Business Analyst IV

Location: Overland Park, KS Duration: 03 Months on W2 Contract This position supports the Client marketing organization by ensuring Client creative deliverables are fully cleared to go-live with permissions documented and licensing/terms contracted. The Senior Manager, Business Affairs will lead a team that will focus on the various aspects of using talent (non-union, union/SAG, employee) – booking, contracting, payments, etc., rights and clearances for marketing, production and branded content, negotiating asset usage terms, licensing assets and overseeing the various stages of finalizing contractual paperwork. This role and the team are a bridge between creative teams and the operational aspects of securing rights and licensing assets and talent – within a defined budget, so the ideal candidate possesses a balance of left-brain logic and analysis with right-brain creativity and intuition.

Main Responsibilities: Lead a team that assess the desired goals of creative leads and production and offer advice about the best solutions for assets/talent or guide them towards more feasible approaches that are better aligned to project budget or timing. Lead a team that manages vendor and contract management including negotiation, routing through Procurement, Legal and for signatures, opening POs, ensuring payments and ongoing tracking of all contracts. Track expiration dates of assets/talent and proactively report when renewals or relicensing is needed. Work with external agencies to manage renewals of expiring content. Leverage tools and technologies to make business affairs processes more efficient. Introduce new tools and technologies to stay current with industry trends. Monitor workload, productivity, and success metrics and make adjustments to defined goals/objectives as needed.

Qualifications: Has held a Business Affairs role at an external creative agency or in-house creative studio -Experience with intellectual property, licensing, clearances and usage rights for talent (union/SAG, non-union, employee) and assets. Well versed in the creative development process and stages of full-scale video/photo production. Must know when business affairs-related milestones need to be addressed. Experience developing and implementing creative operations processes and policies; and worked to ensure compliance