Senior Business Affairs Manager
Role summary
We are seeking a Senior Business Affairs Manager for our creative solutions company in Brooklyn, NY. This hybrid role involves reviewing content for risks, managing contracts for various production needs (animation, photography, VFX, etc.), conducting trademark and IP clearances, tracking music costs and insurance, and handling union (SAG-AFTRA) and non-union talent agreements. You will collaborate with legal, finance, and account management teams, manage payments, and ensure timely vendor payments. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of creative agency/business affairs experience, strong organizational skills, and the ability to build relationships and solve problems under pressure.
Who We Are
We are an award-winning independent creative solutions company that aspires to be the most culturally-influential company in the world. We help ambitious brands harness the power of culture to solve their biggest challenges. As a unique mix of experts in culture, technology, and storytelling, we are united by a passion to grow brands in ways that advertising alone can never do.
We are an entrepreneurial business – not a traditional “ad agency.” That means we value resourcefulness and tenacity just as much as we value creativity and intelligence. We’re unapologetically ambitious!
We are looking for a Senior Business Affairs Manager to join Translation!
This role is based in Brooklyn, New York with four days in-office and one day remote.
What You'll Do
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
About UnitedMasters, Inc.
UnitedMasters Inc. represents the creative solutions company, Translation, and the leading software and services platform for independent creators, UnitedMasters. UnitedMasters enables ownership, exposure, and new paths for financial return for independent creators, while Translation helps brands leverage the power of contemporary culture to achieve transformational growth. Combined, UnitedMasters, Inc. is the world’s leading marketplace for cultural capital, connecting independent artists and brands to realize a future in which all creators own their future. Backed by Alphabet, Andreessen Horowitz, and Apple, UnitedMasters, Inc. is reimagining how brands and artists come together to tell their stories, build profitable growth, and push culture forward.
Salary Hiring Range: Zone A - NY/CA/LA $120K - $145K Zone B - Everywhere else $105K - $130K
Our salary ranges are based on paying competitively for our size and industry, and are one part of many compensation, benefits and other reward opportunities we provide (e.g. bonus, stock options, 401(k) match, etc.)
Individual pay rate decisions are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company. We expect the majority of the candidates who are offered roles at our company to fall healthily throughout the range based on these factors.
The range above is for the expectations as laid out in the job description, however we are often open to a wide variety of profiles, and recognize that the person we hire may be less experienced (or more senior) than this job description as posted. If that ends up being the case, the updated salary range will be communicated with you as a candidate.
The salary range above is for the NY/CA. As a company, we have a location based strategy, which means the salary range could be lower or higher than this if the role is hired in another location.
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