Business Affairs Talent and Rights Management Manager
Best Buy
South Saint Paul, MN, 55075, USA
South Saint Paul, MN, 55075, USA
- Marketing
- Full-time
- talent management
- rights management
- contract negotiation
The Business Affairs Talent and Rights Management Manager leads talent negotiations and rights management for marketing content across multiple platforms at Best Buy, ensuring compliance with union and legal requirements. This role collaborates closely with marketing teams, legal partners, and external agencies to manage contracts, budgets, and asset usage efficiently. The position requires expertise in union guidelines, talent payments, rights tracking, and driving creative project delivery in a high-volume environment.
The Business Affairs Talent and Rights Management Manager will be responsible for leadership, governance and alignments across Best Buy Marketing teams requiring talent negotiations, licensed usage, and rights management of consumer facing content across multiple delivery types in owned/operated channels as well paid media. This role is responsible for talent/rights negotiations, asset tracking and reporting of talent usage across internal Best Buy Marketing produced works. Additionally, the Business Affairs Talent and Rights Management Manager will be well versed in both union (i.e. SAG-AFTRA, etc.) and non-union productions and direct on usage and rights requirements across Best Buy US and Canada. This position will assist, consult, educate, inform, and provide guidance which enables Enterprise to execute the highest quality creative work and leverage across multiple channels and teams.
This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days at our corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota, and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What you’ll do
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer
This role is hybrid, which means you will work some days at our corporate office in Richfield, Minnesota, and some days virtually from home or another non-Best Buy location. The specific work arrangements vary by role and team. The recruiter or hiring manager will provide more details during the hiring process.
What you’ll do
- Collaborate across internal marketing teams (i.e. Creative, Production, Brand, Media, etc.), Best Buy Ads, and Best Buy Canada
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to variety of audiences, strong executive presence
- Think critically, balance multiple asks, articulate trade-offs for competing priorities, and appropriately identify and escalate issues to ensure delivery of world-class creative products.
- Work collaboratively with Legal partners to develop templates/agreements and drive efficiency and effectiveness on behalf of the organization.
- Present and communicate ideas, build consensus, and effectively rationalize decisions to a variety of audiences.
- Manage and consult on all things related to hiring and tracking rights associated with talent and third-party rights, including the management of residual budgets for production assets.
- Helps determine the third-party rights needed and flag any issues.
- Organized and able to actively manage talent budgets and consult with agency producers on estimates & monitor talent and production budgets for TV, Radio, and interactive/integrated/digital production jobs.
- Strong understanding of SAG/AFTRA commercials contract, union waivers to reduce client costs, i.e., Low Budget Waivers, Internet Only, etc.). Procure SAG/AFTRA waivers (i.e. Low-Budget, PSA, Experiential Coverage, Experiential Social Media). Ability to draft and prepare performer contracts/releases. Review all executed contracts, licenses, and process session payments.
- Familiarity with union, federal, and state work requirements and restrictions, especially as it relates to hiring minors in production
- Review contracts, screen finished commercials to develop final cast reports, facilitate/manage talent payments, and renegotiate talent contracts.
- Ability to manage, negotiate, and track rights associated with stock images, footage, and any other third-party rights utilized in production assets.
- 7 or more years progressive Marketing or related experience
- 5 or more years of experience in a quick-turn, high volume environment
- Experience leading projects, directing external partners managing, facilitating training/onboarding
- Experience with talent payments and understanding of Commercial SAG-AFTRA code and general AICP guideline
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to variety of audiences; strong executive Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Strong sense of ownership, well organized, and self-motivate
- Strong forecasting and influencing skills
- Retail preferably in Marketing, Merchandising, Finance and/or Agency experience
We’re committed to helping our people thrive at work and at home. We offer generous benefits that address your total well-being and provide support as you need it, especially key moments in your life.
Our benefits include:
- Competitive pay
- Generous employee discount
- Physical and mental well-being support
As part of the Best Buy team, you’ll help us fulfill our purpose to enrich lives through technology. We bring that to life every day by humanizing and personalizing tech solutions for every stage of life — in our stores, online and in customers’ homes.
Our culture is built on deeply supporting and valuing our amazing employees who make it all possible. We’re committed to being a great place to work, where you can unlock unique career possibilities. Above all, we aim to provide a place where you can bring your full, authentic self to work now and into the future. Tomorrow works here.™
Best Buy is an equal opportunity employer
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