What are the responsibilities and job description for the Business Affairs Manager position at Giant Spoon?
We are looking for a highly-motivated Business Affairs Manager to support its account, creative, legal, production, and finance teams and provide general business affairs oversight and continuity across productions.
The Business Affairs Manager should be thoroughly versed in all clearance issues associated with advertising, production, and branded content. You will report to the Director, Business and Legal Affairs in New York. This is a great opportunity for a smart, creative problem-solver with strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for someone who is ready to become a Spoon - to give a damn, try anything, and enjoy the people they are working with.
This role will be working out of our NY office on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Responsibilities
Giant Spoon is an agency that strives to build an inclusive workplace dynamically rooted in our differences. What makes you, you, is your greatest asset here. No matter your race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disabled status, genetic information, or other protected category—feel comfortable (and excited) to bring your full self and make smart, impactful work.
For applicants who are California residents, please see our Privacy Policy here which describes our privacy practices with respect to our collection of Personal Information as required under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).
The Business Affairs Manager should be thoroughly versed in all clearance issues associated with advertising, production, and branded content. You will report to the Director, Business and Legal Affairs in New York. This is a great opportunity for a smart, creative problem-solver with strong organizational skills and a demonstrated ability to juggle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. We are looking for someone who is ready to become a Spoon - to give a damn, try anything, and enjoy the people they are working with.
This role will be working out of our NY office on Tuesday, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
Responsibilities
- Work with and/or assist producers with preparing vendor agreements and production estimates (which include talent session fees, usage, and other related costs) for client approval
- 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 legal risks and escalate to Legal team, as needed
- Support the production and account teams in understanding and complying with agreement terms and conditions for content and experiential programs
- 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.)
- Negotiate and prepare agreements for talent, music, and production vendors
- 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
- Collaborate with producers on production jobs with estimates, purchase orders, insurance, talent payments
- Perform preliminary trademark searches for proposed branding, taglines, signage, design, etc.
- Organize and maintain contracts
- Work with VP, Business and Legal Affairs to develop departmental procedures/best practices and keep up to date on changes to advertising industry standards and trends
- Contribute to implementing process, procedures, and policies across offices
- Advise producers and account teams on SAG-AFTRA talent requirements
- 3 years of experience working in the Business Affairs department of an advertising agency
- Knowledge of AICP
- 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
Giant Spoon is an agency that strives to build an inclusive workplace dynamically rooted in our differences. What makes you, you, is your greatest asset here. No matter your race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, disabled status, genetic information, or other protected category—feel comfortable (and excited) to bring your full self and make smart, impactful work.
For applicants who are California residents, please see our Privacy Policy here which describes our privacy practices with respect to our collection of Personal Information as required under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA).
Salary : $85,000 - $100,000
