Also called: Clearances and Licensing Manager
Tracks and manages who owns which rights to shows, music, and characters, and licenses them.
A rights manager figures out whether a show can stream in Brazil, negotiates licensing a character for a toy line, and tracks contracts in a database.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Business or paralegal background.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Business, Paralegal Studies.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI rights databases and contract tools automate tracking, shrinking the team; complex deals stay human.
Classes: Business, Government or law, English, Computer applications.
Official data: O*NET occupation 13-1199.
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