Freelance - Director, Business Affairs - Creative Production

About Klick Health

Meet a different kind of workplace. Klick Health is an ecosystem of brilliant minds working to realize the full potential of their people and clients in life sciences since 1997. And we’re still growing fast, even after two decades. What does that mean for you? As Klick experiences exponential growth year-over-year, so do the people who help make it happen. Because we’re constantly evolving and changing, we invest in talent early and often, to develop future leaders at all levels. We’re one of the country’s Top 10 Great Workplaces, 10 Most Inspiring Cultures, Best Workplace for Innovators, Best Managed, and Fastest Growing. We know that career paths are seldom simple and straightforward. And that's an asset. If you feel like you'd be a good fit for this role, we encourage you to apply and take the first steps to starting your career journey at Klick!

Position Details

Employment Type: freelance

Position Title: Director, Business Affairs - Creative Production

Team: Production, as part of the Creative department

Reports to: VP, Business Affairs - Creative Production

Role Description and Expectations

As the Director, Business Affairs - Creative Production, you will be responsible for supporting all talent and legal components of projects completed by the Production team. You will act as both a talent affairs manager and rights and licensing expert, supporting Producers and Creatives with securing the right talent and assets that are needed to create exceptional work. You are the person who keeps legal, compliance, and rights-ownership in check. You are a problem solver, creative partner and proactive negotiator. You are curious, tenacious and the perfect blend of a rule-follower and pioneer. In this role you will also be the key point of contact for Klick’s legal and finance teams, and will work closely with Supervising Producers and Producers to ensure all projects are appropriately contracted, licensed and paid. You can turn chaos into clarity and enjoy the process of doing so.

Key Accountabilities:

Provide business affairs leadership and subject matter ownership for the creative production team
Support key stakeholders across multiple Klick business units as a shared service leader
Respond to new vendor contract and/or talent requests from within Klick, as the key point of contact
Collaborate with producers and the Executive Producer on the needs of contracts support
Lead SAG-AFTRA and ACTRA partnerships, and any other talent union relationships
Understand the nuance and requirements of working with talent unions, union talent and non-union talent, in Canada, the United States and abroad
Oversee all talent relationships, agent relationships, booking companies, casting firms, and their subsequent contracts and negotiations for (including, but not limited to): actors, voice actors, models, influencers, celebrities, musicians, artists, performers, creators, freelance talent, etc.
Propose, create, own and manage all templates, key documents and internal processes for business affairs, contract templates, key talent management documents, etc.
Oversee rights and licensing for all work, including static and moving content, music, etc.
Manage vendor contracts and relationships
Ensure all contracts, legal requirements and vendor agreements are negotiated effectively, approached with consistency and are financially optimized.
Support the BA team in costing talent for producers as needed: celebrity, union, non-union and real people
Ensure the completion and storage of all contracts, talent and vendor, are in compliance with agency operations and BA requirements, as set by the VP, Business Affairs
Support all celebrity chase, pitch and negotiation activities on behalf of the BA team
Support all broadcast trafficking and distribution activities on behalf of the agency and act as a liaison with our trafficking service partner. Ensure this relationship remains productive for Klick and its clients.
Work effectively and proactively in all network clearance activities and forge strong relationships with all relevant stakeholders to ensure world-class broadcast creative is possible for Klick and its clients.
Guide the talent payments work of the department, while also ensuring talent residuals and renewals are flagged and managed effectively with clients and client teams
Direct talent residual and renewal forecasting as needed
Support the execution of casting best practices with the producers, contracts team and other stakeholders as required

Soft Skills:

You are a “yes, and …” business affairs professional and you coach others to act this way
You have exceptional attention to detail and deeply enjoy the specifics and being organized
You have a positive and giving attitude and you adapt to change
You are a team player for your craft
You are a good negotiator and critical thinker
You get it done and people like working with you
You have the ability to think creatively while also delivering and working within structure
You are an effective oral and written communications skills - you are a strong presenter
You are a creative partner who knows broadcast production and is an intermediate in this area
You foster relationships rooted in trust, truth and empathy
You build stakeholder rapport and trust - you are skilled at resolving internal conflict
You love achieving “firsts” and pushing boundaries - you work hard to have this right
You have strong people skills - training, performance management, evaluation

Hard Skills:

Advanced skills in Excel, Smartsheets, PowerPoint, Google Suite
Advanced skills in writing, contracts, releases
Intermediate people skills - training, performance management, evaluation
An AMAZING template maker and process wizard

Experience:

6+ years of experience in 360 production with a focus on broadcast
4-6 years experience in a department leadership position
Experience working in an agency setting is required
Experience working at a network agency is an asset
Experience working with clients in life sciences and pharma
Experience producing in a regulatory environment or in a regulated industry is an asset
Experience working abroad or producing with international partners is an asset
Experience teaching a craft speciality in an agency setting to production professionals is required
10-11 years of experience managing talent, licenses and contracts in an agency environment
Experience working in a broadcast agency setting is required
Experience working on a global-scale with vendor contracts, legal, risk management, compliance, etc. is required
Experience working with or for a casting agency, talent union, talent representation firm, etc is an asset

Education:

Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in a related field is an asset
Equivalent work experience in related field is an asset
Related fields: production, broadcast, marketing, advertising, operations, law/legal, contracts, talent management, negotiations, leadership, broadcast

Klick is consciously creating a culture where everyone can thrive and grow in their careers. We believe that our best work comes from our diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strongly encourage members of historically underrepresented communities to apply, including Black people, Indigenous peoples, and other people of colour, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communities and people with intersectional identities.

We’re also committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please contact us at careers@klick.com and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs and ensure you have a positive experience.