Senior Business Affairs Manager

4 weeks ago


New York County New York, United States PXP Full time
Job Description

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.



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