Associate Director, Business Affairs

We are PXP—the future of creative production. We’re the click-drivers and the antidote to “the skip”, building stronger connections between brands and people. We are smart creatives, fearless explorers and solution finders. Our ambition drives us to influence the world by helping brands become cultural icons.

This role can be remote or hybrid at our New York City or Chicago locations.

An Associate Director of Business Affairs plays an integral role leading the team during creative development and integrated productions, including broadcast, print, experiential and digital projects. This person is a team player with a creative mind, an ability to work in a fast-paced creative environment and has an extensive understanding of the production process from conception and bidding to final delivery.

General:

• Oversee, educate, and mentor a dedicated business affairs pod and provide guidance and support to the team.
• Work closely with internal brand teams to find solutions to various challenges, including budgets and production protocols.
• Identify and implement processes and structure between team and internal departments/external partners.
• Impact Scoping of existing client retainers and projects and assign team members to client projects.
• Ensure agency best practices and guidelines are adhered to, including union agreements, employment regulations, client and Groupe guidelines.
• Collaborate with agency legal to ensure production department is compliant with internal legal protocols.
• Ensure all industry policies and standardized legal documents are up to date and distributed accordingly
• Implement internal educational training on Business Affairs topics such as talent, music and social media platforms

Creative and Production:

• Partner with various agency teams to educate on and 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
• Advise on third party rights clearance and assessments
• Partner with agency legal on contract challenges, release standardization and updates, templates and risk assessments
• Negotiate partnership agreements, including celebrity talent, creator, music, and intellectual property deals
• Advise on the SAG-AFTRA and AFM (if applicable) agreements, including waivers, interpretations, regulations and best practices
• Advise on the production landscape, including crew unions, employment guidelines, and best practices

• 8 years of experience leading full cycle business affairs on large client brands
• Extensive knowledge of the SAG/AFTRA/AFM Commercials Contracts
• Knowledge of legal guidelines for commercial production, including, third party rights, FTC, insurance, etc.
• Extensive experience with contract negotiations, including, celebrities, music, and intellectual property

Our Publicis Groupe motto “Viva La Différence” means we’re better together, and we believe that our differences make us stronger. It means we honor and celebrate all identities, across all facets of intersectionality, and it underpins all that we do as an organization. We are focused on fostering belonging and creating equitable & inclusive experiences for all talent.

Publicis Groupe provides robust and inclusive benefit programs and policies to support the evolving and diverse needs of our talent and enable every person to grow and thrive. Our benefits package includes medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401K, as well as parental and family care leave, family forming assistance, tuition reimbursement, and flexible time off.

If you require accommodation or assistance with the application or onboarding process specifically, please contact USMSTACompliance@publicis.com.

Compensation Range: $154,445 - $177,675 annually. This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and the Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. Temporary roles may be eligible to participate in our freelancer/temporary employee medical plan through a third-party benefits administration system once certain criteria have been met. Temporary roles may also qualify for participation in our 401(k) plan after eligibility criteria have been met. For regular roles, the Company will offer medical coverage, dental, vision, disability, 401k, and paid time off. The Company anticipates the application deadline for this job posting will be 2/28/2025.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Veterans Encouraged to Apply

Salary : $154,445 - $177,675