Senior Business Manager, Business Affairs & Talent Management

Company Description

Dentsu Creative US is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the United States who blend local knowledge with global expertise.

Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society, and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands.

Our borderless approach allows us to assemble great people around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu international's global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the range of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

Job Description

Dentsu Creative is looking for passionate, enthusiastic talent to work on a client that is an entertainment industry staple. We're responsible for the social presence for both the brand and their catalog of film and TV, and our mission is to build on their existing community, stoke fandom, and attract new audiences. We're looking for a Senior Business Manager to accomplish daily. Knowledge of and excitement about the entertainment industry is a must for all candidates. We're looking for a team member who is passionate about film and TV and is eager to apply their passion to the best creative work. It's also important that teammates are versed in understanding the always-changing social media landscape and are equipped to quickly activate against new platforms, trends, and behaviors. You are collaborative and genuinely excited about pop culture and entertainment.

You will be an important part of a larger team which delivers Editorial and Custom Content for our client. As the Senior Business Manager, you will be a true partner in the production process, working with our integrated production, account management, project management, legal, finance and operation teams offering advice and counsel on Business Affairs matters. You will report directly to the VP of Business Affairs Management.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for all daily business management on this dedicated client, including creating production estimates and purchase orders, vetting vendor bids, new vendor set-up, processing vendor invoices and drafting production contracts, releases, affidavits, music rights agreements and other production/vendor documents in collaboration with agency legal counsel .
• Work across traditional and non-traditional productions (i.e., Broadcast, Print, Social,, Digital, Activations and Experiential) .
• Assess talent requirements, talent session and usage fees, and when applicable, SAG union session, usage fees and fringes.
• Understand vague and conflicting union rules and descriptions and apply them to practical situations.
• Manage talent responsibilities including drafting talent releases, processing session and usage payments through a 3rd party payroll company, partnering with third-party SAG signatories when featuring SAG talent and completing talent session and completion reports.
• Support onboarding and setting up freelance crew within Extreme Reach Crew Services payroll company.
• Create production estimates in our financial system and manage costs through final reconciliation.
• Advise account team on talent and third-party rights agreements that will come up for expiration. Maintain rights and expiration tracking for stock, talent, and music rights.
• Develop relationships with talent agents, costs and terms including overscale agreements that serve the best interests of Dentsu and our clients.
• Be a liaison and work with our clearance service to vet anything required related to an execution.
• Apply knowledge of copyright and licensing of rights as on commercial usages and based on on our client's needs. Ensure appropriate rights are secured to protect the agency and client from any potential infringements.
• Manage online project job folders which includes uploading contracts and other important production paperwork for archival purposes.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in a Business Affairs department at an advertising agency. Entertainment experience necessary.
• Understanding of license rights and customs and industry standards for streaming services.
• Understanding of evolving technology and databases.
• Will become proficient in Financial and A/P systems.
• In-depth knowledge of union, non-union and offshore talent, including labor laws and minor employment laws.
• Experience working with a 3rd party Payroll Service platform and CMC/Forecast Third-party signatory.
• In-depth knowledge of AICP, AICE, FTC requirements, SAG AFTRA, AFM, ACTRA, UDA, and other related performer unions including promotional advertising.
• Understanding of insurance