Business Affairs Manager

Publicis Production is the global production network of Publicis Groupe, focused on bringing creative ideas to life through scalable, technology-enabled content production. The organization combines creative craft, production expertise, data, automation, and AI to deliver intelligent content solutions for global brands across multiple markets.

With thousands of specialists across a worldwide studio network, Publicis Production supports capabilities including content production, post-production, versioning, commerce, CRM, web development, and language services. The network operates as part of Publicis Groupe’s “Power of One” model, enabling integrated collaboration across creativity, media, technology, and data services.

A Business Affairs Manager plays an integral role supporting 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 work in a fast-paced creative environment and an extensive understanding of the production process from conception and bidding to final delivery.

Creative & Production

• Manage third party rights and clearances
• Partner with BA leads and agency legal on contract challenges, release standardization and updates, and templates
• Partner with legal and BA leads on deck reviews and preliminary trademark searches
• Work with insurance and risk management to evaluate production and contract challenges
• Partner with production and other stakeholders to track and manage active agency production jobs
• Partner with producers to review and advise on AICP and other bidding documents
• Partner with finance and production to finalize client estimates and caveats prior to

Client signature

• Create and issue award documents including vendor agreements, insurance, licensing and talent agreements and vendor purchase orders
• Work with Producers and Finance on various production budgets and actualizations
• Create AD-IDs for clients and support traffic, as needed
• Integrate AI-driven tools into creative and production processes to boost efficiency, elevate content quality, and stay ahead of emerging trends in technology and storytelling.

Talent, Music, and Licensing

• Advise on the SAG-AFTRA and AFM (if applicable) agreements, including waivers, interpretations, regulations and best practices
• Advise agency teams and clients on non-union (if applicable) best practices, employment guidelines and other considerations
• Estimate talent session and usage fees, and all other talent and music related costs of production and usage
• Manage full talent cycle including talent contracts, session reports and final casts, session, holding fee, and usage payments, and renegotiations in compliance with SAG/AFTRA/ACTRA and AFofM guidelines (when applicable)
• Draft and negotiate various third-party agreements, including music, footage and
• images, artwork and recognizable structures, apps, and other third-party rights
• Support influencer, celebrity talent, music, and IP sourcing and negotiations

LOCATION & COMMITMENTS

• Full-time role, currently hybrid status
• In-person/in-office minimum of 3 days per week

• Experience in advertising business affairs
• Experience with contract negotiations with clients and third parties
• Must have SAG experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong attention to detail and ability to juggle multiple projects at once
• A passion for helping teams create their very best work in the smartest way possible
• A passion for creativity

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. Accommodations are available throughout the hiring process upon request.

Salary

Transparency matters to us. The salary range for this position is $85,000-$115,000 CAD per year. Actual compensation within this range will be based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and applicable certifications. This range reflects what we reasonably expect to offer based on current market data.

AI Use

We use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of our hiring process, such as reviewing applications or analyzing resumes. These tools assist our recruitment team but never replace human decision-making. We believe in a human-first approach, where your experience and potential are recognized by people.