Archive Producer, Studios

M337 IMG Media Limited; Stockley; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. is seeking an Archive Producer for the Women’s World Cup 2027 Netflix production.

You will oversee archive clearances for live match presentation and non-live content, coordinating with English, Spanish and French teams and a third-party agency to ensure timely permissions and accurate paperwork. You will liaise with rights holders, broadcasters and editors, maintain detailed records, and drive efficient workflows to support editorial schedules and budgets

Qualifications

• Considerable experience as an Archive Producer/ Clearance Producer.
• Experience managing archive clearances from request through to approval, delivery and reporting.
• Good knowledge of rights, permissions, licensing terms and usage restrictions.
• Experience working with rights holders, broadcasters, agencies and external suppliers.
• Experience managing archive budgets, schedules and supporting paperwork.
• Experience working with Editors, Edit Producers, Live Producers and wider production teams.
• Understanding of football content, international sports production and live match presentation.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end archive clearance for live match presentation and non-live content.
• Identify archive requirements with Edit & Live Producers and third-party agency.
• Manage clearances across English, Spanish, and French productions.
• Liaise with archive owners, rights holders, broadcasters, agencies for permissions and terms.
• Maintain records of requests, rights status, costs, approvals and contracts.
• Ensure archive is cleared for platform, territory, language, duration, and promo use.
• Provide updates on status, risks, delays, costs, and rights limitations.
• Monitor budgets, schedules and PO requirements with Production Management.

Skills

Highly organised

Attention to detail

Clear communication

Risk assessment

Negotiation skills

Budget awareness

Costs monitoring

Team collaboration

Tools

Scheduling tools

Job description

Job Title: Archive Producer, Women’s World Cup 2027

Department: Football Department

Overview of Job

An exciting opportunity to oversee our archive clearances for the Netflix Production of the Women’s World Cup 2027. Working with the Edit & Live Producers this role will deliver archive clearances live match presentation programming and non-live content. This role will require close working and alignment with the Edit & Live producers across the English, Spanish and French productions as well as managing archive clearances for the third party creative agency engaged by Netflix.

Reports To

Head of Football, Executive Producer, Snr Production Manager

Direct Reports

None.

Hours of Work

40 hours per week on average. During event times hours may vary.

Contract Type / Length

Fixed Term/ approx. 8.5 months

Location

Stockley Park, Uxbridge

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Lead the end-to-end archive clearance process for live match presentation programming and non-live content across the Women’s World Cup 2027 production.
• Work closely with the Edit & Live Producers (IMG & third party agency) to identify archive requirements, assess feasibility and ensure requests are progressed in line with editorial and production schedules.
• Manage archive clearances across the English, Spanish and French language productions, maintaining clear communication and alignment between teams.
• Manage archive requirements and clearances for the third-party creative agency engaged by Netflix.
• Liaise with archive owners, rights holders, broadcasters, federations, agencies and other external suppliers to obtain permissions, costs, terms and delivery requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of archive requests, rights status, usage restrictions, costs, approvals, contracts and supporting paperwork.
• Ensure all archive is cleared for the intended platform, territory, language, programme, duration, transmission window and promotional use, as required.
• Work to ensure efficiencies are achieved where duplicate use of content/clearance bulk deals are in place.
• Provide clear and timely updates on the status of archive requests, highlighting risks, delays, cost implications or rights limitations to the relevant production leads.
• Work with Production Management to monitor archive budgets, commitments, schedules and purchase order requirements.
• Coordinate the delivery, receipt and technical management of archive materials, working with the IMG Studios Media Management team and relevant editorial departments.
• Ensure archive material is correctly labelled, logged and available to the relevant edit and live production teams.
• Work with the Production Management and editorial teams to establish efficient workflows for archive requests, approvals, usage reporting and paperwork.
• Ensure archive usage is accurately documented for programme-as-produced paperwork, cue sheets, transmission records and any other required reporting.
• Support the resolution of archive queries during production, edit, transmission and post-production.
• Maintain a frequent and regular meeting cadence with Edit, Live, Production Management, Media Management, Netflix and third-party agency teams as required.
• Build and maintain strong working relationships with key departmental personnel, clients, rights holders and suppliers.
• Respond effectively to feedback.
• Support the delivery of high-quality and consistent programming on time, within budget and in accordance with client requirements.

Knowledge and Experience Mandatory

• Considerable experience as an Archive Producer/ Clearance Producer.
• Proven experience managing archive clearances from request through to approval, delivery and reporting.
• Good knowledge of rights, permissions, licensing terms and usage restrictions.
• Experience working with rights holders, broadcasters, agencies and external suppliers.
• Experience managing archive budgets, schedules and supporting paperwork.
• Experience working with Editors, Edit Producers, Live Producers and wider production teams.
• Understanding of football content, international sports production and live match presentation.

Knowledge and Experience Desirable

• Experience working on a major international sporting event or tournament.
• Experience across multilingual productions.
• Experience of scheduling tools.
• Understanding of Remote Production Workflows.
• Knowledge of women’s football.

Skills and Abilities Mandatory

• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple requests and changing priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Clear and confident communication.
• Ability to identify clearance risks and find practical solutions.
• Strong negotiation, relationship-management and collaboration skills.
• Able to work independently, make informed decisions and meet deadlines under pressure.
• Financially aware, with experience monitoring costs.
• Proficient in standard office and production administration tools.

Skills and Abilities Desirable

• Technical understanding of broadcast, post-production and media management workflows.
• Fluency in Spanish and/or French.

Working Conditions

This role is based at IMG Offices, Stockley Park. This is a Fixed‑Term contract for 8.5 months. You will be required to work across all live output for Netflix’s coverage of the Women’s World Cup 2027 – this may require overnight work. Our team is based across multiple time‑zones, some online meetings will need to take place in the evening.

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