Agency:
Omnicom Production

Job Function:
Production

Job Subfunction:
Business Affairs

Job Description:

Overview

The Business Affairs Group Lead plays an integral role leading the team during creative development and integrated productions, including broadcast, print, experiential, and digital projects. This person is a team player with a creative mind, an ability to thrive in a fast-paced creative environment, and an extensive understanding of the production process from conception to final delivery.

Pay Range is $170,000 to $190,000
This is a hybrid role in either our NY, LA, or Chicago office

What You'll Do

Team Leadership & Operations

• Oversee, educate, and mentor a dedicated business affairs pod, providing guidance and support to the team
• Work closely with internal brand teams to find solutions to challenges including budgets and production protocols
• Identify and implement processes and structure between the team and internal departments and external partners
• Scope existing client retainers and projects, and assign team members accordingly
• Ensure agency best practices and guidelines are adhered to, including union agreements, employment regulations, and client and Groupe guidelines
• Collaborate with agency legal to ensure the production department remains compliant with internal legal protocols
• Ensure all industry policies and standardized legal documents are kept up to date and distributed accordingly
• Implement internal educational training on business affairs topics such as talent, music, and social media platforms

Creative & Production

• Partner with various agency teams to educate on and review creative materials at all stages, advising on talent, third-party rights (copyright, trademark, and rights of publicity), and other advertising regulations and guidelines
• Review vendor policies and agreements to ensure alignment with client SOWs and MSAs
• Partner with legal counsel to perform preliminary trademark searches
• Advise on third-party rights clearance and assessments
• Partner with agency legal on contract challenges, release standardization and updates, templates, and risk assessments
• Negotiate partnership agreements, including celebrity talent, creator, music, and intellectual property deals
• Advise on non-union, SAG-AFTRA, and AFM (where applicable) agreements, including waivers, interpretations, regulations, and best practices
• Advise on the broader production landscape, including crew unions, employment guidelines, and best practices

Qualifications

8+ years of experience leading full-cycle business affairs on large client brands, with extensive knowledge of the SAG-AFTRA/AFM Commercials Contracts. Strong knowledge of legal guidelines for commercial production, including third-party rights, FTC regulations, and insurance. Extensive experience negotiating contracts involving celebrities, music, and intellectual property.

$170,000-$190,000

Omnicom's policy requires employees to work in the office for a minimum of three days a week, unless additional in-office days are directed by their agency or manager. Our objective is to increase this requirement over time, and many of our agencies as well as Omnicom's corporate group already require five days of in-office attendance.