Business Representative (San Francisco Northern California Local)

Who We Are

SAG-AFTRA is the iconic American labor union that represents approximately 160000 media -AFTRA employees support our members and thrive on securing the strongest protections by negotiating the best wages working conditions health and pension benefits. We preserve and expand members work opportunities vigorously enforce our contracts and protect our members against unauthorized use of their work.

What Youll Do

Responsible for administration and enforcement of collective bargaining agreements includingresearching processing and resolving claims on behalf of performers under SAG-AFTRAcontracts. Interpret contractual provisions for performers talent agents and production personnel. Responsible for handling signatory processes and production monitoring. Participate in outreachand educational events on behalf of the San Francisco Northern California Local.

(This section provides a general summary of the most significant job duties performed. It does not explain in detail every single duty performed.)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Investigate research conciliate and resolve claims initiated by performers or theirrepresentatives.
• Field inquiries and disseminate accurate rulings and interpretations regarding the theatricaland television agreements commercials and corporate/educational agreements and relatedcontracts.
• Handle signatory procedures and monitor production paperwork which may includepayroll and post-production documentation.
• Conduct set visits for production in the SFNC Local and other areas as necessary toenforce agreements and monitor safety on sets.
• Perform a significant role in outreach and educational events and assist with organizinginitiatives.
• Perform other duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.

What Youll Need

We want to make sure youre successful. To be considered you must have:

(The individual must possess the following knowledge skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation using some other combination of skills and abilities.)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Excellent listening verbal and written communication skills in order to effectivelyarticulate complex contract issues and compose original correspondence and reports.
• Ability to communicate persuasively and effectively with performers and productionpersonnel.
• Must have high level of initiative to handle work that is largely unsupervised.
• Proficiency in PC applications and Internet-based systems.
• Ability to work under pressure in a very high-paced environment.
• Ability to prioritize organize and coordinate multiple tasks under daily deadlines.
• Demonstrate interpretative and analytic ability as well as possess comprehensivemathematical knowledge.
• Superlative interpersonal skills: high degree of patience and tact. Must be able tocultivate respectful strategic and collaborative relationships with people from diversebackgrounds both internally and externally.
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined at SAG AFTRAs sole discretion.
• Must be available and willing to work extended hours per day or per week (and/orovertime for applicable non- exempt positions) including weekends and holidays asSAG-AFTRA determines is necessary to meet its business needs.
• Must be available and willing to travel to such locations and with such frequency asSAG-AFTRA determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.

Education and/or Experience:

• Undergraduate degree or a combination of five years of education and experience in a labor relations or entertainment environment preferred. A business or Juris Doctor degree a plus but not required.
• Background in contract interpretation and enforcement a plus.

What Youll Get

We are a great place to work because we offer:

• The annual salary for this position is $70304.00 along with excellent employee benefits and perks.
• Colleagues that are passionate about what we do and how they contribute to our mission
• Balance between work and home life responsibilities
• Affordable and comprehensive medical and dental plans
• Generous pension plan
• Employee discounts and perks

Notice to Applicants:

• It is SAG-AFTRAs policyto provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status union status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
• SAG-AFTRA will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories or arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements.
• To be eligible for employment with SAG-AFTRA applicants must have current authorization to work for any employer within the U.S. We cannot offer sponsorship for an employment visa or assume responsibility for an existing one at this time.
• Employees are required to work in the state/location indicated on the job posting and relocation assistance is not provided. SAG-AFTRA operates on a 35-hour workweek schedule.
• As part of the selection process external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview.
• A voluntary hybrid work schedule may be authorized for some positions. This schedule requires a minimum of two to four days per week of in-office attendance. SAG-AFTRA reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time based on business needs.
• If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to.