Sr. Business Affairs Manager

The role

The Senior Business Affairs Manager will manage contracts, risk assessments, and talent negotiations. This role involves working with producers, legal, and finance to oversee payments and clearances for creative productions.

What you will do

• Perform deck reviews and advise on next steps
• Conduct tagline research and risk assessment on content
• Review bids with Producers
• Create casting specs with Producers
• Manage production, animation, photographer, VFX, edit, and location release contracts
• Handle third party trademark and IP clearances
• Work with legal, client cost controllers, and agency partners
• Track music costs and manage insurance claims
• Manage regular standard talent including SAG-AFTRA and non-union talent
• Submit purchase orders and manage payments through Finance

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant creative agency/business affairs experience
• Minimum 4+ years of direct SAG experience
• Experience working on Non-Union productions
• Deep knowledge of the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract
• Work well under pressure / fast-moving deadlines
• Experience in building solid relationships with internal/external partners
• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail
• Ability to solve problems with keen instincts

Nice to have

• 4-Year College Degree
• Able to summarize and speak in layman's terms
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Confidence in presenting to internal teams and external partners

Benefits

• Bonus
• Stock options
• 401k match

About the company

UnitedMasters, Inc. represents the creative solutions company, Translation, and the software and services platform UnitedMasters. It is a marketplace for cultural capital connecting independent artists and brands.