Who We Are
IMG is a leading global sports marketing agency, specializing in media rights management and sales, multi‑channel content production and distribution, brand partnerships, strategic consulting, digital services, and events management. It powers growth for over 200 federations, associations, events, and teams, including the National Football League, English Premier League, International Olympic Committee, National Hockey League, Major League Soccer, ATP and WTA Tours, the AELTC (Wimbledon), Euroleague Basketball, CONMEBOL, DP World Tour, and The R&A, as well as UFC, WWE, and PBR.
What You’ll Do
As a Rights Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Rights Manager and Archive Producers with the clearance and use of archive footage, stills, and audio. Working as part of the Research & Rights Management team, you’ll manage the end‑to‑end process – from sourcing and clearing rights to maintaining accurate documentation and supporting financial administration. You’ll liaise with internal teams and external rights holders, ensure all usage is fully cleared and compliant, and keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes to support content delivery for a key client account.
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities
* Act as the point of contact for both internal and external footage suppliers.
* Offer consultation to client’s production partners on research and archive clearance best practice.
* Proactively manage archive footage clearances, contracts and licences across multiple productions, including delegating work to the rights assistant.
* Maintain key administrative documents relating to the footage archive and rights clearance, including tracking all rights in place and their expiration dates.
* Manage all budgets, cost reports, payments, and invoicing associated with all footage, archive, stills and audio usage and clearance fees.
* Assist the Production Accountant with monthly financial reports.
* Assist Rights Manager and Archive Producers in the development of training materials and facilitate the sharing of knowledge of rights clearance processes.
* Carry out any other duties within the scope and purpose of the job.
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent client liaison / management skills.
* Excellent organizational skills.
* Excellent presentation skills.
* Keenness to learn and take on more responsibility.
* A team player able to work well under pressure.
* Experience with licensing and/or rights.
* Experience liaising with clients and agencies or similar customer‑facing experience.
* Experience maintaining and reporting on budgets.
* Experience with PowerPoint, Excel and Word software packages.
Working Conditions
The work location is Chiswick Park, London. This is a fixed‑term contract until May2027. Working hours are 9am–5pm with occasional work outside of working hours where necessary for the business.
EEO Statement
TKO is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding non‑discrimination in employment. TKO makes employment decisions based on merit and qualifications, without considering an employee’s or applicant’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other basis prohibited under federal, state, or local laws governing non‑discrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. TKO also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and applicable state or local laws.
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