Associate Rights Specialist

Associate Rights Specialist

Job Family

Administrative and Support Staff

Type

LT Full-Time

Position Status

Getty Center

Workplace Type

Hybrid / Partially Remote

Salaried / Hourly

Hourly

Hiring Pay Scale

$31.65 - $40.35 Hourly

Salary

Commensurate with experience and internal equity

Program / Department

Research Institute - 0465-Associate Director Dissemination and External Affairs

Requisition Number

2025-4684

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Job Summary

With minimum supervision and reporting to the Associate Director of Dissemination and External Affairs, this one year limited-term position coordinates image acquisition for publications and communications projects. Sources and acquires reproduction-quality images, identifies legal restrictions in their use,negotiates reproduction rights, processes payments, creates image logs to track caption and credit language, and develops and maintains records of all contracts and obligations. May also acquire assets and rights for other types of media assets, including audio, video, music, and text.

May also assist with publication licensing activity in Getty Research Institute Publications, including research, material preparation, proposal and contract drafting, and contract tracking through Procurement.

May assist the Associate Director with an all-Getty Research Institute right needs assessment.

Major Job Responsibilities

Coordinates image acquisition and rights clearance for a high volume of publication and communications projects, including print

and digital publications, digital and video communications, websites, and marketing / advertising materials

• Sources reproduction-quality images and negotiates licenses for their use with image vendors, museums, galleries, collectors, and

artists

collection images

use are well documented

publication

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Benefits and Perks

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