Anti-Piracy & Media Trust Lead
Versant Media 's Digital Trust & Safety (DTS) team is seeking an Anti-Piracy and Media Trust Lead to lead the design, development, and operationalization of the company's enterprise anti-piracy ecosystem. This is a strategic, hands-on role that blends technical expertise, program management, cross-functional leadership, and vendor oversight to protect Versant Media 's content and IP across digital platforms globally.
Anti-Piracy Strategy & Program Development
- Develop and own Versant Media 's anti-piracy strategy, including dedicated program charters and enforcement frameworks across content verticals (Sports, News, Podcasts, Entertainment)
- Define and stand up distinct anti-piracy work-streams, including enforcement playbooks tailored to common incident types
- Build and maintain a scalable operating model that translates strategy into measurable, repeatable enforcement operations
- Lead stakeholder alignment efforts across business units, securing formal sign-off on program governance documents
Enforcement Operations & Incident Response
- Serve as the primary point of contact and lead for all anti-piracy enforcement activity, including content takedowns across platforms (YouTube, Meta, and other social platforms)
- Manage enforcement escalations and coordinate authorized submissions on behalf of talent and executives
- Route and triage cases using a structured risk framework (Revenue, Reputation, Relationship) to prioritize enforcement decisions
- Maintain and evolve the Digital Trust & Safety Intake Portal (Jira-based) for content protection and anti-piracy workflows
Vendor & Platform Management
- Oversee relationships with anti-piracy vendors including Vobile, HCL Tech, and others, establishing evidence-pack SLAs and performance tracking
- Coordinate with YouTube CMS, Vobile asset ingestion workflows, and UGC protective services integrations
- Negotiate platform enforcement capabilities and limitations directly with platform trust & safety teams (e.g., YouTube, Meta)
- Evaluate and onboard new vendors or tools (e.g., social media viral clip monitoring, MUSO analytics) to expand enforcement coverage
Technology & Infrastructure
- Build and maintain tooling to support enforcement workflows — including Airtable-based repeat offender tracking systems and intake portals
- Provide technical recommendations on content protection infrastructure (DRM, ABAC, CMS metadata integrity, hardware protection tiers)
- Configure and manage piracy-related mailboxes and communications infrastructure (e.g., )
- Support integration of Jira ticketing and Slack-based workflow automation for anti-piracy operations
Reporting, Governance & Executive Visibility
- Produce monthly operational metrics and executive-level Authenticity Score reporting
- Develop and present the anti-piracy strategy and staffing model to senior leadership, including President-level stakeholders
- Collaborate with Legal (IP & Music) to ensure enforcement actions are aligned with rights ownership, distribution agreements, and FTC Consent Decree obligations
- Maintain documentation of all architectural and enforcement decisions to satisfy compliance and audit requirements
Piracy Intelligence & Research
- Monitor the evolving piracy landscape, including piracy-adjacent consumer harms (fraud, phishing, malware, identity theft)
- Share relevant intelligence across teams via curated feeds and analysis
- Stay current on anti-piracy technology, enforcement tools, and platform policy changes
Media Trust & Content Integrity
- Monitor digital platforms and social media for AI-generated deepfakes, synthetic media, and manipulated content featuring Versant Media talent, executives, or brand assets
- Establish detection workflows and escalation paths for synthetic or manipulated content that poses reputational, legal, or safety risks
- Partner with platform trust & safety teams and AI detection vendors to identify and remove non-consensual deepfakes an