Clearance & Licensing Manager – App Store (Remote)
Summary…
Marcom is AppleÂ’s Global Marketing Communications group. We oversee all of AppleÂ’s advertising and marketing to ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications.
The App Store Clearance Manager role is responsible for securing the rights and clearances of third-party IP in connection with the marketing of Apps and other third party content, and maintaining and preserving industry relationships
Key Qualifications:
• 10+ years relevant experience on a Business Affairs, or content licensing team at a creative agency or other content-focused industry, content production company, or App-focused brand
• Experience with Licensing and Contracts: Ability to draw conclusions from working knowledge of issues and risks that impact the area of rights licensing, including copyright and trademark law, public domain, fair use, rights of publicity
• Experience assessing risk and mitigation as it relates to partner IP and proficiency in analyzing and interpreting complex contracts and licensing agreements
• Knowledge of Industry Standards: Understanding of App Store guidelines and policies and awareness of trends and developments in the app market, including new regulations, emerging technologies and changing user expectations
• Skills & Competencies: Demonstrated ability to work across multiple projects with varying ranges of complexity
• Proven ability to exercise sound, strategic, and executable legal & business judgment
• Demonstrated skill in concise and clear written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail
• Calm approach, sound judgment, organized, excels at time management
• Excellent negotiation skills
Description:
• Act as a core member of Apple’s Global Marketing Business Affairs team, partnering with various internal stakeholders across Marketing, Services, Legal, Business, and Product teams to drive successful outcomes.
• Oversee the process for reviewing and clearing third-party app and game content for inclusion in Apple’s Marketing. Maintain an efficient, transparent system for processing clearance requests, ensuring timely updates, adherence to strict deadlines, and delivering a world-class experience for developers.
• Uphold clearance standards that align with global Marcom Business Affairs objectives, fostering consistency across regions.
• Leverage a deep understanding of cross-functional team needs and challenges to address complex IP and licensing issues. Employ creative problem-solving, risk mitigation strategies, and relationship management to support creative objectives.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with multiple stakeholders across the organization, facilitating collaboration and offering strategic guidance. Provide actionable options to internal teams while ensuring compliance with third-party IP usage and legal guidelines.
• Proactively engage in marketing projects from the early stages, identifying potential risks and mitigating them throughout the creative development, production, and execution phases.
• Manage the intake and tracking of digital assets from external partners using internal asset management systems.
• Collaborate closely with Legal teams to gain guidance on trademark and broader legal issues, while providing context to support contract negotiations and ensure alignment with business goals.
Education
• Bachelor’s Degree required. JD or MBA desirable
