As Business Affairs Manager, you will oversee all business and legal aspects of production. As a master multitasker and collaborator, you will partner with our incredible team of content creators and account managers as you work together to execute on our client’s brand goals. From bid to wrap, your involvement is pivotal to the process. You will formulate (and issue) production estimates on the fly, collaborate with Client cost consultants, maintain and preserve all production files, and deliver production contracts to their respective parties.
You are an ideal candidate if you have business affairs management experience within an advertising agency or content production company. You also have demonstrable knowledge of content licensing and talent usage rights and how both relate to contract development.
You will:
- Negotiate/ review third-party bids, licenses, and contracts with account managers
- Collaborate with account managers, creatives, and other teams throughout the production process
- Adhere to appropriate Client budgeting and contractual guidelines by working with cost consultants
- Ensure compliance with client guidelines and SOWs (statements of work)
- Advise Agency teams and Clients on union rules, regulations, and best practices
- Create and issue appropriate contracts, insurance, licensing and talent agreements, and vendor POs
- Consult legal counsel on issues including contract templates, risk assessment, and indemnifications
- Assist account managers in preparation of production estimates
- Flag possible legal, clearance, talent, and/or logistical issues and help navigate solutions
- Estimate costs of talent sessions
- Issue non-union talent agreements and foreign-talent contracts
- Liaise with third-party talent-management companies
- Negotiate, prepare, and review a variety of agreements, including but not limited to: celebrity contracts, music licensing, and influencer agreements
- Oversee vendor set up and payment process in partnership with the finance department
You have:
- 5+ years in the marketing industry measuring digital campaigns.
- 5+ years of experience in Business Affairs at an advertising agency or Production Company with high-scale output
- Working knowledge of SAG-AFTRA rules and how they apply to contracts and expertise in managing 3rd party signatory services with regards to non-union partners engaging SAG services
- Experience with both U.S. and international productions
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively with all levels of Agency and Client personnel
- Proficiency and efficiency managing multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced environment
What We Offer:
- Maternity and parental leave extra days
- Competitive benefits packages
- Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days
- Access to online services for families and new parents
- End of year closure days (not deducted form vacation balance)
- Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups
- Internal learning and development programs
- Enterprise-wide employee discounts
- And more…
At Critical Mass, we value our employees and offer competitive compensation and benefits packages. If you’re looking for a challenging and rewarding opportunity to make a significant impact on the lives of our employees, we encourage you to apply for this exciting position today!
The Talent Team at Critical Mass is focused on ensuring we provide the best training, onboarding, and employee experience possible! Our new hires & employees are the future of our organization, and we want to set you up for long-term success. To do so, we expect our team to work 3 days per week in our office.
The ask stems from our want to:
- Strengthen opportunity for continuous learning
- Improve collaboration and team relationships.
- Increase employee engagement
This work model balances the need for individual flexibility while maintaining the relentless customer focus we provide at CM. We understand that not everyone may feel comfortable with this expectation, so we ask that you please let us know immediately if there are any concerns so we can help navigate accordingly.
Please note the range below is hourly, this is a contract role ending 12/20/24.
We continually review ranges to address skills, experience and markets. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a number of factors that include, but aren’t limited to, a candidate’s experience and skills relative to the scope and responsibilities of the position. For current CM employees, tenure will also be a consideration.
Salary Range
$45—$50 USD
Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [email protected].
We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our pool of candidates, with a target of achieving at least 50% representation from underrepresented communities.
The Critical Mass Talent Acquisition team will only communicate from email addresses that use the URLs criticalmass.com and us.greenhouse-mail.io. We will not use apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or Google Hangouts for communicating with you. We will never ask you to send us money, technology, or anything else to work for our company. If you believe you are the victim of a scam, please review your local government consumer protections guidance and reach out to them directly.
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What We Do
Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer. Founded in Calgary in 1996, we have steadily expanded into a group of over 950 people working in 11 offices across North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, and South America.
