Sr. Business Affairs Manager

UnitedMasters•Brooklyn, NY

About The Position

Translation is an independent creative solutions company that helps brands use culture to address business challenges. The Senior Business Affairs Manager will oversee business affairs activities for creative productions, including risk assessment and clearances, production and talent contracts, cost tracking, payments, insurance, and job closeouts. The role partners with producers, legal, clients, agency partners, account management, and finance, and may oversee matters handled by other business affairs managers.

Requirements

At least 5 years of relevant creative agency or business affairs experience.
At least 4 years of direct SAG experience.
Experience working on non-union productions.
Deep knowledge of the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract.
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
Ability to work under pressure and meet fast-moving deadlines.
Experience building solid relationships with internal and external partners.
Ability to solve problems with keen instincts.

Nice To Haves

Four-year college degree.
Ability to summarize and communicate in layman's terms.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Confidence presenting to internal teams and external partners.

Responsibilities

Review decks, provide callouts, and advise on next steps.
Conduct tagline research and assess content risk.
Review bids with producers and develop casting specifications with producers for casting companies.
Draft, review, and manage production, animation, photographer, VFX, editing, and location-release contracts through final signatures.
Manage third-party trademark and intellectual-property clearances, including for tattoos, jewelry, and clothing, working in tandem with legal.
Work with client cost controllers and agency partners.
Track music costs; obtain and process insurance and handle claims.
Handle general claims, including third-party and music claims.
Manage network clearances and AD-IDs where applicable to the client.
Manage regular standard talent, excluding celebrities, athletes, and influencers; estimate, contract, negotiate, and process payments for union (SAG-AFTRA) and non-union talent, including releases, contracts, and residual tracking.
Prepare estimates with producers.
Review rough cuts and final content and assets for risk or clearance concerns.
Track and manage payments, excluding long-form talent agreements.
Submit purchase orders and invoices, and track and manage payments through Finance.
Work with Account Management and Finance to ensure vendors are paid on time.
Track and file paperwork in job jackets.
Actualize and close jobs with producers and Finance.
Oversee matters for other business affairs managers on the team when appropriate.