Spark Foundry is a global media agency that exists to bring HEAT – Higher Engagement, Affinity, and Transactions – to brands. By combining flawless media fundamentals with aggressive innovation, Spark inspires consumers to pay more attention, to care more about our clients’ brands, and to buy more products and services from them.

Balancing the nimble spirit of a startup with the powerhouse soul of Publicis Media, Spark Foundry delivers the best of both worlds to a client roster that spans some of the world’s best and most beloved brands and companies. We combine boutique-caliber insights and service with the buying clout and first-look access of a global leader, bringing the heat to challenger brands that want to act like giants, and to giant brands that want to act like challengers.

With a bottom-up culture that celebrates diversity and aims for all voices to be heard, Spark has become a magnet for the industry’s best talent, with one of the best retention rates in the industry. And by applying a whole-person approach to professional and personal development, Spark develops a workforce that is well prepared for today’s challenges, and also poised to create meaningful careers in the years to come.

Because we know that heat arises the intersection of complementary forces, our professionals come from myriad disciplines and backgrounds: data, analytics, and insights; content and creative production; communications and strategy; finance and marketing; and sociology, psychology, and other liberal arts disciplines.

The Manager of Business Affairs is part of the team to draft, review and negotiate a variety of agreements related to the development and production of media buys for content programs supporting Spark Foundry. The Manager will report to the Associate Director, Business Affairs.

The successful candidate will have experience in negotiating content deals and will be familiar with the digital media landscape. The candidate will understand legal issues relating to content creation. In addition, the candidate must be able to work effectively in a complex environment with diverse stakeholders, including senior management, operations, legal counsel, and client teams.

The primary function of the Manager is to provide proactive support to investment and content teams in understanding and complying with agreement terms.

The position requires an individual who is comfortable working both independently and within group dynamics, and can implement process, procedures, and policies while monitoring content programs.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and mitigate the risks associated with content programs in digital, experiential, print, radio, and TV buys. Identify and flag risks relating to intellectual property, the regulatory environment, SAG concerns etc. Recommend and assist in implementing agency policy and process regarding risk management to teams and senior management.
• Vet vendors for compliance with contracting guidelines. Manage content review process throughout campaign development (treatments, scripts, rough cuts, final cuts). Re-evaluate contracting guidelines to address rapidly changing executions.
• Manage a heavy volume of correspondence and contracts. Draft, negotiate and administer vendor agreements. A high degree of confidentiality and discretion is expected in regard to all matters and documents.
• Serve as a liaison between attorneys and client teams.
• Implement education programs.
• Lead weekly status meetings with investment and content teams to review all legal matters for content programs

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 3+ years of digital, activation, and production experience within an advertising agency, production company, promotional agency, network or digital company; established contacts/relationships within said marketing communities is ideal
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• Proven experience writing presentations, creative briefs, summaries of industry news and/or POVs
• Strong editing and proofreading skills
• Superb presentation abilities
• Awareness of consumer trends and insights
• Knowledge of overall brand positioning
• Superior organizational skills, ability to lead cross-functional teams, and oversee execution of numerous projects simultaneously
• Exposure to working with creative teams and senior management
• Strong client relationship skills and ability to strategically think from a client’s perspective
• Ability to think conceptually and to translate those concepts into actionable plans to drive clients’ businesses forward
• Entrepreneurial approach to finding and securing new opportunities
• Proven experience in construction of marketing programs and exposure to contract negotiations (for marketing programs

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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