Manager, Business Affairs
Core
Manage legal, financial, and talent-related issues for branded content productions, ensuring client budgets are safeguarded and creative ideas are executed within legal frameworks.
Role type
Manager, Business Affairs
Builds
Branded content productions for clients
Domain
Advertising / Media Production
Required skills
Union contract expertise (SAG-AFTRA), IP licensing and negotiation, talent procurement, contract execution, budget management, financial calculation, project tracking
Preferred skills
Social content usage specs, influencer contracting, music rights, AI tools for process enhancement
Technologies
Microsoft 365 (Excel, Word, Outlook), industry payroll platforms (e.g., XR)
Responsibilities
Partner with Producers, Account, Traffic and Legal teams to execute creative vision; Review creative materials for legal issues; Determine and negotiate third-party rights for IP (music, UGC, names); Manage creative searches for talent and music; Handle over-scale talent negotiations and execute deal memos; Partner with Social team for creator/influencer contracting; Prepare production estimates and ballpark SAG session costs; Process vendor invoices and monitor production budgets; Maintain transparent project files and tracking charts.
Seniority
Manager, hands-on IC
