SAG Talent Payment Manager & Production Coordinator – BMS Films

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SAG Talent Payment Manager & Production Coordinator – BMS Films

This Role will include the following responsibilities & report to the Director.

• SAG Talent Payment Management -60%
  • Leadership of the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) / Non- SAG Talent Payment Process within BMS Films for BMS Enterprise Wide
  • Lead engagement of third-party Vendors associated as Talent Paymasters & Representatives to the SAG Union
  • Lead engagement between BMS Films, BMS Brand Finance Brands & Divisions on Estimating & Talent Usage.
  • Lead engagement with Producers & AORs on Talent Paperwork and Processing Needs
  • Communication between BMS Films Production & Vendors (BBS, Extreme Reach, etc.)
  • Lead weekly Talent Payment Tracker Review Meetings
  • Lead Talent Payment / Brand Project Review & Budgeting Monthly meetings
  • Coordinate between Brands, BMS Finance & BBS for Y/Y Budget Planning and presentation of Estimated based on Planned Usage of Tactics with Talent
  • Monitoring and response as needed to all Talent Payment Email
  • Additional Talent Payment projects and process improvements

• Office Production Coordinator & Support – 40%
  • Engagement with BMS Demand Management for PO & Invoicing
  • Vendor Engagement support to Director
  • Vendor/Freelance invoice processing
  • Staff & Freelance Producer Support 
  • Edit Suite Prep for Post Production
  • Updating/Maintenance of data of Production Crews
  • Additional Office Production Coordination Responsibilities as Assigned

Role Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• 5 years' experience leading SAG Talent Payment in a Corporate Signatory environment
• Extensive experience working in the SAG Talent space across Brands & Agencies
• Able to demonstrate ability to manage cross dependent teams including Finance, Brands, Vendors & Pay Master
• Deep experience supporting Video Producers & Productions related to SAG Talent for a large volume of assets
• Able to work at a high-performance level independently
• Available as needed to work on location during productions with SAG Talent needs
• Strong track record of managing relationships with clients and senior business stakeholders
• Ability to support a large volume of work as Production Coordinator across all aspects of production in fast paced environment
• Availability to be highly responsive to planned and urgent requests
• Must be able to work onsite at Lawrenceville, NJ location; this is not a remote position

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