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Within Publicis Groupe’s Intelligent Creativity business, we specialize in bringing creative ideas to life, and to consumers.

By combining 100 years of craft excellence with 6,000 experts across 52 locations of the world’s biggest studio network, we leverage the industry’s richest data, through the power of agentic AI, to radically redefine content production with Intelligent Content. We intuitively deliver this through Marcel Make, the world’s first Intelligent Content agent. The result? Predictively performing content that unlocks business growth in unprecedented ways.

No more guesswork. No more waste. Just content that works, working a lot harder.

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

• 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.