production knowledge

Fluency in Arabic

Fluency in English

Education

Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, or related field

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a skilled professional to manage contracts and licensing agreements within our media production environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating contracts, as well as coordinating with various internal departments and external partners to ensure compliance and smooth operations.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review, and manage contracts across cast, crew, production, and format agreements.


• Handle the full GLP process, ensuring compliance with internal procedures and timelines.


• Negotiate licensing deals for formats and production agreements in coordination with internal stakeholders and external partners.


• Liaise with Legal, Finance, Production, and external parties to ensure all agreements are aligned and contractually sound.


• Track all pending payments related to production, cast, and crew in collaboration with the finance department to ensure timely processing and follow-ups.


• Maintain and update internal tracking systems to reflect the status of all agreements, licenses, and financial obligations.


• Ensure proper documentation and archiving of all signed contracts and related materials.


• Act as the go-to contact for all contractual matters related to content acquisition, production, and licensing.


• Support the content and production teams with any contractual clarifications or modifications during development and production phases.


• Watch online episodes for appointed titles and review offline reports to confirm viewer notes have been addressed and that the episode is finalized and error-free.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Media, or a related field.


• 4-6 years of experience in contracts administration, licensing, or business affairs, preferably in media, TV production, or entertainment.


• Experience with format licensing and production contracts is a strong advantage.


• Proven ability to draft, review, and negotiate format licenses.


• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to effectively liaise between Legal, Finance, Production, and external stakeholders.


• Ability to track financial obligations, pending payments, and follow up with Finance and vendors.


• Well-organized in maintaining contract archives, logs, and internal reporting systems.


• Familiarity with TV / film production workflows, terminology, and roles.


• Ability to watch content (episodes, rushes, reports) critically to ensure agreed deliverables and quality standards are met.


• Fluent in Arabic and English.

Requirements

About the company MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches peoples lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates. Today, MBC GROUP includes over 17 leading TV channels: MBC1 (general family entertainment); MBC2 & MBC MAX (24-hour western movies); MBC3 (childrens edutainment with a mix of both local productions and western acquisitions); MBC4 (entertainment for young families with a female-focus); MBC ACTION (an indigenous adrenaline-packed channel targeting young males with local and homegrown productions); MBC VARIETY (Western films and general entertainment with uninterrupted broadcasting); MBC DRAMA (24 / 7 Arabic drama) & MBC+ DRAMA (a joint pay-TV channel between MBC and OSN); MBC PERSIA (general family entertainment dubbed and subtitled in Farsi); WANASAH (24-hour Arabic music channel); MBC MASR & MBC MASR2 (general family entertainment geared towards the Egyptian family); MBC BOLLYWOOD (delivering the freshest in Bollywood content geared towards the region via an Arabized interface); MBC USA (on Dish Network in the US); MBC IRAQ (a premium channel aimed at the entire Iraqi family), MBC5 (new satellite channel dedicated to the Maghreb); all of them benefit from MBC STUDIOS which produces the regions most compelling premium content for cinema, television and on-demand platforms. MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music). Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the worlds leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.