What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Business Affairs Talent Management position at IPG Health?
The Talent Manager is a pivotal figure in the organization's talent management efforts, responsible for sourcing, developing, and retaining top talent. With a keen eye for identifying exceptional individuals, they excel in overseeing talent requirements from project initiation to completion. Their role involves advising on industry-specific contracts and guidelines, managing talent vendor relationships for payments and billing, and ensuring accurate reporting of production projects and time management.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Talent Management
* Advises on the regulations of the SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract, SAG-AFTRA Co/Ed Contract and Non-union talent implications.
Project Management
* Collaborates with Production, Business Affairs and Account to advise on talent considerations and ensure that talent is contracted accurately.
Financial Management
* Manages all finances related to production, including creation and reconciliation of talent residual estimates upon request, invoice management, payment inquiries and job status maintenance.
Resource Management
* Utilizes multiple platforms to perform daily tasks in addition to managing & updating internal tracking documents.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Talent Management
- Manages usage trackers, advise internal and external parties of expiration and required renewals.
- Handle SAG-AFTRA matters (audits, contracts, late claims) for assigned accounts.
- Knowledge of The Teams Companies and Extreme Reach platforms.
Project Management
- Coordinate all talent-related needs across assigned projects.
- Collaborates with Production, Business Affairs and Account teams to advise on talent considerations and ensure that talent is contracted accurately.
- Process talent session payments, residuals, and final cast list submissions via Talent payroll companies.
- Partners with media companies or Traffic to receive weekly talent reports and input weekly talent advice in talent payroll platform for performer residual payments.
Negotiations & Talent Engagement
- Negotiates original spot and subsequent edits with talent agents.
- Advises on American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and SAG-AFTRA singer implications when applicable.
- Provide guidance on oversacale performer needs.
- Manages Holding Fees, Cycle Expirations, Maximum Period of Use (MPU), Guarantee payments, Music Rights.
- Requests cost estimates from American Federation of Musicians (AFM) for song usage and prepares estimate for project planning.
- Partners with Business Manager on Celebrity Talent negotiations based on specs. From Account Management.
- Prepares and submits all required paperwork for talent and pension & health (P&H) payments to unions ensuring accuracy with contract allocations. Manage cost implications.
Financial Management
- Manages all finances related to production, including creation and reconciliation of talent residual estimates upon request, invoice management, payment inquiries and job status maintenance.
- Communicates with Account & Finance to actualize and close jobs and manage client accruals on projects as needed.
Resource Management
- Utilizes multiple platforms to perform daily tasks in addition to managing and updating internal tracking documents.
- Manages shared server files, ensuring all documents (including detailed job jackets) are audit ready and available for billing questions for agent and client inquiries.
- Complete accurate timesheets by required deadlines.
EDUCATION:
Bachelor's degree Marketing Preferred
EXPERIENCE:
5 Years Talent payment Preferred
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES:
- Strong organizational skills, along with excellent written and verbal communication, enbabling them to multi-task and prioritize effectively.
- Their expertise includes advising on SAG-AFTRA contracts, union waivers, and non-union guidelines; managing talent requirements from project inception to completion, overseeing vendor relationships for payment and billing; and maintaining accurate, timely reporting on production projects and time-related matters.