Sr. Director, Content Licensing & Rights

Feld Entertainment, Inc.; Florida; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Feld Entertainment, Inc. in Ellenton, Florida, seeks a Director of Content Licensing to lead the licensing strategy for SMX unit, overseeing footage, photos, and short-form content globally, while supervising the Media Manager.

The role requires strong relationship management, organizational skills, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Global Partnerships, Public Relations, Digital Marketing, and Legal to ensure compliance and revenue growth.

Qualifications

• College degree required.
• 5+ years' required experience in media licensing, rights management, or content acquisition, preferably in a sports media environment.
• 5-7 years of experience in a fast-paced media environment, preferably in sports entertainment.
• Strong understanding of IP law, copyright law, and contract negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Content Licensing, encompassing licensing strategy, rights management, as well as cultivating relationships with licensees, content-users and media entities.
• Serves as primary contact for all footage and photo licensing needs for SMX.
• Manage Formstack/Intellistack enterprise license and systems.
• Lead negotiation of license agreements and renewals, ensuring favorable terms for revenue growth and asset protection.
• Collaborate with internal departments, such as Operations, Global Partnerships, Public Relations, Digital Marketing, and Legal, to ensure thorough review and effective implementation of all content requests.
• Perform appropriate due diligence to identify feasibility and potential risks associated with content requests, licensed materials, and usage parameters.
• Manage all compliance and reporting of content usage to internal stakeholders.

Skills

Negotiation

Communication

Rights management

Contract negotiation

Attention to detail

Education

College degree

Tools

Formstack

Intellistack

Job description

Feld Entertainment, Inc. in Ellenton, Florida, seeks a Director of Content Licensing to lead the licensing strategy for SMX unit, overseeing footage, photos, and short-form content globally, while supervising the Media Manager.

The role requires strong relationship management, organizational skills, and cross-functional collaboration with Operations, Global Partnerships, Public Relations, Digital Marketing, and Legal to ensure compliance and revenue growth.