Senior Director of Intellectual Property & Creative Rights (Volunteer)

About the role

Mentor A Promise is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Director of Intellectual Property & Creative Rights to lead the organization's intellectual property, publishing rights, licensing, media rights, and creative asset protection initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Copyright Management
• Lead and oversee copyright protection strategies
• Copyright registration support
• Content ownership documentation
• Creative works protection
• Education resource rights management
• Intellectual property monitoring
• Trademark & Brand Protection
• Trademark strategy
• Brand asset protection
• Logo and visual identity protection
• Naming rights administration
• Brand usage governance
• Intellectual property monitoring
• Licensing & Rights Management
• Licensing agreements
• Content usage permissions
• Educational licensing opportunities
• Intellectual property partnerships
• Rights administration
• Licensing compliance
• Publishing Agreements & Rights Administration
• Author agreements
• Publishing agreements
• Editorial agreements
• Contributor agreements
• Distribution rights
• Publishing partnerships
• Podcast, Film & Media Rights
• Podcast release agreements
• Guest agreements
• Media releases
• Film rights administration
• Documentary rights management
• Distribution permissions
• Creative content rights tracking
• Technology & Digital Asset Protection
• Software ownership frameworks
• Technology intellectual property protection
• Platform rights governance
• Digital asset ownership
• Content ownership policies
• Creative Asset Governance
• Rights management systems
• Creative asset inventories
• Contributor agreements
• Volunteer creator agreements
• Asset ownership documentation
• Usage standards and guidelines
• Organizational Education & Guidance
• Copyright awareness
• Trademark considerations
• Licensing best practices
• Content ownership standards
• Intellectual property policies
• Creative rights education

Qualifications

• Intellectual Property Law
• Copyright Law
• Trademark Law
• Publishing
• Licensing
• Media Rights
• Entertainment Law
• Content Rights Management
• Digital Media
• Creative Industries

Strong candidates often demonstrate:

• Intellectual property expertise
• Publishing or media experience
• Contract review experience
• Rights management experience
• Strategic thinking
• Exceptional organizational skills
• Strong communication abilities

Experience working with publishers, authors, filmmakers, podcasters, educational organizations, technology companies, media organizations, or creative industries is highly valued.

JD strongly preferred.

Licensed attorney preferred but not required for exceptional intellectual property and rights management professionals.

First-year priorities

• Develop MAP's intellectual property governance framework
• Create centralized rights management systems
• Standardize publishing and contributor agreements
• Strengthen trademark and copyright administration
• Build licensing and permissions processes
• Protect MAP's educational, creative, and technology assets
• Develop intellectual property policies and guidance
• Support growth across publishing, media, and technology initiatives

Success measures

• Strong intellectual property protection
• Effective rights management systems
• Consistent publishing and licensing practices
• Protected creative and educational assets
• Strong trademark and copyright governance
• Reduced intellectual property risk
• Improved organizational awareness of rights management
• Increased operational efficiency in managing creative assets