Clearance Coordinator

About the Role & Team

The Studio Clearances team handles many aspects of legal clearances, including those related to production and marketing of films and other content released theatrically and on various home entertainment formats including Disney+. The team advises content production staff (e.g., production supervisors, producers, writers, art departments, set decorators, prop masters, costumers, editors, visual effects, animators) of clearance procedures. In connection therewith, they also review scripts, screenings, artwork, dailies, rough and final cuts of films, websites, bonus content, behind the scenes/EPK materials, interviews, bloopers, deleted scenes, trailers, TV spots and other marketing materials, commercial tie-ins, print ads, DVD menus and packaging materials to identify potential clearance issues.

The Clearance Coordinator will be a vital part of the clearance team providing day-to-day support managing workflows and processes in connection with the production and marketing clearance needs of live action and animation motion pictures, with an emphasis on use of computer applications for tracking and document management.

What You Will Do

• Maintain and manage clearance status reports, department contacts directory, clearance database for all bonus materials, production release forms, digital document signing and digital document filing
• Communicate and coordinate with production offices in connection with meetings/calls, script distribution, clearance requests, payments, department forms and protocol
• Communicate and coordinate with internal studio departments (e.g. legal, production, post production, marketing, consumer products) in connection with meetings/calls, screenings, exchange of documents and other information
• Assist in viewing dailies
• RIM advisor for the team
• Facilitate and track required payments for research services, licensing, and/or other fees.
• Facilitate and track font seat licensing assignments for each production
• Under supervision, transmit, follow-up, and track standard clearance requests to outside parties
• Perform internet/phone research in connection with fictional/non-fictional elements for films and/or obtaining rights information
• Develop expertise with current and future computer applications utilized in the department
• Search and retrieve archival department information as needed

Required Qualifications & Skills

• 2 years entertainment experience, preferably in television/motion picture production and/or production legal
• Proficiency in advanced technology as a means of problem-solving.
• Strong critical thinking skills
• Forward-thinking, ability to identify opportunities to increase efficiency and implement/ adapt to the change
• Proven capability to take initiative and seek increased responsibilities
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and fluctuating environment
• Proficient in autonomously prioritizing work and managing deadlines
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Outlook and Word

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience

The hiring range for this position in Burbank, CA is $53,300.00 to $71,300.00 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. 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.

About The Walt Disney Company (Corporate):

At Disney Corporate you can see how the businesses behind the Company’s powerful brands come together to create the most innovative, far-reaching and admired entertainment company in the world. As a member of a corporate team, you’ll work with world-class leaders driving the strategies that keep The Walt Disney Company at the leading edge of entertainment. See and be seen by other innovative thinkers as you enable the greatest storytellers in the world to create memories for millions of families around the globe.

About The Walt Disney Company:

The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.

This position is with Walt Disney Pictures , which is part of a business we call The Walt Disney Company (Corporate) .

Walt Disney Pictures is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

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