About the Role:
Barstool Sports is seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Rights and Clearances Coordinator based out of our Chicago office. This position will serve to assist and support Rights and Clearances to limit risk and clear third party materials for usage in Barstool Sports Content. Moderate level Music Licensing and IP knowledge and ability to coordinate on strict daily deadlines will be necessary as a key team member.
What You'll Do:
- Compile and submit music cue sheets for blanket library compliance/ Performance Rights for live broadcast show
- Attend daily pre-shoot meetings to flag potential risk and prepare necessary clearances
- Source and secure image/video licenses and related materials releases needed for daily live broadcast show
- Securing music licensing from third parties for synchronization requests when budget has been allocated
- Act as a resource for show’s production team and talent for rights related inquiries at all stages of production; Suggest and encourage creative but safe solutions when rights acquisition isn’t possible
- Coordinate with producers, editors, and legal to ensure all deliverables meet industry and network standards
What You Have:
The ideal candidate must possess the following skills and experience:
- 3+ years experience with licensing, clearances, media, or equivalent experience
- Minimum music licensing required
- Solid understanding of third-party rights/clearance
- Have a positive but stern attitude when collaborating with producers and creative professionals in a fast paced environment
- Act in accordance with legal guidelines and verbiage; ability to put pride aside and confirm understanding. Recognize limitations between legal and R&C to identify when escalation is needed
- Organization is a must; with R&C covering a variety of responsibilities, be able to keep track of tasks and prioritize
- Be curious to learn operations and tech that concern R&C (how does our dev team work, can we automate anything to improve how our team operates)
- Detail oriented or “hawk-eyed” when reviewing materials to be published to ensure that potential risk is limited
Salary Range: $65,000-$75,000
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts and Commuter Benefits
- A 4% 401(k) employer match
- Unlimited vacation time, including Summer break in July and Holiday break in December
- Monthly employer contribution towards cell phone reimbursement
- Employee discount to the Barstool Sports store
- Financial wellness benefits through Origin
- A monthly stipend for UberEats
- Rep the brand as best you can
- We have lots of different brains, be open to them
- Never change who you are, that's who we hired
- Find the solution, don't be the problem
- Don't be afraid to try something new
- Common Sense. Use it.
- Be there for your audience
- Always think about how you can help
Skills Required
- 3+ years experience with licensing, clearances, media, or equivalent experience
- Minimum music licensing experience
- Moderate music licensing and IP knowledge
- Solid understanding of third-party rights and clearance processes
- Ability to compile and submit music cue sheets for broadcast compliance
- Experience sourcing and securing image/video licenses and releases
- Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize multiple tasks
- High attention to detail when reviewing materials for potential risk
- Ability to collaborate with producers and creative teams under tight deadlines
- Ability to follow legal guidelines and identify when to escalate issues to legal
- Willingness to learn operations and technical workflows to improve R&C processes
What We Do
Barstool Sports is one of the most influential lifestyle brands in America. With a rich history, Barstool Sports has one of the most highly coveted, fiercely loyal, and incredibly engaged audiences, which has put Barstool at the top of the charts. Barstool Sports is the preeminent digital sports media brand that has established an extremely influential and deeply authentic voice. Barstool Sports creates innovative content with massive distribution on multiple platforms including web, apps, podcasts, radio, video, social, events, pay-per-view, subscription, and TV to an incredibly engaged audience. Barstool steals the spotlight in cultural moments. Their presence at major sporting events drives more awareness, engagement, and viewership in younger demographics than any other media brand. Barstool Sports and its founder, Dave Portnoy, consistently ranks as the #1 most influential social media account at major sporting events like the Kentucky Derby, Super Bowl, PGA Championship, U.S. Open Golf, Stanley Cup Finals, NASCAR's Daytona 500, and more.
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