Project Manager – Photography Rights Management
Description
What You’ll Do:
IMG are currently looking for a Project Manager to join IMG Studios’ Branded Content department. This role is central to the account team dedicated to servicing the licensing and rights management of one of the world’s leading luxury brands. Focusing on stills licensing and rights management, you’ll have the opportunity to shape how we deliver excellence by creating and refining workflows, establishing best practices, and strengthening client relationships.
PLEASE NOTE: This is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in our facility in Chiswick Park, London.
Applications will close on Thursday 11th September at 11.59pm UK Time
Key Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To:
- Manage all negotiation of use and subsequent payment of licencing agreements for any image used by the client and their production partners, ensuring meticulous record keeping and transparency.
- As primary point of contact for the Rights Management Team, you will be a representative of both IMG and our client in all exchanges with rights owners, and nurture good relationships with all internal and external partners and stakeholders.
- Work closely with our research, media and rights management teams to ensure we respond to client/partner requests in a way that adheres to our values of professionalism, continuous improvement and adaptability.
- Provide line management and coaching to the Rights Coordinator and Rights Assistant.
- Oversee the financial management of the photographic rights on behalf of the client, with support from the Rights Coordinator to ensure accurate record keeping and timely reconciliation of rights and departmental budgets.
- Maintain detailed understanding and record of our client’s licence agreements with photographers, archives, talent and event partners, providing clearly-presented reports as and when requested.
- You will be an inquisitive learner, willing to engage with the wider account team to immerse yourself with the legacy projects of our client.
Requirements
You Will Have The Following Strengths:
- Experience of working in photography or stills/image licensing for advertising or commercial purposes.
- Experience of account management
- Experience of archive-based production workflows & setting up new workflows.
- Experience of working with a high-profile client and talent, including communicating with key client stakeholders.
- Experience with line management and working in teams.
- Experience of working with commercial archive libraries and stock suppliers.
- Experience of working with legal firms and reviewing contracts.
- Experience of negotiating and buying image usage rights & personality rights
- Experience of industry standards rates across multiple media formats
Our Vision – Power the World’s Passion for Sport.
Our Mission – Be Vital. Work as one.
**And Our Values: **
- We are BOLD and not afraid to take risks.
- We are PASSIONATE and proud of our legacy.
- We are DYNAMIC and constantly evolving.
- We are AUTHENTIC and human.
- We are UNITED in our pursuit of excellence.
Benefits & Perks
Our Work Ethic:
IMG is at the center of sports, media, entertainment, and fashion and is a largely relationship-based business. To foster an environment of collaboration, develop our future talent, and build on relationships across leadership, peers, and teams, we work from the office 4 days per week. We see immeasurable value internally and throughout the core of the businesses we support.
Benefits:
- Income protection
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Virtual GP
- Pension contribution
- 23 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Dental insurance
- Season ticket loan
- Cycle to work scheme
- Subsidized office canteen (Stockley Park Office)
- Free breakfast
- Eye Care
- Endeavor Wellness - lunch and learn events
- EAP (Employee Assistant Programme) - range of practical and emotional support services
- Critical Illness cover
- Financial Wellbeing
- Health Cash Plan
- Subsidized gym membership / Class-pass/ GymPass
- Health Screening
- Will Writing
- Dynamic office environment with great people!
- Regular team and company networking events/celebrations
- Access to free tickets to sporting and entertainment events
- Tech Scheme
- Taste Card
- Travel Insurance
How to apply
Apply via link
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