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Content Acquisition Coordinator
Group Nine Media
New York, NY, United States
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The Dodo is looking for a Content Acquisition Coordinator to join our growing video team. As Content Acquisition Coordinator, you will be immersed in a fast-moving digital media environment, and play a crucial internal and external facing role in our video creation process. Your primary role will be to obtain permission for The Dodo to incorporate user-generated content into our videos and maintain relationships with rights holders. This position is instrumental to our growth and will help The Dodo maintain its status as the largest animal brand in the world.
Responsibilities:
• Obtain the required legal rights for user-generated content sourced by our video editors
• Liaise with rights holders across individuals and organizations in an effort to obtain permissions over email, social media platforms, and the phone
• Escalate footage requests to other members of the content acquisition team—serving as a sort of “air traffic controller” for our video projects
• Coordinate special footage requests, for example, asking uploaders for additional content, obtaining background information, etc.
• Maintain and update video database with detailed records of all content acquisitions, relationship updates, contracts, and licensing terms
Qualifications:
• 1-3 years of experience in digital media, footage licensing preferred
• Customer service and client relations experience preferred
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Output driven and task focused, able to meet daily delivery goals, self-disciplined, transparent with status updates
• A team player, flexible, patient, go-with-the-flow, resilient, “fill the void” attitude
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills (persuasive and professional over email)
• Digital native and social media savvy
• Proactive, self-starter, ability to prioritize
• A passion for animals!
About Group Nine Media
Group Nine Media is the partnership of four mission-driven, category-leading brands covering food, drink & travel (Thrillist), news & entertainment (NowThis), animals (The Dodo) and science, tech & exploration (Seeker). We're one of the world's largest digital-first media companies, boasting over 4 billion video views every month, while providing consumers 360-degree experiences across web, social, VR and live events. At Group Nine Media, we care about the content our brands create, and if you're a talented passionate individual who does too, let's talk.