Business Affairs Job Description
Business affairs
provides guidance and interpretation of the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract to Production, Creative and Client Account/Project Management teams.
Business Affairs Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Manage day-to-day operational duties (manage and track sales lead flow, manage and maintain CRM database, report weekly activities and accomplishments, respond to daily client data requests)
Organizing and maintaining legal files per Business Affairs’ strict specifications
Researching past HBO deals to assist with proposing new deals for HBO talent
Investigating legal & financial inquiries from HBO Entertainment Business Affairs department
Advising Business Affairs assistants regarding proper documentation and payment processing procedures
Contacting various HBO departments HBO Corporate Finance, Production Finance, Production Accountants, Legal, and Creative, external Talent Agencies, Business Managers, Outside Counsel and Accountants regarding payment issues
Providing administrative backup to support staff in all areas, including filing, scheduling, phones and office organization
Negotiating license agreements and related agreements/documents ensuring the interests of all parties are balanced, but with the primary focus in ensuring that the interests of licensors are protected as best as possible
Proactively ensuring license agreements are finalised in a timely and professional manner
Providing advice and assistance to GBG on all related legal issues
Business Affairs Qualifications
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Licensing or Certifications for Business Affairs
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: PMP, ABA, IMA, APR, YMCA, MSO, HR, PQE, CMF, CMA
Education for Business Affairs
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the business affairs job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Collage Degree in Business, Law, Law School, Education, Legal, Management, Drafting, Accounting, Television, Science
Skills for Business Affairs
Desired skills for business affairs include:
Microsoft Word
Excel
Windows
Production and post-production industry
SAG
Music industry and intellectual property issues
Report and letter format
Film
SAG/AFTRA contracts
Financial process and compliance requirements
Desired experience for business affairs includes:
Build and manage the Business Affairs department
Review agency creative and advise on talent, production and intellectual property issues
Clear all agency materials with agency and client legal
Responsible for trademark searches
Represent the agency in a direct relationship with the cost consultant
Process vendor payments, purchase orders and actualization
Business Affairs Examples
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of business affairs. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for business affairs
- Log binders in and out
- Log third party materials of old tape footage to be digitized
- Review agreements for rights determination
- Assist /participate in negotiations
- Schedule meetings and travel
- Oversee business for the current and legacy soundtrack projects partnering with record labels or in-house label
- You will also manage a small team working across these areas
- Serve as primary liaison with the central Business Affairs Administration team to ensure that new tools and systems are implemented for E!, Esquire, and Wilshire Studios (ex
- Responsible for managing package letters for business affairs negotiators
- Conduct research as necessary on deals and terms for business affairs matters
Qualifications for business affairs
- Strong interest in sports is essential
- Ideal candidate will have at least two years of previous experience in a sports, legal, or television environment
- Entertainment and digital / new media experience a plus
- Execute assumption agreements, production contracts, music agreements and production insurance coverage
- Negotiate overscale talent, multi-service and music license agreements
- Be motivated to always find a way to support creative concepts
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Our company is looking for a business affairs. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for business affairs
- Assisting with the management and maintenance of over 2,000 active contracts assuring accuracy of data
- Reviewing employment contracts to determine pertinent terms or exceptions to the standard to update the database in order to generate accurate report
- Providing assistance with analysis of terms and data for reporting purposes
- Compiling data for reports provided to high level executives
- Compiling and analysis of data for over 70 monthly reminder reports to executives
- Managing collection of fully executed agreements
- Updating Workday with pertinent contract information
- Compiling data and analysis of contract terms for various divisions as requested
- Developing PowerPoint decks for various projects
- Participating in planning calls for future negotiations
Qualifications for business affairs
- Ability to work well under pressure and able to multi-task is critical
- Creative thinking and an ability to communicate concisely both verbally and in writing is a must
- Build and manage traffic process for digital and TV delivery
- Extensive knowledge of the cable television industry, particularly in the area of reality/alternative television
- An ability to defend, manipulate and structure industry-specific definitions, , backend definitions, credits, exclusivity provisions, “locking” provisions
- Must be able to reason, apply logic, make common sense decisions and work on strict deadlines, all the while managing to make accurate business and legal assessments, be highly efficient and organized and be personable and well-liked
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Our company is growing rapidly and is looking to fill the role of business affairs. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for business affairs
