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Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London and Tokyo. From integrated communications and experience innovation to business design, Droga5 exists to build and sustain the most influential brands of the 21st century through creativity. Droga5 was founded in 2006 and has been recognized as Agency of the Year more than 25 times and was named both Ad Age and Adweeks Agency of the Decade (20102019). Visit Droga5.com or @droga5 on all social platforms to get to know us better.

Business Affairs @ Droga5

Droga5s Business Affairs Department takes a solution-oriented approach to mitigating risk in content production. Our primary role is to advise and support the Production teams in all matters, including contracting with production vendors, content licensing and clearance, talent procurement, traffic and managing/reconciling production budgets. BAs focus is to ensure the agency delivers quality, thought-provoking content that surpasses our clients core marketing goals with minimal risk to the agency and client.

Job Summary

The Senior Business Affairs Manager is responsible for all business affairs responsibilities of film, radio, print and interactive productions for assigned clients. The Senior Business Affairs Manager works in lockstep with the Producer to handle productions from creative concepting through final client billing.

Job Responsibilities

• Assist the Production team during the bidding process to ensure the job is bid in accordance with clients, cost-consultants and agencys financial policies and procedures
• Review creative decks and scripts for potential legal issues, including clearance and licensing of third-party content, talent, music, etc.
• Review production company bids and prepare formal production estimates for client approval
• Prepare vendor production agreements; negotiate revisions and liaise with Legal as necessary
• Consult with Producers and Account Management on talent usage, generate casting specs and draft talent agreements
• Coordinate with Project Management/Account Management and Producer to define the production scope
• Track production costs and take action as needed on overages; work closely with the Producer in navigating the production budget
• Conduct preliminary trademark searches
• Review and approve vendor invoices and facilitate payments
• Issue music rights agreements
• License stock footage and images
• Assist producers in closing jobs for final billing
• Track and maintain meticulous records for all productions