Senior Business Affairs Manager

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Job Summary

The Business Affairs Manager plays a key role in mitigating risk throughout content production, taking a solutions-oriented approach to support the content team. This position provides strategic guidance on all aspects of production, including vendor contracting, content licensing and clearance, talent procurement, trafficking, and budget management and reconciliation. The role oversees the legal, business, and financial components of film, radio, print, and interactive productions for assigned clients. The focus is on delivering high-quality, impactful content that exceeds client marketing objectives while minimizing potential risks.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Production team during the bidding process to ensure the job is bid in accordance with client's, cost-consultant's and agency's financial policies and procedures
• Review creative decks and scripts for potential legal issues, including clearance and licensing of third-party content, talent, music, etc.
• Review production company bids and prepare formal production estimates for client approval
• Prepare vendor production agreements; negotiate revisions and liaise with Legal as necessary
• ?Consult with Producers and Account Management on talent usage, generate casting specs and draft talent agreements
• Coordinate with Project Management/Account Management and Producer to define the production scope
• Track production cost and take action as needed on overages; work closely with the Producers in navigating the production budget
• Conduct preliminary trademark searches
• Issue music rights agreements
• License stock footage and images
• Review and approve vendor invoices and facilitate payments
• Assist producers in closing production jobs for final billing
• Track and maintain meticulous records for all productions

Basic Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience in an agency or related business affairs/legal department

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree inarelated field or equivalent training and/or experience
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of SAG Commercials Contract as well as other performance unions
• Advanced knowledge of talent engagement both in the US and abroad
• Strong negotiating skills
• Willingness to learn new skills, systems, and information
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment while managing urgent deadlines
• Exceptional analytical, organizational and communication skills and ability to interact with various departments within the agency
• Strong ability to work independently, as well as part of a team, and to mentor/instruct junior members of the team
• Ability to prioritize tasks and manage own workload
• Ability to create efficiencies and process
• Legal experience or degree ideal

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