Copyright Officer (French Services) (Telework/Hybrid)

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At CBC/Radio-Canada, we create content that informs, entertains and connects Canadians on multiple platforms. Our successes and accomplishments are driven by embodying and upholding values, which include creativity, integrity, inclusiveness and relevance. 
 
Do you think you have the ability and drive to keep up with this exciting, ever-changing industry? Whether it be in front of the camera, on air, online or behind the scenes, you would be joining a team that thrives on making connections and telling stories that are important to Canadians.

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Reporting to the Director of Operations Support and In-House Production within the Business & Rights team, you will secure the necessary licences and clearances for music, photos, videos and other materials used in radio, digital and television programming. You will also clear various other rights, including synchronization and mechanical reproduction.

Additionally, you will provide guidance and ensure compliance with legislation, copyright practices and talent collective agreements to guarantee that all content is used legally and appropriately.

Key tasks:

• Advise in-house teams on compliance with legislation, collective agreements and corporate practices regarding the use of music, text and other materials; notify staff of potential copyright infringements or high-risk practices, collaborating as needed with administrators and legal counsel by providing required documentation and information.
• Evaluate rights clearance and royalty costs, providing accurate estimates to producers and administrators; conduct research to locate rightsholders.
• Negotiate rights within authorized parameters (including broadcast, residual, synchronization and mechanical reproduction rights) to secure licences or clearances from publishers, agents, composers or other rightsholders for the use of music, text and other materials.
• Work with production teams to forecast rights clearance costs; recommend alternative creative solutions to production teams to meet project needs; and suggest workflows to production teams for optimizing the rights clearance process and/or the process for documenting copyright assets.
• Complete the appropriate forms and documents; prepare the necessary correspondence and reports based on available information, following up as required.
• Familiarize other people with their jobs by explaining your own duties.

This is a hybrid role with a mix of in-office and remote work. Work arrangements will be discussed with hiring managers per departmental guidelines.

What you bring:

• College diploma (DEC) and three (3) years’ experience in a role related to copyright and music clearance.
• Experience negotiating and securing copyright and music licences for broadcast/digital distribution (in both official languages).
• Knowledge of the media industry, as well as current trends and best practices in copyright and music clearance across radio, television and digital platforms.
• Ability to communicate effectively with clients over the phone.
• Proficiency with the MS Office suite (Word, Excel) and Windows environments.
• Bilingualism (spoken and written).
• Familiarity with talent associations (including the UdA, SARTEC and AFM) is an asset.

Shortlisted candidates will be tested as follows:

• Language testing.
• Interviews.

Candidates may be subject to skills and knowledge testing.
 

We thank all applicants for their interest, but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

As part of our recruitment process, candidates who advance to the next

step will be asked to complete a background check. This includes:  

• A mandatory Criminal record check. 

• Other background checks may be conducted based on the operational requirements of the position.

CBC/Radio-Canada is committed to being a leader in reflecting our country’s diversity. That’s because we can only create and tell the stories that connect Canadians, by having a workforce that mirrors the ever-changing makeup of our country. That’s why we, as an employer, value equal opportunity and nurture an inclusive workplace where our individual differences are not only recognized and valued, but also extend to and pervade all the services we provide as Canada’s public broadcaster. For more information, visit the Diversity and Inclusion section of our website. If you have accommodation needs at this stage of the recruitment process, please inform us as soon as possible by sending an e-mail to [email protected].
 
You are invited to consult and familiarize yourself with our Code of Conduct, which can be found on our corporate website. All employees must adhere to the Code as a condition of employment. We also invite you to take a look at our policy on conflicts of interest. In the event that you become an employee, it will be important to inform us, as quickly as possible, of any situation that, because of your hiring, constitutes or could appear to constitute a conflict of interest.

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