Business Affairs Director

ABOUT ARGONAUT
We unlock the timeless potential in every brand.
Since opening our doors back in 2013, we have been in the pursuit of the world’s most valuable creative work. We work with our clients at pivotal points of inflection through Brand Building, Brand Scaling, and Brand Comebacks. And our Timeless/Timely Methodology™ is built to generate both immediate and sustaining results for our clients.

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY
ARGONAUT’s Production team believes we can make any idea possible through ingenuity, flexibility, and purpose. We are a curious minded group with various areas of expertise working across projects to bring the central key idea to fruition. By embracing minimal viability, non-traditional approaches, and innovation we fulfill the promise to deliver the highest production value and craftsmanship of our creative product.

SUMMARYThe Business Affairs Director will manage all business facets of video, print, and digital productions for clients including reviewing creative concepts from development through delivery, management of legal issues, production and talent contracting, clearance and licensing of third-party materials, and budget administration. This person is a team player with an entrepreneurial spirit and able to work in a fast-paced creative environment.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Collaborative Creative Problem Solving
Review creative materials and advise Agency teams on talent, copyright, trademark, and intellectual property issues and advise on next steps (in tandem with agency and client legal counsel). Building on creative ideas with practical solutions. Partner to producers, working as their right hand throughout productions. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Talent, IP, and Finance
Negotiate and oversee the creation of celebrity, influencer, and over scale agreements. Develop music licensing agreements. Manage all Talent releases and payments. Consult with Third Party Signatory on any SAG-AFTRA pr...