Business Affairs Manager

About the Role & Team

Compelling storytelling. Engaging connection. Limitless inspiration. At Yellow Shoes, these endeavors are woven into the craft and content that we create for beloved Disney brands. As the creative marketing agency for Disney Experiences, our intimate knowledge and unique integration within each line of business allow us to create crave worthy content that resonates, inspires, and ignites magical possibilities for everyone.

Along with the nurturing, care and respect that goes into our work, there’s a fervor that goes into fostering an environment that supports Cast Members, encourages bravery, and promotes boundless thinking. The passion that you’ll find here is the catalyst for impactful and purposeful marketing that push the work beyond commonplace into an enchanting place—And we have fun while doing it.

The Business Affairs Manager will review moderate complex creative/content materials and advise on talent, copyright, and intellectual property issues, assess scripts, social/digital content, rough-cuts, and final creative for risk of clearance concerns (in tandem with TWDC legal counsel). This Business Affairs Manager will have a primary responsibility for social media / digital creative content and must remain aware and demonstrate on-going deep knowledge of current and emerging social platforms. The role will manage digital, social media, broadcast content, and photography across lines of business and Disney Intellectual Property. The role will also work in a collaboration alongside other Business Affairs and Legal Affairs members of The Walt Disney Company (TWDC) and members of Disney Experience's creative, marketing, production, legal, finance, PR, and franchise management groups. The Business Affairs manager has independent decision making about techniques and methods for accomplishing projects with oversight. This role exercises judgement based on the analysis of multiple sources of information including from peer team members. If this sounds like you, we encourage you to apply!

You will report to Sr. Manager-Business Affairs

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Brand Stewardship

• Social/Digital Platform Expertise

• Contract Negotiation

• Rights and Clearance

• Talent Agreements and Contracting Expert

• Music Licensing

Required Qualifications & Skills

• At least 4 years of marketing, advertising, business affairs or legal affairs experience, specifically in digital/social channels

• Moderate expertise and marketing acumen in digital/social media

• Understanding of variety of communication media including video, digital, email, social, display and the production process supporting each

• An advocate for creative ideas to legal/franchise teams and an advocate of legal/franchise guidance back to creative teams.

• Negotiation skills, drafting abilities, excellent communication skills and creative problem-solving abilities.

• Accomplish tasks with accuracy against multiple, high-priority projects and ensure deadlines are met.

• Maintain high level of respect from others within the agency (including leadership), TWDC legal counsel and across the broader TWDC organization.

• Familiar with applications for project management (e.g., Workfront, SharePoint)

• Discern judgement with the ability to escalate issues when challenges occur and to ensure deadlines are met.

• Strong written and oral communication

• Diligence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience collaborating with creative teams.

• Knowledge of music rights/usage

• Familiarity with SAG-AFTRA Talent Residual parameters

• Fluent in Spanish and/or Portuguese

Education

• Bachelors Degree or equivalent work experience

Additional Information

Benefits and Perks: Disney offers a rewards package to help you live your best life. This includes health and savings benefits, educational opportunities, and special extras that only Disney can provide. Learn more about our benefits and perks at https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.

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The Walt Disney Company is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.

The hiring range for this position in Anaheim, CA is $85,800.00-$115,000.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.