Rights & Clearances Director

Team Leadership:

• Leads the strategic direction and day-to-day operation of the international Rights & Clearances team.
• Supervises the work of other Rights & Clearances members and manages the relationship between the team and the Business Affairs Department.
• Possesses ability to inspire team members to achieve their own professional goals while supporting the goals of the team and the organization.

Rights Management:

• Acquires third party content (video, photos, audio, etc.) for all CNN networks and platforms worldwide.
• Negotiates, reviews, and drafts related license agreements and other content agreements.
• Identifies potential copyright and other rights issues in third party agreements and releases.

Legal Oversight:

• Ensures Rights & Clearances team is aware of and follows guidance from CNN media attorneys on how to approach fair use risk assessment and analysis for various types of third party content.
• At the direction of CNN media attorneys, assesses risk and records approvals of fair use requests on a day-to-day basis.
• Controls and tracks information regarding copyright claims and settlements.