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About the Role

Monks is on the lookout for one (1) Business Affairs Manager to join the in-house Legal & Business Affairs team, which works closely together with our content production teams.

Location: This is primarily a remote role, but you will work with clients and other team members across North America. Detroit, Chicago, or New York preferred.

This role is to strategize and advise on all Business Affairs matters related to the production of work for an iconic automotive brand, and to help create ground-breaking work, a future vision, and growth for the account. The role will involve creative review to identify any featured intellectual property licenses needed, budgeting, network clearance, contract review and negotiation, rights management and working with legal to resolve any issues that may arise during production.

Responsibilities:

• In this role you will be part of the Monks US Legal & Business Affairs team and provide production support to all Monks entities in the Americas with a focus on servicing our automotive client based in Detroit.
• You will work alongside agency producers for timely bidding of projects, finalizing client estimates, negotiating various production-related agreements, declaring production insurance, and advising on all network compliance and clearance matters.
• You will handle talent for both SAG Union and Non-Union productions; estimating talent session and usage costs, issuing and interpreting all talent contracts and advising on usage rights and other related issues, processing payments and drafting final completion reports for tracking purposes.
• You will also be responsible for the wrap-up process for all of our live action productions together with the Lead EP or producer on the production.
• You will work closely together with our internal legal team, including the VP, Legal & Business Affairs, with regards to production, intellectual property rights management, music rights, talent rights, and other clearance matters.
• Reports into the Director of Business Affairs for input in connection with matters relating to your day-to-day responsibilities. 

About You

The essentials:

• At least 3-5 years of professional experience within the advertising production industry.
• Demonstrable skills in strategic Business Affairs. Enthusiasm to work in a team, but also independence to work with minimal supervision.
• Fluent in English. Any other language skills are a bonus.
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills.
• Experience with content and media production and right clearance.
• In-depth knowledge of SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract and talent residual payments.
• Flexibility and willingness to take on tasks in new areas of the industry.
• Confidence in your business/commercial awareness.
• The ideal candidate will be proactive, hands-on, result-oriented, and able to work under pressure of tight deadlines and accuracy. In other words, a self-starter with a strong work ethic.

At Monks, we believe in fostering an environment where a diversity of perspectives can thrive. We proactively work to design hiring processes that promote equity and inclusion while mitigating bias. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome and encourage qualified applicants, from all backgrounds, who are excited to contribute to our mission.  

About Monks

Monks is the global, purely digital, unitary operating brand of S4Capital plc. With a legacy of innovation and specialized expertise, Monks combines an extraordinary range of global marketing and technology services to accelerate business possibilities and redefine how brands and businesses interact with the world. Its integration of systems and workflows delivers unfettered content production, scaled experiences, enterprise-grade technology and data science fueled by AI—managed by the industry’s best and most diverse digital talent—to help the world’s trailblazing companies outmaneuver and outpace their competition.

Monks was named a Contender in The Forrester Wave™: Global Marketing Services. It has remained a constant presence on Adweek’s Fastest Growing lists (2019-23), ranks among Cannes Lions' Top 10 Creative Companies (2022-23) and is the only partner to have been placed in AdExchanger’s Programmatic Power Players list every year (2020-24). In addition to being named Adweek’s first AI Agency of the Year (2023), Monks has been recognized by Business Intelligence in its 2024 Excellence in Artificial Intelligence Awards program in three categories: the Individual category, Organizational Winner in AI Strategic Planning and AI Product for its service Monks.Flow. Monks has also garnered the title of Webby Production Company of the Year (2021-24), won a record number of FWAs and has earned a spot on Newsweek’s Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces 2023.

We are an equal-opportunity employer committed to building a respectful and empowering work environment for all people to freely express themselves amongst colleagues who embrace diversity in all respects. Including fresh voices and unique points of view in all aspects of our business not only creates an environment where we can all grow and thrive but also increases our potential to produce work that better represents—and resonates with—the world around us.