Business Affairs Project Manager
Job Summary
Marcom is Apple’s Global Marketing Communications group. We oversee all of Apple’s advertising and marketing to ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications.
Apple’s Business Affairs team curates and secures rights clearances in connection with the marketing of Apps, Music, TV, Movies, Podcasts, Safari content, and other third party content in all Apple marketing communications.
The BA Project Manager works on the implementation of that third party content in those communications working cross functionally and liaising between different teams in the studio, the BA Asset Managers and BA teammates in Geos around the world.
Key Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with 5-7 years experience in rights related positions in the advertising and / or the entertainment industry;
- Working knowledge of copyright, trademark and licensing in the area of entertainment or advertising law.
- An understanding of intellectual property rights (a law degree is helpful but not required), ideally gained from experience working in a marketing, advertising and / or agency environment.
- Independent, self-motivated, and flexible. Excellent communication skills, able to deal with rapid change in a fast paced, deadline driven environment.
- Strong organizational, prioritization and time management skills and a good eye for detail.
- Used to working in a creatively driven organization.
- Resourceful, proactive contributor who can work independently and collaboratively.
- Ability to work on multiple complex projects simultaneously.
- Good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interact effectively with a diverse range of personalities and styles to establish effective relationships with across the organization
- Self-motivated, flexible and comfortable navigating rapid change with poise and decorum in a fast-paced, deadline driven environment.
- Willing to develop problem solving skills so as to seek creative solutions to issues through thoughtful questioning and in-depth analysis.
Responsibilities:
- Works cross functionally on specific groups of motion deliverables across the studio and across Apple.
- Liaises with internal Marcom teams and with other teams in Apple to understand each project’s motion deliverables and the type of third party content to be featured in each deliverable.
- Attends kickoff meetings with creative and video production teams.
- Communicates clearly with BA Asset Managers as to the needs for third party content, project details, creative direction and deadlines.
- Meets with design, creative, producers, screen and content production teams to understand each brief in order to hand off the correct third party content from the BA Asset Managers to the production teams.
- Briefs BA Asset Managers on third party content clearance when content is creatively locked.
- Manages the approval of each third party asset, both as a built screen and in situ.
- Briefs BA teammates in Geos on third party content needs so they can source appropriate, relevant and available content for their respective Geos.
- Uses Marcom Business Affairs digital tool to create matrices that detail each third party content use for every asset and its localization.
- Provides production teams with general Business Affairs support pertaining to their projects.
- Maintain regular communication with team leads to ensure proper information flow, clear action items, and timely issue resolution.
- Manages a workload of third-party clearances.
