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Senior Contracts and Rights Coordinator chez ITV PLC

ITV PLC · Leeds, Royaume-Uni · Hybrid

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Workplace: ITV Leeds + Hybrid - expectation is 2 days in the office per week.

 

The team..

At ITV, the Contract & Rights team is part of the M&E legal team which sits at the heart of ITV’s commercial business. The team provides a crucial role within the Media and Entertainment division, including contracting content and ensuring the correct rights information is recorded engaging with many areas of the business that rely on that rights information.

 

The role..

We’re looking for a confident and experienced Senior Contracts & Rights Coordinator to join our team in a permanent role, reporting to the Contracts & Rights Manager. This is a key position that blends hands-on contract and rights management with mentoring responsibilities, offering the chance to lead by example while supporting a team of Coordinators. You’ll oversee a wide range of programme-related deals – including Development, Commissioning and Acquisition agreements – managing the entire contract lifecycle from drafting to execution. You’ll also be a key contact for rights-related queries, ensuring data accuracy, regulatory compliance, and smooth stakeholder communication. As a player-coach, you’ll help shape team performance, guide system best practices, and maintain strong relationships with both internal departments and external partners.

Some of your key day-to-day responsibilities will include:

  • Manage end-to-end contract processes across a portfolio of programme-related deals
  • Draft, issue and coordinate the signing of contracts using standard templates and precedents
  • Oversee rights management, including availability, clearances, and regulatory compliance
  • Handle contract and rights queries from internal and external stakeholders
  • Ensure accurate data entry and documentation in all relevant systems
  • Build strong working relationships across internal departments and with external suppliers
  • Line manage and support the development of a small team of Contracts & Rights Coordinators
  • Act as a super user and contributor to the ongoing improvement of contract and rights systems

 

Skills you’ll need (minimum criteria)

  • Experience managing staff, with a focus on team development and motivation in a customer-focused environment
  • Practical experience in drafting and administering contracts and/or formal legal training or relevant legal experience
  • Proven drafting skills with excellent attention to detail
  • Experience in contracts and data management, ideally within a media and/or legal setting

 

Other things we’re looking for (key criteria)

  • Ability to manage multiple, competing priorities while maintaining high-quality output under pressure
  • Strong organisational skills, including the ability to monitor and manage personal workload and that of a team to ensure timely completion
  • Ability to communicate legal and contractual concepts clearly and simply to non-legal stakeholders
  • Excellent interpersonal, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to build effective relationships at all levels
  • A proactive mindset with the ability to adapt and improve processes in response to evolving business needs
  • An interest in and openness to learning about new technologies and ways of working

 

Please note, on occasion we may receive a very large volume of applications which means applications for a role may close earlier than the referenced closing date. We’d encourage you to apply as soon as possible if interested.

About Company

ITV is for everyone.

ITV strongly encourages applications for this role from disabled people. As a Disability Confident Leader, if you meet the minimum criteria for a role and you have declared that you are disabled, we’ll guarantee to take you to the next stage* (minimum criteria above). 

We're happy to discuss any support/personalisation you may need during our application and selection process as part of our reasonable adjustments. Drop us a line if you require anything at [email protected]. Find out more about applying with a disability.

* There may be a few exceptions where we are not able to take all eligible candidates to the next stage due to the volume of applications.

Because those who make an impact deserve to be rewarded for it.
 
ITV offers some great rewards and benefits including:
  • Flexible working with a range of options to suit everyone
  • Generous holiday allowance, plus you can buy more
  • Annual bonus opportunity
  • Competitive pension contribution
  • Save as you earn - with an opportunity to buy ITV shares
  • Wellbeing and volunteering days plus a wide range of opportunities to help you live a balanced and healthy life
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Your work matters to millions.

Shaping culture is in the DNA of ITV. So, it’s not surprising that you’ll find us in every home in the UK, our productions are famous all over the world and we’re at the forefront of the digital streaming revolution. 

When you join us, you enter a fun working environment. With opportunities to learn, to grow and make a real difference. Small enough that your impact’s felt in the business, but big enough that your impact reaches millions of people.  

Come develop your skills, change TV and the course of your career. Don’t just watch it. Be part of it. Join ITV.
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