Manager, Rights Management, Streaming Service

Comprised of the company’s international business units and various direct-to-consumer streaming services, Platform Distribution aligns technology, media distribution, and advertising sales into a single business segment to create and deliver personalized entertainment experiences to consumers around the world.

This person will support and manage team members focused on Rights Management for our Disney Streaming Services partners, including Disney Streaming Services domestically and globally.  This individual will also provide support to the Rights Management team on team wide projects.

Responsibilities:

Provide Management Support:

• Oversight of the Rights Management Steaming Services team which is responsible for all owned, produced, acquired or licensed titles by the Walt Disney Company for inclusion on Disney Streaming Services

• Manage the Rights Management Streaming Services team

• Lead various projects that are required by the department in order to maintain data constancy/integrity

• Represent, organize and present the needs of the team to department leadership

Support Disney Streaming Services:

• Perform contract interpretation on acquisition agreements and manage communication with local legal teams

• Collaborate with internal teams to manage a titles lifecycle from inception to being scheduled on Disney+ (Content Planning, Scheduling, Marketing, Production, Business Affairs, Legal, Content Sales, Deal Management, etc.)

• Initial point of contact for rights related questions from domestic and international teams

• Assist in preparation of communications of preliminary and confirmed rights information and changes to rights information to streaming and other relevant teams

• Enter preliminary and confirmed rights in relevant systems, primarily for the launch and sustainment of Disney+/Hulu services 

• Compile high volumes of material data sets in Excel, and map, migrate and validate data sets in Rightsline and Belle

• Liaise with global teams to confirm rights, verify start dates and other general contract administration on Disney+/Hulu Originals and Library titles

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ year of relevant professional work experience

• Demonstrated leadership skills over both direct and indirect reporting relationships

• Comfortable working with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and SharePoint

• Advanced understanding of underlying distribution and music rights

• Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects, tasks and queries at any given time across multiple functional disciplines

• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail

• Solid verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment and display professionalism and confidence in challenging situations

• Ability to quickly learn and apply new skills and techniques

• Proven experience utilizing problem solving, decision making and analytical skills

• Experience in interpreting contractual language and analyzing agreements

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience

The hiring range for this position in California is $108,900 to $140,900 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.