BBC Hiring for Royalty Administrator, Talent Accounting and Rights Negotiation Job at London, England Full Time

BBC Studios is a global creative powerhouse for the development, production and distribution of bold, British content. We produce over 2,500 hours of content per year, have offices in 22 markets globally, including seven production bases in the UK and production bases and partnerships in a further nine countries around the world. The business generates revenue of £1.4bn, returning around £200m profit to BBC Public Service each year. In the UK, BBC Studios enables audiences to enjoy their favourite BBC programmes and brands outside the licence fee-funded window on alternative platforms, through a range of partnerships, and in multiple formats, from products and magazines to events and experiences.

This is an exciting career-building opportunity for an individual with a finance/administrative background to join as a Royalties Administrator within our Talent Accounting team. This is a forward-thinking and dynamic team that works together to ensure that our accounting and reporting obligations to rights holders and profit participants are met.

The Independent Production Accounting (IPA) team sits within the Talent Accounting and Rights Negotiation (TARN) Department. The team reports and pays royalties and net profit shares due on BBC Studios Distribution sales to independent producers and other parties who are involved in the production or financing of programmes. The terms for these payments are entered onto the Alliant royalty system (aka CASPAR) and the payment calculations are reviewed by the team before distribution statements and any payments are issued.

Main Responsibilities

We are seeking one permanent head and one 9 month FTC contract for the team.

As a Royalty Administrator, you will analyse rights acquisition agreements e.g. distribution agreements with independent production companies and other rights clearance information to determine the type of royalties payable and ensure the terms are reflected on the royalty system, CASPAR.

You will assist with the validation of monthly royalty calculations to ensure payments are accurate and royalty costs are correctly reflected in the financial accounts to protect the business.

You will coordinate the monthly uploads of data such as sales, distribution costs, and content metadata into the royalty system from other BBCS systems required to enable accurate royalty and profit share calculations.

You will resolve queries received from all rights holders (such as Independent Producers and Contributors) and other department stakeholders in a timely manner and in line with agreed standards.

Are you the right candidate?

At BBC Studios, we seek people who are passionate about who we are and what we do.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, numerate, analytical, able to summarise complex data with excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to your daily tasks.

You will be able to work to tight deadlines and confidently work with a range of software packages including Excel at an advanced level.

Royalty experience in a media environment will be highly desirable coupled with strong administrative and interpersonal skills.

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About the BBC

The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from under represented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. We strive to be the best British content company in the world, attracting the best creative talents in the business, so that we can bring premium quality award-winning programmes, content and brands to the viewer no matter where they are.

The BBC Group has set out the first in a new series of bold steps to transform our programming and better represent the public we serve. We have the biggest financial investment to on-air inclusion in the industry, together with our existing commissioning budget, we are committed to throwing open our doors more widely than ever to diverse stories and diverse storytellers. Together with a diverse workforce we will accelerate the pace of change in increasing diversity and inclusion both on and off air

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please visit our website.

Package Description

Band: B
Contract type: 1 Permanent Position, 1 9 Month FTC
Location: London

Working pattern: Hybrid working. (Home based plus office based 2-3 days per week.)

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• Flexible / agile working – opportunities across the business. We’re happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.
• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits – We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35 hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.