Feature - Clearance Analyst

Job Description

Responsibilities
A Clearance Analyst assists with clearance matters for the animation studio including but not limited to: motion picture, television, digital, live stage, location based entertainment, theme parks, publishing, online and related marketing, editorial, home entertainment materials, publicity, advertising and consumer products.

Responsibilities include:
• Works with the Clearance Team on legal clearance matters for a variety of assigned projects (e.g., film, series, or franchise) from pre-production to release as well as all ancillary clearances, including but not limited to advertising, marketing, and consumer products.
• Extensive research on trademarks, copyright, titles, fictitious characters/locations and artwork.
• Indexing, tracking and record keeping of media materials for various projects
• Careful analysis and record keeping of rights issues and acquisitions
• Manage advertising, promotions, marketing and consumer products restrictions for various projects
• Contacting third-party companies for rights and permissions requests
• Licensing stills and clips via third-party vendors
• Reviewing and flagging lyrics and music cues for
our Music Clearance department
• Research, review, and analysis of parody and fair use
• Editorial research and analysis for our Franchise and Brand Development teams
• Daily liaise with productions, as well as other departments across the company
• Other duties as assigned

Desired Characteristics
• Portray a professional demeanor and have strong interpersonal skills, while working closely with various levels of management, including executives
• Experience with working effectively in a collaborative team environment and be willing to multi-task and cover additional duties as needed
• Portray initiative to identify continuous improvement

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0b13j-3-146-152-99-42 in your application.