Rights Assistant

Join the place creatives call home!

Fremantle is a powerhouse of the TV and Film industry. We’re one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.

From critically acclaimed dramas like The Responder, starring Martin Freeman, award winning films including Paolo Sorrentino’s Oscar nominated The Hand of God to incredible entertainment like The Rap Game, Too Hot to Handle, The Apprentice and Britain’s Got Talent, we make shows with global appeal.

Our Purpose

We aspire to tell stories that connect people around the world. We believe our shows should reflect and celebrate the world we live in, and we want to create irresistible entertainment and engage with our audience. To achieve this, we must have people from all backgrounds and cultures working in our teams and on our shows, and we commit to creating opportunities for talent by being inclusive in all that we do.

Overall Purpose of the Role

The Rights Team is a central resource providing rights support and expertise to the FremantleMedia Group. The team is responsible for the upkeep of DPS (FM’s corporate rights database) and ensuring maximum exploitation of FM’s catalogue, both programmes and formats. The Department is the key point of contact for Production, SSC, Sales, Legal, talent unions and music collecting societies.

This role will provide key administrative support to ensure the effective and efficient management of the company’s rights portfolio and to maximise FMI’s exploitation of the Fremantle’s global programme catalogue.

Main Objectives of the Role

• Create new programme records on the Distribution area of DPS as required ensuring accuracy of data and no duplication. Safeguard the quality of existing DPS data and ensure that new and updated data is synchronized where applicable.
• Maintain Rights Team DPS WIP Spreadsheet
• Represent the Rights team in the continued implementation of the Vault (FM’s Global Programme Information System)
• Create and update the programme records for US BUZZR Gameshow Channels backlog project

• Liaise with Rights Executives regarding new Fremantle Owned & Operated FAST Channels and record the required information on the Fremantle Owned & Operated FAST channels Greenlight Master document.
• Ensure that there are regular updates regarding refreshes of the content on Fremantle Owned & Operated FAST Channels. Review the rights information for these refreshes and liaise with the Rights Executives as required and record all relevant information (rights end dates, restrictions etc.) on the relevant master spreadsheet.
• Collaborate with the Rights Manager to implement and develop the process for monitoring new content requests for 3rd Party and Social Media Platforms
• Contribute to the general development of good systems and practices within the department
• Manage & maintain a clear concise WIP to provide an overview of workload, assist in prioritisation, monitor progress and provide information in the event of absence
• Assist with ad hoc projects as requested

Knowledge and Skills

• Good general knowledge of copyright and TV production
• Methodical approach to work with strong organisational skills and ability to deliver work to agreed objectives, meeting deadlines and standards
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to use initiative and work under pressure
• Strong literacy, numeracy and IT skills

• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong team player

• Commercial awareness: demonstrate a good knowledge of the part of the business that you operate in
• Change management: respond positively to change and identify when change is needed at a local level and how this can be achieved

Our benefits include: generous company pension, summer Fridays, audience tickets, hybrid working, employee assistance programme, access to free courses and training, local discounts, cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan, and volunteer days.

Fremantle is part of RTL Group, a global leader across broadcast, content and digital, itself a division of the international media giant Bertelsmann. 

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