Director, Business Affairs

The role

The Director of Business Affairs will lead a team and oversee the business, financial, and legal aspects of content production. This role involves high-level production support, complex deal structuring, and agency-wide process implementation across broadcast, social, digital, and experiential projects.

What you will do

• Manage, lead, and build a team
• Join calls with clients and vendors to support complex productions
• Collaborate with producers to build and manage budgets and timelines
• Review ideas, scripts and content for compliance with network rules and regulatory standards
• Advise teams on legal and business risks regarding AI, likeness rights, and digital platform terms
• Oversee production insurance coverage and secure certificates of insurance
• Develop and align complex production processes
• Build production-specific templates and educate production teams
• Review client Master Services Agreements with the legal department
• Review and negotiate vendor agreements using AICP, AICE, and agency templates

Required qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in Business Affairs
• Proven experience managing, mentoring, and developing a team
• Extensive knowledge of SAG/AFTRA and non-union talent contracts
• Deep knowledge of music licensing, stock footage licensing, and intellectual property licensing for media
• Solid understanding of TV production and post-production processes
• Deep familiarity with AICP and AICE bid forms
• Experience with experiential production
• Exceptional written, negotiation, and verbal communication skills
• A positive, hands-on, roll up your sleeves attitude
• A true team player that enjoys working collaboratively, as well as independently
• Big picture thinker who is proactive, anticipates potential issues, and deals with them effectively

Nice to have

• experience at a creative advertising agency

Benefits

• Employer-sponsored 401k with match
• Medical, Dental, and vision coverage
• Unlimited PTO
• Caregiver (Parental) Leave
• Health and Wellness benefits

About the company

VaynerX is a family of companies building brands for the now. It is home to businesses including VaynerMedia, ChukMedia, Tamara Group, Gallery Media Group, Tingley Lane Trading, and VaynerSpeakers.