Rights & Contracts Officer - BFI Replay

Box; London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prestigious film organization in London is seeking a Rights & Contracts Officer to negotiate renewals and agreements with film archives. The role involves generating reports and conducting copyright research, ensuring accurate rights information in databases. Ideal candidates should have strong analytical skills and knowledge of copyright law. This position is a great opportunity to work within a renowned institution with significant responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of copyright law and principles.
• Proven experience using a rights database or cataloguing system.
• Strong research skills to formulate effective search strategies.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate and secure renewals and agreements with Film Archives.
• Generate reports and summaries as requested.
• Conduct copyright and rights research.

Skills

copyright law knowledge

film and television rights

strong research skills

Job description

Home Rights & Contracts Officer – BFI Replay

The Rights & Contracts Officer will negotiate, adapt templates, draft contractual provisions, and secure permissions for the renewal of agreements with Regions and Nations Film Archive. They will generate reports and summaries as requested, enter agreements and record the terms of the renewals on the BFI’s right and royalties database ensuring accurate and up-to-date recording of rights information in relation to all BFI and required third-party collections and activities.

• To negotiate and secure renewals and agreements with the Regional and National Film Archives for BFI platforms.
• To negotiate and secure renewals and agreements for the renewal of BFI National Archive titles for BFI platforms.
• To generate reports and summaries as requested and enter agreement terms on the Rights and Royalties database and other BFI databases as required in a timely manner and to ensure that terms and exploitation are captured accurately.
• Carry out copyright and rights research and ‘due diligence’ and record rights information on BFI databases in line with BFI data standards and to create and maintain clear and comprehensive files, summaries and reports relating to such research.

Person specifications

• Demonstrable knowledge of: copyright law and principles, film and television rights and contracts (including music and guild or union matters), working with other IP rights, rights clearance and research.
• An understanding of potential copyright, licensing and risk issues with mass digitisation.
• Strong research skills; ability to formulate and carry out an effective search strategy.
• Proven experience of using a rights database or cataloguing system and recording and or correcting information in such systems.

First interviews will be held in the week beginning 8 September 2025

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The closing date for this position is 27/08/2025 at 23:59