A Senior Business Affairs Manager plays an integral role supporting creative development and integrated productions, including broadcast, print, experiential and digital projects. This person is a team player with a creative mind, an ability to work in a fast-paced creative environment and an extensive understanding of the production process from conception and bidding to final delivery.
Creative and Production:
BA lead for client day to day work
Partner with various cross-agency teams to review creative materials at all stages and advise on talent, third-party rights, including copyright, trademark, and rights of publicity, and other advertising regulations and guidelines
Review vendor policies and agreements to ensure alignment with Client SOWs and MSAs
Partner with legal counsel to perform preliminary trademark searches.
Manage third party rights and clearance
Negotiate, structure, and draft celebrity talent, creator, music, and intellectual property deals
Partner with agency legal on contract challenges, release standardization and updates, templates and risk assessments.
Advise on production guidelines and best practices, client brand guidelines, and Groupe POVs
Partner with production and other stakeholders to track and manage active agency production jobs
Partner with producers to review and advise on AICP and other bidding documents
Partner with finance and production to finalize client estimates and caveats prior to Client signature
Create and issue award documents including vendor agreements, insurance, licensing and talent agreements and vendor purchase orders
Work with Producers and Finance on various production budgets and actualizations
Work with insurance and risk management to evaluate production and contract challenges
Proactively manage all account transition documentation.
Talent, Music, and Licensing
Advise and proactively educate on the SAG-AFTRA and AFM (if applicable) agreements, including waivers, interpretations, regulations and best practices
Advise and proactively educate agency teams and clients on non-union (if applicable) best practices, employment guidelines and other considerations.
Participate in and impact project scoping discussions.
Estimate talent session and usage fees, and all other talent and music related costs of production and usage
Manage full talent cycle including talent contracts, session reports and final casts, session, holding fee, and usage payments, and renegotiations in compliance with SAG/AFTRA/ACTRA and AFofM guidelines (when applicable).
Draft and negotiate various third-party agreements, including music, footage and images, artwork and recognizable structures, apps, and other third-party rights.
Qualifications
6-8 years' experience in advertising business affairs
Must have extensive SAG experience
Experience with contract negotiations with clients and third parties
Strong oral and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple projects at once
A passion for helping teams create their very best work in the smartest way possible
A passion for creativity
Additional Information
Compensation Range: $98,500 - $165,500 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. For this role, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 06/20/2024.