Business Affairs Coordinator (Temp)

The New York Times • New York, NY

20h • $65,000 - $75,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

We are looking for a Business Affairs Coordinator which is a critical liaison, helping administer the contractual and compliance aspects of creative productions.
The Advertising team creates branded content for the gamut of The New York Times's advertisers. Our work takes many forms — reported articles, documentary style videos, animations, photo essays, social posts, podcasts, interactive data visualizations, event activations, and Newsroom sponsorships. It ranges from unbranded reportage to branded profiles focusing on our partners' products, services, or people.
This is a New York City based position, where you will report directly to the Director of Business Affairs at our HQ location in a hybrid fashion.

Requirements

• 2+ years experience in business affairs and contract management with an emphasis in advertising and content production with an established publisher, online media publication, or ad agency
• Knowledge of licensing, intellectual property, rights and clearances and digital content distribution
• Experience communicating across multiple seniority levels including Program Management, Finance and Production teams

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of Google Suite

Responsibilities

• Administer and negotiate content provider and other services agreements and releases for T Brand Editorial Dept and other creative disciplines, using company provided templates
• Summarize and communicate contractual obligations with multiple teams (Program Management, Finance, etc.)
• Help manage issues related to copyright, trademark compliance and licensing
• Flag potential legal, compliance or third-party rights considerations and, under guidance of the Director, advise teams on next steps
• Help with clearance of third-party content, including researching rights holders and securing permissions to use
• Oversee the administration, management and tracking of contract life cycles through to final execution and payment
• Update applicable status information in enterprise procurement software, team shared drives or other trackers
• Ensure that third-party production partner payments adequately reflect agreed upon terms
• Ensure all content provider agreements accurately reflect agreed-upon positions with client agreements
• Manage all third-party content provider procurement platform onboarding, including approving and processing invoices
• Perform ad-hoc administration and operational tasks and occasional special projects
• Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

Benefits

• dependent on your role, you may be eligible for variable pay, such as an annual bonus and restricted stock.
• Benefits may include medical, dental and vision benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts (F.S.A.s), a company-matching 401(k) plan, paid vacation, paid sick days, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement and professional development programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed