Rights Management Manager (Hiring Immediately)

Company Description

Location: London, UK

Hybrid work: Employees work in a hybrid model balancing collaboration in our office and remote work.

Overview

WildBrain CPLG is a world-leading entertainment, sport and brand licensing agency with 20 offices worldwide. Since 1972 we have been providing our partners with dedicated licensing and marketing professionals and fully integrated retail, creative & product development, legal and accounting services.  

We are looking to add to our talented team of innovators that can help us manage some of the most profitable and enduring brands in the world! We believe that our partnerships are about clarity, openness, and trust, and we are widely known for our straightforward approach.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director, Partnership Finance, the Rights Management Manager will own the operational administration, maintenance and control of approved licensing rights and contract data across WildBrain CPLG. The role is responsible for overseeing the accuracy of finalised legal agreements and approved deal terms into accurate rights, product, territory, SKU and reporting data within business systems. Legal remains responsible for contract drafting, negotiation, legal review, legal advice and interpretation. The Rights Management Manager reviews entry into our systems, and ensures that confirmed contractual positions are accurately reflected in operational systems, reporting processes and supporting documentation.

Job Description

• Oversee and supervise the day-to-day entry, administration and maintenance of approved contractual rights, territories, terms, product categories, financial provisions and restrictions within rights management systems.
• Ensure finalised legal agreements and approved deal terms are captured accurately and consistently following completion of the legal contracting process.
• Supervise operational rights data updates for amendments, renewals, extensions, expiries and terminations once confirmed by Legal, Commercial or the relevant approval route.
• Maintain the completeness and accuracy of rights-related master data, including product, territory, reporting and SKU attributes.
• Review finalised agreements and approved deal summaries to identify the operational data required for rights, product, SKU and reporting set-up.
• Manage a small Rights Management team, currently one direct report.
• Translate approved contract information into practical system, reporting and process requirements.
• Support onboarding of new properties, licensors, territories and product structures from a rights data perspective.
• Provide clear operational guidance to business teams on how approved contractual rights and restrictions are reflected in systems and reporting processes.

Qualifications

Skills & Experience

• Experience in rights management, licensing, royalties, contract administration, commercial operations, contract data entry or a data-focused operational role.
• Strong understanding of licensing agreements, intellectual property rights and the importance of accurate operational rights and contract data.
• Experience working with rights management, royalty, contract management or other business systems.
• Excellent attention to detail, with a consistent focus on accuracy, completeness and data quality.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with confidence investigating discrepancies and resolving data issues.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with Legal, Commercial, Finance, Royalties and Operations stakeholders.
• Strong organisation and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines and stakeholder requirements.

Desirable Experience

• Experience within licensing, media, entertainment, consumer products, brand management or an agency environment.
• Knowledge of royalty reporting, licensor reporting or contract lifecycle processes.
• Experience with Jaguar, WestEnd, CRM, ERP or similar rights, royalty or contract management platforms.
• Experience supporting audits, compliance activity, process documentation or data improvement projects.

Additional Information

What We Offer

Working at WildBrain is more than a job — it’s the opportunity to join forces with extraordinary, insightful, and imaginative people who will recognize your talents and encourage your professional growth and development in a work environment that promotes creativity and individuality. We offer competitive benefits, and we invest in our people and their future.

Our Commitment

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are in our DNA. As a global leader in kids and family entertainment, we strive to reflect and honour the diversity of our audiences around the world. We believe that creating diverse and inclusive content & brands begins with fostering a culture of belonging at WildBrain. To us, a culture of belonging is one where we celebrate and welcome the diversity of all employees, stakeholders, and external partners and strive to create an environment where every individual feels valued, respected, and brings their authentic self to work.

We demonstrate our commitment to this by striving to provide a supportive work environment and a corporate culture that welcomes and encourages equal opportunities for all employees. We recognize that people bring experience and talent that goes beyond the technical skills and requirements of a job. If you possess similar experience that is close to what we’ve listed here, we encourage you to please still consider applying. We strongly believe that diverse experience, transferable skills, and passion are key! WildBrain accommodates people with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process. Applicants are encouraged to make their needs known in advance if accommodation is required.

About WildBrain CPLG

WildBrain CPLG is a trusted licensing partner for leading brands worldwide, offering 50 years of expertise building consumer products and location-based entertainment programmes across the entertainment, sport, corporate and lifestyle sectors. With over 20 offices serving the UK, Europe, India, the Middle East, China, Asia Pacific and the US, WildBrain CPLG combines the strength of global reach with expertise in local markets to achieve the best results for partners. Our passionate teams consistently challenge themselves to explore new and innovative ideas and opportunities in partnerships, activations, creative and business processes to celebrate and build brands. At WildBrain CPLG, we believe that collaboration is about clarity, openness and trust, and we are widely known for our no-nonsense, straightforward approach. WildBrain CPLG is part of WildBrain Ltd., a global leader in kids’ and family entertainment. Please contact us or visit the WildBrain CPLG website for more information: .

About WildBrain

At WildBrain, we build and grow beloved family brands through exceptional entertainment experiences. Home to franchises such as Strawberry Shortcake, Teletubbies, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Inspector Gadget and Degrassi, we are a global leader in franchise management—bringing stories to life through content production, audience reach and consumer products. Our award-winning studio has partnered with top global platforms such as Apple TV, Netflix and the BBC, producing acclaimed series such as The Snoopy Show, Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City, Teletubbies (2015), Yo Gabba GabbaLand! and Finding Her Edge . The WildBrain Network, offering more than 1,000 channels across YouTube, FAST and AVOD, delivers premium-quality content to today’s kids and families wherever they’re watching—connecting advertisers to audiences at scale through brand-safe media solutions. WildBrain CPLG, our global licensing and consumer products arm, represents our own and partner brands across major territories worldwide. Headquartered in Toronto, WildBrain trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: WILD). Visit us at wildbrain.com.

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