Business Affairs Manager

Company description Publicis Connected Media UK is a fully end-to-end offering that unites media, commerce, CXM, social and data to deliver connected consumer experiences and drive exceptional business outcomes for our clients. Powered by Publicis Connected Identity, the UK’s richest people-based data set built on real behaviours, it helps major brands move beyond siloed marketing and make more confident decisions in fast-changing conditions. Those insights truly differentiate our AI and agentic solutions to predict impact, create messaging and reach the right people. The more than 3500-strong team spans Starcom, Zenith, Spark Foundry, Digitas, Performics, PMX, Epsilon, Lotame, Publicis Commerce and Influential. Publicis Connected Media is part of Publicis Groupe. Overview Business Affairs Manager, PMC Partnerships & Influencer Teams We are hiring a Business Affairs Manager to help bring ambitious partnerships and influencer campaigns to life through strong, commercially sound agreements. Reporting to the Business Affairs Director, you’ll work across our Partnerships and Influencer teams on a roughly 50:50 basis, supporting opportunities from the early stages through to signed contracts. Whether you already work in Business Affairs, or have experience within a partnerships, influencer or talent environment and want to develop your career in this space, you’ll bring an understanding of how these deals work and the agreements that underpin them. You’ll combine commercial judgement with contractual expertise to help teams negotiate effectively, manage risk and deliver exciting work for our clients. Responsibilities Manage Business Affairs activity across Partnerships and Influencer campaigns, working closely with the Business Affairs Director and supporting both areas of the business. Draft, review and negotiate partnership, sponsorship, influencer, licensing and supplier agreements, ensuring contracts accurately reflect agreed rights, deliverables and commercial terms. Advise teams on intellectual property, talent and influencer rights, content usage, licensing, exclusivity and other contractual considerations relevant to campaigns and partnerships. Partner with Partnerships and Influencer colleagues from the outset of opportunities, helping structure deals and negotiate terms that support creative ambitions while providing appropriate contractual protection. Identify contractual and commercial risks, recommend practical solutions and work with the Business Affairs Director and Legal team on matters requiring specialist legal input. Build effective relationships with clients, media owners, influencer and talent agencies, representatives and other commercial partners to support constructive negotiations and timely agreements. Help develop Business Affairs templates, contractual frameworks and ways of working, while sharing knowledge with colleagues to strengthen understanding of partnership and influencer contracting. Qualifications Experience working with partnership, sponsorship or influencer agreements. This could have been gained within Business Affairs, a partnerships or influencer agency, talent agency, media agency, broadcaster, publisher, platform, production business or a related environment. Experience reviewing, drafting or negotiating commercial contracts, with the ability and interest to build further expertise within Business Affairs. A strong understanding of either the partnerships or influencer landscape. Experience across both would be valuable, but isn’t essential. Knowledge of contractual areas such as intellectual property, media and content rights, usage and licensing, exclusivity, talent or influencer rights and campaign deliverables. Strong negotiation and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with commercial teams, clients, agencies, representatives and Legal colleagues. The ability to make contractual considerations clear and practical for colleagues who may not have a legal or Business Affairs background. Strong organisation and attention to detail, with a pragmatic and solutions-focused approach to managing multiple agreements and negotiations. A legal qualification or knowledge of relevant advertising, sponsorship or content regulation would be welcomed but isn’t essential. Additional information Publicis Media offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. 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