Business Affairs Manager

Job Description

A 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.

_ RESPONSIBILITIES_

Creative & Production:

• Manage third party rights and clearances
• Partner with BA leads and agency legal on contract challenges, release standardization and updates, and templates.
• Partner with legal and BA leads on deck reviews and preliminary trademark searches
• Work with insurance and risk management to evaluate production and contract challenges
• 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
• Create AD-IDs for clients and support traffic, as needed

Talent, Music, and Licensing

• Advise on the SAG-AFTRA and AFM (if applicable) agreements, including waivers, interpretations, regulations and best practices
• Advise agency teams and clients on non-union (if applicable) best practices, employment guidelines and other considerations.
• 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
• Support influencer, celebrity talent, music, and IP sourcing and negotiations

Qualifications

• 3-6 years' experience in advertising Business Affairs
• Must have 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

PXP is a content production agency specialized in crafting personalized, global brand content that resonates deeply with brands audiences across every platform.

Though our name debuted just a year ago, our expertise stretches back through the decades, previously existing as production capabilities distributed across Publicis Groupe’s agencies worldwide. In a strategic move to amplify efficiency and accelerate innovation at scale, we consolidated these diverse capabilities under a single, powerful brand: Publicis Experience Production, better known as PXP.

Today, we are the architects shaping the future of creative production, comprised of 4,000+ specialized experts spanning numerous cities worldwide. Powered by our proprietary technologies, we partner with brands to craft beautifully intuitive, original content that redefines possibilities — ensuring each piece leaves a lasting impression and a deeper customer relationship.

Compensation Range: $73,500 - $123,500 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 03/06/2024.