Talent Rights & Compliance Manager
About The Position
Hill’s Pet Nutrition is seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented Creative Rights & Compliance Manager to join our Strategic Creative Services (SCS) team. This role ensures that all creative assets produced by SCS meet the highest standards of legal, regulatory, and brand compliance, while maintaining complete and accurate documentation of usage rights, contracts, and licensing. This individual safeguards Hill’s intellectual property and ensures all content is compliant, properly tagged, and publication-ready. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment where precision, accountability, and proactive communication are essential.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Legal Studies, Library Science, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience in creative compliance, (SAG required), rights management, talent negotiations, or production operations, preferably within an in-house agency or marketing environment.
- Experience managing creative assets with copyright, licensing, and intellectual property rights as they relate to creative content.
- Experience managing and maintaining assets within a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system, such as Bynder.
Nice To Haves
- Direct experience with Bynder or a similar enterprise DAM platform.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to manage multiple review cycles simultaneously.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across creative, legal, and business teams.
- Proven attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.
- Familiarity with creative production workflows and asset lifecycle management.
- Experience working in a regulated industry (CPG, healthcare, or pharmaceutical preferred).
- Understanding of AI-generated content compliance and ethical usage standards.
- Experience supporting global or regional teams with centralized governance requirements.
Responsibilities
- Conduct thorough quality assurance (QA) reviews of creative assets to verify accuracy, brand consistency, and adherence to project specifications.
- Manage the contracting, tracking, and documentation of all external talent, voiceover, and influencer agreements, ensuring proper usage rights and expiration tracking.
- Oversee the licensing and compliance of stock photography, video, illustrations, and music, maintaining clear records of permissions and usage limitations.
- Serve as the primary owner of asset metadata in the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system (Bynder), ensuring accurate tagging, usage rights, and claim data.
- Partner with the Account Manager and Creative Project Managers to ensure all creative work is properly cleared before delivery or publication.
- Collaborate with Legal, Procurement, and Brand partners to define and uphold rights management and compliance standards across all creative workflows.
- Support regulatory and brand audits, maintaining an organized archive of contracts, rights documentation, and compliance records.
- Act as the SCS team’s subject matter expert on intellectual property, brand compliance, and content rights.
- Identify opportunities to streamline compliance and rights review processes through automation, documentation, and team education.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- basic life insurance
- paid parental leave
- disability coverage
- participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements
- a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days
- 13 paid holidays
- Paid sick leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
