Giant Spoon · 21 hours ago
Senior Business Affairs Manager
New York
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$100K/yr - $125K/yr
5+ years expGiant Spoon is an agency that strives to build an inclusive workplace, and they are seeking a Senior Business Affairs Manager to support various teams including account, creative, legal, production, and finance. The role involves overseeing business affairs, managing clearance issues, and ensuring compliance throughout the production process.
AdvertisingDigital Media
Responsibilities
Work with and assist producers with preparing, organizing and maintaining vendor agreements and production estimates (which include talent session fees, usage, and other related costs)
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 creative/content legal risks and escalate to Legal team, as needed
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.)
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
Assist with purchase orders, insurance and talent payments
Identify and escalate to Legal team for preliminary trademark searches for proposed branding, taglines, signage, design, etc
Work with VP, Production to develop departmental procedures/best practices and keep up to date on changes to advertising industry standards and trends
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience working in the Business Affairs department of an advertising agency
Working knowledge of SAG-AFTRA and AFM contracts
Knowledge of/experience with AICP, AICE, animation and music bids
Experience with US and foreign productions
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
Benefits
Medical/dental/vision insurance
401(k) matching
Paid time off
Various other benefits and perks
Company
Giant Spoon
Giant Spoon is a marketing strategy and innovation agency that provides short- and long-term marketing and business planning.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2025-11-25Acquired
Leadership Team
Jonathan Haber
Co-Founder
Marc Simons
Co-Founder
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