Sr. Associate, Legal Credits & Clearances

Job Description

Warner Bros. has been entertaining audiences for more than 90 years through the world's most-loved characters and franchises. Warner Bros. employs people all over the world in a wide variety of disciplines. We're always on the lookout for energetic, creative people to join our team.

Your New Role

As Senior Associate, the role reports to the Director of Legal Credits & Clearances but also takes direction from the VP of the team in the specific execution of credits as it pertains to Guilds, the MPA and our Business Affairs department.

Your Role Accountabilities
• Responsible for administering the credits on all advertising materials as instructed by senior team members.
• Review and approval of WB Pictures Worldwide Advertising/Marketing Campaign materials to ensure Adherence to Talent Contracts, Guild agreements and industry standards. Responsibilities also include review of all Books and Soundtrack Materials.
• Generates Ad/Pub Guidelines and Credit Overviews directing WB Creative Marketing and International offices of credit/likeness/legal and feature clearance issues associated with all assigned WB Theatrical Releases.
• Updates and distributes all Domestic and International Ad/Billing statements enforcing Paid Advertising requirements for assigned WB Theatrical releases
• Responsible for the submission of all print material to the appropriate Guilds, MPAA, Business Affairs and Feature Clearance as necessary.
• Maintains and distributes clearance reports for trailers and TV spots.
• Updates and distributes the Trailer Rating Report.
• Maintains and oversees extensive library and archives of all Worldwide samples of reviewed and legally approved Ad/Pub (Print/AV) materials services.
• Acts as back up to other department positions as necessary.

Qualifications and Experience
• Minimum of 2-4 years of experience in advertising/publicity preferred.
• Must have experience working with clip licensing, SAG agreements, Guild requirements, content clearances and IP issue.
• Specific experience in content clearance required.
• Experience working for or with a large content distributor interfacing with rights holders and negotiating terms that have cost, media placement and timeline restrictions strongly desired.

How We Get Things Done…

This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/ along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.

The Legal Bits…
In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. $47,466.00 - $88,150.00 salary per year. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, short- and long-term incentives, and program-specific awards. In addition, Warner Bros. Discovery provides a variety of benefits to employees, including health insurance coverage, an employee wellness program, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).

Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of our society and the world around us. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.

If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you need a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for this position, please contact us at recruitadmin@warnermedia.com.

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