Content Cost and Rights Management Executive - Dubai

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Responsibilities:

• Strong understanding of content rights, licensing models, and contract structures in the media industry.
• Ability to review, interpret, and accurately input contract terms into rights management systems.
• Experience in tracking, analyzing, and reporting content costs to support financial decision-making.
• Familiarity with rights management platforms, media asset management systems, and data reporting tools.
• Ensure precise contract data entry for broadcast TV channels and video-on-demand (VOD) platforms, proactively identifying discrepancies and escalating inconsistencies for resolution.
• Monitor title schedules, amendments, and contractual options across linear TV and VOD platforms while generating comprehensive reports to support strategic decision-making.
• Effectively manage contracts, balancing priorities and adapting to evolving business needs while maintaining accuracy and efficiency.
• Identify opportunities to enhance rights tracking and cost management workflows, ensuring seamless content operations across linear TV and VOD platforms.
• Ability to read contracts in Arabic/English is a must.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Demonstrate good judgment and strong critical thinking skills.
• Expert knowledge of broadcast and VOD rights.
• Good people skills.
• The ability to meet deadlines and adapt to shifting priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfortable working independently and adjusting direction as needed in a dynamic work environment.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• At least 3-5 years of related work experience is required.
• Prior experience with contract administration.

About the Company

MBC GROUP is the largest media company in the Middle East & North Africa region that enriches people’s lives through information, interaction and entertainment. In 2002, nearly a decade after the launch of MBC1 in London, in 1991, MBC GROUP moved its headquarters to Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates.

MBC GROUP also includes two FM radio stations: MBC FM (Gulf music) and Panorama FM (contemporary Arabic hit music).

Furthermore, part of MBC GROUP is Shahid and its premium subscription-based service Shahid VIP, the world’s leading Arabic streaming platform, home to highly rated original productions from the Arab world, a wide range of exclusive movies and premieres, as well as the top watched live Arab TV channels.

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