Benjamin Rogers Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Portfolio: https://benjaminrogers.carbonmade.com/Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user495431

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Promoted to Senior Manager, Rights Management.

Santa Monica

• Enter acquisition contracts for Latin America and Caribbean, including terms, recoupment clauses, options, derivative rights, linear and non-linear rights, territories, holdbacks and other license restrictions.
• Clear, track and enter sales contracts as well as output agreements in Latin America, the Caribbean and Canada for rights sold to various local and global distributors.
• Collision-check sales and output agreements against one another, ensuring accurate data and proper windowing of license periods in various languages, territories and exclusivity for 1st Run Films, library titles and.
• Maintain and update terms on acquisitions and sales contracts, reporting any upcoming expirations for licensed rights in a timely and efficient manner.
• Ensure quality control of rights management system for accurate reporting and data entry.

1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice, CA 90291

• Analyzed and managed rights for multiple major motion picture studios on the YouTube platform, including Warner Bros., MGM, Lionsgate, Fox, Paramount, Sony, Universal & Miramax.
• Coordinated with studio clients regularly to evaluate and protect rights on title-per-title basis.
• Trained other IP Specialists to build out a complete team over the last three years.
• Promoted three times from content and rights management to current position (see below).

1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice, CA 90291

• Organized and spearheaded ZEFR’s territory management system, creating a comprehensive digital rights library while working with IT, Operations and Account Managers to streamline efficiency.
• Updated database daily, accurately entering rights information on title-per-title basis for clients.
• Fostered working relationships with both studio clients and third parties, occasionally putting two or more parties in contact with each other if the need arose.

1621 Abbot Kinney Blvd Venice, CA 90291

• Managed YouTube assets by categorizing and identifying properties for major studio clients.
• Performed various audits of properties on YouTube, both for ZEFR and the Movieclips LLC.
• Refined and organized metadata on thousands of database assets for fast, reliable identification.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Locked down key locations for intense chase sequences involving Batpod and precision drivers.
• Assisted Staff PA’s with background talent, including Bane's mercenaries.

100 N Crescent Dr #323 Beverly Hills, CA 90210

• Wrote extensive coverage on available screenplays and existing studio projects.
• Participated in Weekend Read meetings with Vice President of Production, Matt Skiena.
• Covered reception and assistant desks, greeted guests, and distributed incoming packages.

Lexington, Kentucky Area

• Directed / Produced / Edited short film, "Downfall."
• Won NATAS Student Production Emmy, 2009.
• Won Best Drama, Best Editing, Audience Choice, Highbridge Film Festival, 2009.
• Screened at Louisville International Festival of Film, 2009.

Cinematography And Film/Video Production

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Communication And Media Studies

• Gained a firm liberal arts education while studying media communication, including but not limited to Film, Multi-Camera Sitcom.