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News UK Infringements Executive in London, United Kingdom
Infringements Executive
Location:
London
Department:
Not Specified
Salary Details:
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Advertising End Date:
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Job Description
Please note this role is advertised on a 12 month FTC.
Your team: The department is responsible for licensing the use of News UK’s intellectual property and trademarks by third parties. We distribute content from our print, digital, radio and television brands for editorial and business use, additionally we also grant rights to use our trademarks in relation to awards or other initiatives.
Your role: This role is focused on preventing revenue loss due to infringements and developing strategies to recover revenue from infringers where appropriate.
The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of and experience dealing with copyright and other types of infringement and a good working knowledge of the law in this area.
Day to day you will:
Detect, prevent and stop infringements.
Develop and implement a comprehensive protocol for identifying and addressing copyright infringements involving News UK’s intellectual property and trademarks.
Implement and maintain a streamlined and effective process related to infringement detection and resolution.
Establish an Active and Passive Pipeline for Infringement Discovery. These channels will search for high-value infringements whilst also establishing internal rapport that allows staff from other business areas to alert the Licensing team to infringements.
Develop and establish fresh, creative methods to detect the use of content without a licence.
Work closely with our legal team to compile information on infringements and build evidence on infringements for consideration of next steps.
Auditing syndicated News UK Content to ensure parties are using it pursuant to their licensing agreement.
Collaborate with other relevant parties within the Content Licensing team to brainstorm other potential areas of licensing growth.
What we are looking for from you:
Legal Knowledge: Understanding intellectual property laws and the various forms of infringement
Attention to detail: ability to carefully examine relevant platforms and publications to identify possible infringements
Industry knowledge: Understanding of specific industries where the risk of infringements of News UK IP are likely to occur
Research & Technology : Skilled in conducting thorough research using technology including online, tools, AI, services and databases to identify possible infringements
Problem solving: Develop strategies to detect, address and resolve infringement issues.
Commercial acumen: Ability to analyse and prioritise which infringements to pursue based on commercial and legal considerations
Strategy - Ability to develop strategies that align with the overall licensing strategy and balance the needs of various stakeholders.
Key Behaviours
Passionate about the work you do, embracing every opportunity to do your best work
Principled in the way you go about your role and the decisions you make
Purposeful with a strong desire to achieve and deliver work to a high standard
A strong communicator who can quickly build relationships and rapport
Can quickly adapt to changes in technology and the media landscape and the impact they have on this role
We are News UK: One of the leading media businesses in the UK and Ireland. Our newsbrands include The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun, The Sun on Sunday and The TLS. Our national broadcast brands include talkSPORT, Times Radio, TalkTV and Virgin Radio UK, and we have market-leading local radio stations across Ireland. Our world-famous brands provide news, analysis, opinion and entertainment to almost 40 million people each month. Spanning print and pixel, audio and video, events and experiences, our multiplatform brands are home to a plurality of opinion, representing the diverse communities we serve. News UK is wholly owned by News Corp.
Life at News
Driven by passion, guided by principles and acting with purpose. We represent, reflect and reach the nation, telling the stories that matter. We inform our audiences so that they can make decisions based on trusted information.
To do this, we believe our employees must represent different backgrounds, perspectives and experiences. We strive to maximise and encourage every individual’s potential and ensure everyone feels valued. We support this through ourDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy (https://www.news.co.uk/more-than-the-news/diversity-inclusion/) , which focuses on three main priorities - attracting talent from a wider, more representative pool, developing equity programmes to drive better representation in our leadership, and ensuring diversity and inclusivity in our workforce as well as the journalism and content we produce. We also currently have12 employee led networks and groups (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMCi-KiMlL4&t=2s) that support our strategy and connect like minded employees socially.
Benefits
Some of our benefits include:
Maternity leave up to 18 weeks full basic salary & paternity leave up to 2 weeks
Wide range of training available, plus full LinkedIn Learning access
Private medical insurance including coverage for pre-existing conditions
Discounted gym memberships , free ClassPass at Home, weekly virtual yoga classes
‘Bikes for Work’ and ‘Electric Car’ scheme
Up to 60% discount on Harper Collins books
Access to exclusive events and competitions with exciting brands such as talkSPORT, Virgin Radio UK & The Times. Weekly virtual panel chats with top journalists and celebrities
Access to wellbeing benefits such as EAP, physio/massage and counselling
A generous pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 5%
25 days holiday , plus bank holidays and up to 4 volunteering days per year
We want to ensure that everyone we meet has the opportunity to perform to their best when applying for a role. Please let us know, at any stage, whether you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, and we will do our best to accommodate.
