Senior Business Affairs Manager

We are seeking a Senior Business Affairs Manager to join our team at Translation. This role involves managing contracts, clearingances, and payments for union and non-union talent, as well as working with producers and finance to ensure timely payment of vendors.

Requirements

• Deck Reviews, callouts, advise on next steps
• Tagline research
• Risk Assessment on content
• Bid Review with Producers
• Casting Specs – put together with Producer for Casting Company
• Manage Contracts: Production, Animation, Photographer, VFX, Edit, Location Releases (draft, review to final signatures)
• Third party trademark/IP clearances (e.g. tattoos, jewelry, clothing)
• Work in tandem with legal
• Work in tandem with client’s cost controllers and agency partners
• Track music costs
• Insurance (pulling, processing, deal with claims)
• Deal with general claims (third party, music, etc.)
• Network Clearance (depending on client)
• AD-Id’s (pull/manage - depending on client)
• Manage Regular Standard Talent (excluding celebrities, athletes, influencers, etc.)
• Estimating, contracts and payments for union (SAG-AFTRA) and non-union regular talent including negotiations, releases, contracts, residual tracking
• Estimate with Producers
• Review rough cuts and final content/assets for any risk or clearance concerns
• Track and manage all payments excluding long form talent agreements
• Submit Purchase Orders and Invoices/ track and manage all payments through Finance
• Ensure vendors are paid on time working closely with Account Management & Finance
• Track and file paperwork in job jackets
• Actualize/close jobs with Producers & Finance
• Oversee matters for other business affairs managers on the team when appropriate

Benefits

• 401(k) match