- Propose / develop talent compensation & other remuneration models that reinforce DCE’s business strategy / objectives of being the top destination for creative talent to both sustain a vibrant comic publishing business and drive IP generation for the Studio
- Oversee DC’s talent related business matters, including all property rights acquisitions and talent contract negotiations
- Support Co-Pubs & other team members on Creative Culture Project by providing pro-active / routine feedback on key talent business matters
- In partnership with Sales / Business Planning, acquire & maintain current competitive information around comic distribution models to inform types of distribution / new channel partner deal arrangements
- Propose competitive arrangements with distribution / channel partners that reinforce DCE’s business strategy / objectives of audience expansion into digital, international, mass & other channels
- In partnership with Creative & Franchise Management / Business Planning, acquire & maintain current competitive information around media / merchandise rights deal arrangements
- Propose competitive arrangements with intercompany business units that reinforce DCE’s business strategy / objectives of creating value for WB
- Support all other areas of DCE in negotiating commercial terms in support of business operations, such as with print partners, marketing agencies, consultants
- Handling all legal and network clearances, including trademark scans and searches, music licenses, stock footage use, reviewing legal documents provided by client and providing information for litigation cases
- Negotiating all overscale and celebrity talent, preparing of contracts for scale talent, handling all talent claims and any talent issues (for example, shooting abroad, using talent in other venues)
Qualifications for business affairs
- 5+ years of experience in insurance regulations/accounting and/or experience in investments industry
- Must be computer literate and well-versed in the areas of social media networks (Facebook, Twitter)
- Available to work out of New York City location
- Knowledge of DCE properties a plus
- Must have ability to execute tasks precisely as instructed to ensure proper maintenance of project files, and to ensure timely and accurate payments
- Communication (verbal & written) skills are key
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Our company is hiring for a business affairs. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for business affairs
- Draft and summarize license and/or talent agreements and respond to comments from counterparties on drafts under negotiation
- Support sales teams in driving agreements toward execution and maintenance of titles in library
- Handle all legal and network clearances including identifying non-compliant claims, collect all substantiation for claims and work with networks for resolution
- Conduct preliminary trademark scans and searches
- Search and secure music licenses and stock footage licenses
- Review legal documents provided by client, act as liaison between client engagement and outside counsel on legal issues
- Review scripts, creative decks/storyboards and handle any legal approvals and secure any third party trademark releases
- Negotiate any overscale and celebrity talent and preparing contracts
- Issue contracts for scale talent, handling all talent claims and any talent issues
- Estimate talent session and residuals, clear, book, issue talent contracts and process all talent payments
Qualifications for business affairs
- A willingness to take responsibility for one's own actions and make tough decisions
- Commercial approach
- 3+ years in a media or technology company
- Strong analytical, organizational and communication/presentation skills
- Knowledgeable about the digital media landscape (particularly online video and broadband), cable networks and pay TV providers
- Must be willing to work in Santa Monica, CA
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Our innovative and growing company is hiring for a business affairs. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for business affairs
- Prepare TOR paperwork and transfer of files, if necessary
- Conduct seminars on talent and business affairs issues to educate and update creatives, producers and client engagement
- Work with producers to review and prepare estimates for production jobs, issue production and editorial contracts, approve and process invoices, track, manage and actualize costs for all production jobs, close and prepare final estimates
- Know and adhere to all client guidelines and procedures, work with cost consultants, if applicable
- Knowledge of AICP and AICE bid forms
- Collaborate with client engagement to ensure timely release and shipment of final commercials to stations
- Reports to the business affairs manager in Chicago
- Review, draft and analyze distribution and fulfillment services agreements
- Negotiates above the line agreements for both scripted and reality productions and network licensing arrangements in connection with such productions, manages business affairs for reality and scripted development (including development with overall deal entities), reviews long forms agreements in connection with negotiated deals and supervises all business issues related to current programming
- Oversees above the line deal information for pilots and series, then advises Financial Administration, Estimating, Production Accounting and production offices when it is appropriate to invoice the network for all development and selected network license fee billings for commitments, penalties and misc
Qualifications for business affairs
- Minimum 2 years of prior business affairs or business and legal affairs experience in TV or features supporting senior executives
- Must have at least 10 years’ experience in television Business Affairs
- Minimum 10 years experience in music business affairs
- Sound judgment and attentions to detail
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and similar programs
- Minimum 3 year of experience in Business Affairs administration