Global Media Rights Director

Kings League; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Kings League seeks a Media Rights Partnerships Director to lead our global media rights sales program and oversee broadcaster partnerships across international markets. You will shape strategy, prioritize rights categories, leagues, and territories, and translate strategy into commercial results.

You'll own end-to-end execution—from planning to negotiations, onboarding, and performance reporting—collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver world-class content delivery and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in media rights sales, sports media, broadcasting, or a related industry.
• Proven track record independently managing broadcaster relationships and leading complex commercial negotiations.
• Strong commercial mindset with excellent contract negotiation skills.
• Experience working with external agencies or strategic commercial partners.
• Solid understanding of media rights distribution and broadcast operations; ability to collaborate with engineering/delivery teams.
• Familiarity with rights management platforms, CRM systems, and reporting tools.
• Existing network within the broadcasting and media rights industry is highly desirable.
• Experience with sports rights, entertainment, film/TV, or esports rights is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Drive the commercial performance of our media rights sales partnership.
• Independently define go-to-market strategy: which rights categories, leagues, and territories to prioritize, and how the business grows.
• Set the standards and oversee the systems that support execution (CRM, rights management platforms, reporting tools).
• Own the direction of our broadcaster relationships at a strategic level.
• Ensure compliance, contract governance, and risk management are built into every deal.
• Take ownership of day-to-day servicing: fielding queries, resolving issues, and coordinating internally to meet client needs.
• Lead onboarding for new broadcaster clients, covering contracts, technical setup, and workflows.
• Run regular account reviews and performance reporting for clients.
• Identify and drive upsell/cross-sell opportunities for additional rights packages or services.
• Oversee feed delivery, signal quality, and encoding/transmission standards.
• Coordinate with technical/ops teams to ensure content is delivered on time and to spec.
• Troubleshoot delivery issues across satellite, fiber, and OTT streaming infrastructure.
• Ensure technical delivery specs in contracts (SLAs, latency, format requirements) are met and enforced.
• Manage relationships with technical vendors and delivery partners.

Skills

Media rights sales

Broadcaster relationships

Contract negotiation

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Content delivery knowledge

CRM familiarity

Rights management platforms

Job description

Kings League seeks a Media Rights Partnerships Director to lead our global media rights sales program and oversee broadcaster partnerships across international markets. You will shape strategy, prioritize rights categories, leagues, and territories, and translate strategy into commercial results.

You'll own end-to-end execution—from planning to negotiations, onboarding, and performance reporting—collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver world-class content delivery and