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Publicis Production US · 9 hours ago

Senior Business Affairs Manager

New York, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$105K/yr - $165K/yr

Publicis Production US is a creative production company focused on building connections between brands and people. The Senior Business Affairs Manager will support creative development and integrated productions, ensuring compliance with advertising regulations and managing talent agreements.

AdvertisingContentCreative AgencyDigital MediaSocial Media

Responsibilities

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

Integrate AI-driven tools into creative and production processes to boost efficiency, elevate content quality, and stay ahead of emerging trends in technology and storytelling

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

Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new staff

Oversees the daily workflow of the team

Provides constructive and timely performance evaluations

Handles discipline and termination of employees in accordance with company policy

Qualification

Advertising business affairsSAG experienceContract negotiationsInterpersonal skillsAttention to detailOral communicationWritten communicationProject managementCreativity

Required

Experience in advertising business affairs

Must have extensive 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

Benefits

Medical coverage

Dental

Vision

Disability

401K

Parental and family care leave

Family forming assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible time off

Company

Publicis Production US

Please visit our global LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/publicis-production Within Publicis Groupe’s Intelligent Creativity business, we specialize in bringing creative ideas to life, and to consumers.

Founded in 2022