Business Affairs Manager
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$ 85000 - 100000
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Job Description
We are looking for a highly-motivated Business Affairs Manager to support its account creative legal production and finance teams and provide general business affairs oversight and continuity across productions.
The Business Affairs Manager should be thoroughly versed in all clearance issues associated with advertising production and branded content. You will report to the Director Business and Legal Affairs in New York. This is a great opportunity for a smart creative problem-solver with strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for someone who is ready to become a Spoon - to give a damn try anything and enjoy the people they are working with.
This role will be working out of our NY office on Tuesday Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Responsibilities
- Work with and/or assist producers with preparing vendor agreements and production estimates (which include talent session fees usage and other related costs) for client approval
- Work with producers account and finance to reconcile and close jobs.
- Learn and implement client-specific production requirements/guidelines.
- Review concepts and deliverables for required permissions and clearances
- Oversee the review process from development through production to assess manage and mitigate risks associated with content and experiential productions
- Flag legal risks and escalate to Legal team as needed
- Support the production and account teams in understanding and complying with agreement terms and conditions for content and experiential programs
- Research clear negotiate and issue/prepare contracts/licenses as needed for all third party materials (e.g. music location release talent release property release etc.)
- Negotiate and prepare agreements for talent music and production vendors
- Retain a database of usage terms on all jobs where agency has been required to handle clearances
- Provide producers and account teams with accurate estimates for talent session fees usage residuals and all other talent- and music-related production costs
- Collaborate with producers on production jobs with estimates purchase orders insurance talent payments
- Perform preliminary trademark searches for proposed branding taglines signage design etc.
- Organize and maintain contracts
- Work with VP Business and Legal Affairs to develop departmental procedures/best practices and keep up to date on changes to advertising industry standards and trends
- Contribute to implementing process procedures and policies across offices
- Advise producers and account teams on SAG-AFTRA talent requirements
Requirements
- 3 years of experience working in the Business Affairs department of an advertising agency
- Knowledge of AICP
- Understanding of legal issues relating to content production
- Experiential production experience strongly preferred
- Strong knowledge of non-union talent standards
- Excellent verbal written and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong problem solving skills and solution-oriented
- Ability to multi-task within a fast-paced creative environment and manage competing priorities under time constraints
- Ability to handle confidential information responsibly
- Extremely detailed oriented and organized
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Knowledge of SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract
- Proficiency in MS Office suite and Google Suite
The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $85000-$100000. Salary is determined based on a wide range of factors including relevant experience knowledge skills job duties and geographic location. For this role we also offer programs such as medical/dental/vision insurance 401(k) matching paid time off and various other benefits and perks.
Giant Spoon is an agency that strives to build an inclusive workplace dynamically rooted in our differences. What makes you you is your greatest asset here. No matter your race ethnicity religion national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity age protected veteran status disabled status genetic information or other protected categoryfeel comfortable (and excited) to bring your full self and make smart impactful work.
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full Time
