Business Manager

BUSINESS MANAGER IV

TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY

ROLE IS HYBRID ONSITE IN OVERLAND PARK, KS or BELLEVUE, WA or FRISCO, TX (3 days/week in office preferred)

$59.66-$73.19/hr, COMPENSATION RATE (depending on experience)

PLEASE NOTE: This role is not open to Corp to Corp.

OUR COMPANY – MURPHY & ASSOCIATES

Murphy & Associates has had the privilege of providing technology and business consulting services to over 150 diverse clients in the Greater Seattle Area since 1980. We take great pride in our full disclosure model and low margins which attracts top tier talent. We are transparent with our employees. Our business model fosters loyalty, satisfaction, and consistent delivery of quality services from the consultants on our team. Through it all, Murphy & Associates has stayed true to its roots, partnering with highly qualified technology and business consultants and working closely with our clients, fairly and ethically.

THE CLIENT

Our client is a large mobile telecommunications company.

BUSINESS MANAGER IV

Project Description: The Senior Business Affairs Manager will focus on the various aspects of using talent (non-union, union/SAG, employee) – booking, contracting, payments, etc., rights and clearances for marketing, production and branded content, negotiating asset usage terms, licensing assets and overseeing the various stages of finalizing contractual paperwork.

• Assess the desired goals of creative leads and production and offer advice about the best solutions for assets/talent or guide them towards more feasible approaches that are better aligned to project budget or timing.
• Vendor and contract management including negotiation, routing through Procurement, Legal and for signatures, opening POs, ensuring payments and ongoing tracking of all contracts.
• Track expiration dates of assets/talent and proactively report when renewals or relicensing is needed. Work with external agencies to manage renewals of expiring content.
• Leverage tools and technologies to make business affairs processes more efficient. Introduce new tools and technologies to stay current with industry trends.
• Monitor workload, productivity, and success metrics and make adjustments to defined goals/objectives as needed.

YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Position Requirements:

• 3-5 years of business affairs experience in an agency or in-house studio
• 3-5 years of working in creative development for video/photo production
• Experience working with SAG signatories and non-union talent agents, well versed in industry terminology
• Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, Film/Video Production or related field required.
• Has held a Business Affairs role at an external creative agency or in-house creative studio
• Experience with intellectual property, licensing, clearances and usage rights for talent (union/SAG, non-union, employee) and assets.
• Well versed in the creative development process and stages of full-scale video/photo production. Must know when business affairs-related milestones need to be addressed.
• Experience developing and implementing creative operations processes and policies; and worked to ensure compliance.
• Technology Requirements: Microsoft Apps, Adobe Workfront Adobe Apps, DocuSign, GoFormz.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Duration: 3/17/2025 to start, to run for 6 months, with chance to extend.

Daily Schedule: M-F. 40 hours a week, no OT anticipated.

Location: Role is hybrid onsite in Overland Park, KS or Bellevue, WA or Frisco, TX office. 3 days a week in-office preferred.

Hardware: Client to provide.

Submittal/Onboarding requirements: Client requires candidate be a US citizen. Role will also require a background check before start.

BENEFITS

We offer the opportunity to participate in health, dental, and vision insurance, along with a 401k.

HOW TO APPLY

Please register your interest by applying here with your LinkedIn profile.

KEYWORDS

Business Administration, Film/Video Production, Business Affairs, Creative Agency, Adobe, GoFormz.

Murphy is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider all applications without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law.