Business Affairs Manager
Contract Duration: 12 months
London, UK (3 days onsite, 2 days WFH)
Key Qualifications:
• Minimum 8 years of relevant experience in the advertising, entertainment, or other media content-focused industry and thrive in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
• Strong working knowledge of entertainment licensing, specifically music, podcasts, and apps. Strong working knowledge of IP rights including copyright, trademark, and licensing in the area of entertainment and/or advertising law with emphasis on digital content / technology and creator content (including disclosures).
• Proven track record managing Business Affairs for campaigns that include paid and organic social, influencer-generated content, and short-form video for platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
• Fluent in both oral and written English and at least one other language relevant to the West region (e.g., Spanish, Portuguese, French, or German) is mandatory. Fluency in another language is desired.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Ability to handle high-level responsibilities and make decisions independently when needed.
• Exceptional organizational, prioritization, and time management skills.
• Dynamic and inquisitive problem solver who consistently seeks solutions through thoughtful questioning and in-depth analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to effectively interact with a diverse range of personalities and styles to establish effective relationships across the organization.
• Work with third-party rights holders directly to secure permissions and clear rights to content, ranging from music, TV/film clips, podcast artwork, as well as software, demo screenshots & videos, icons, logos, game controllers, hardware accessories, photography, names, trademarks, copyrighted materials, open source software, etc. for a variety of marketing deliverables including for social advertising.