Business Representative (Commercials & Corporate Educational & Non Broadcast Contracts)

Overview

Who We Are

SAG-AFTRA is the iconic American labor union that represents approximately 160,000 media professionals. SAG-AFTRA employees support our members and thrive on securing the strongest protections by negotiating the best wages, working conditions, health and pension benefits. We preserve and expand members’ work opportunities, vigorously enforce our contracts and protect our members against unauthorized use of their work.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

The Business Representative provides excellent member service through advocacy, contract interpretation, and enforcement of the Commercials and Corporate/Educational & Non-Broadcast contracts, as well as resolving claims for performers under SAG-AFTRA collective bargaining agreements.

(This section provides a general summary of the most significant job duties performed. It does not explain in detail every single duty performed.)

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• File claims and resolve contract disputes – includes mediation with ad agencies and attorneys as well as arbitration preparation and testimony.
• Organize non-signatory producers.
• Supervise assistant.
• Work with special performer groups.
• Take minutes for various meetings, including staff meetings, W&WCC meetings and negotiations.
• Complete additional duties as assigned by the Manager.
• Participate in educational seminars for members & industry personnel.
• Disseminate accurate contract rulings and interpretations of Commercials & Corporate-Educational & Non-Broadcast Contracts for principal and extra performers to members, ad agencies, production companies, casting directors, and talent agents.
• Participate in collective bargaining process, including Wages & Working Conditions Committee (W&WCC) meetings and negotiations.

Qualifications

What You’ll Need

We want to make sure you’re successful. To be considered, you must have:

( The individual must possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities and be able to explain and demonstrate that he or she can perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation, using some other combination of skills and abilities.)

• Ability to work well under pressure.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined at SAG-AFTRA’s sole discretion.
• Negotiating skills, able to negotiate with tact and diplomacy.
• Must be able to work in a challenging environment where constructive feedback from others is encouraged.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills in order to effectively articulate complex contract issues and compose original correspondence and reports.
• Experience in contract interpretation and enforcement; experience with Commercials Contract a plus.
• Hold yourself and others accountable for a high level of performance and integrity.
• Able to work independently.
• Superlative interpersonal skills: high degree of patience and tact. Must be able to cultivate respectful, strategic and collaborative relationships with people from diverse backgrounds both internally and externally.
• Must be available and willing to travel to such locations and with such frequency as SAG-AFTRA determines is necessary or desirable to meet its business needs.
• Demonstrated interpretative and analytic ability.
• Detail oriented.
• Must be available and willing to work such extended hours per day or per week (and/or overtime for applicable non- exempt positions), including weekends and holidays, as SAG-AFTRA determines is necessary to meet its business needs.
• Have an understanding and awareness of worker rights impacting SAG-AFTRA members
• Ability to organize, prioritize and expedite heavy workload efficiently.
• Able to work under deadlines.
• Capable of taking direction from more than one supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and/or experience:

• SAG-AFTRA Writing Sample
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent work experience

Certificates licenses and/or registrations: N/A

• The Employer reserves the right to add, delete or change tasks and responsibilities within each job description. Further, in order to maintain efficient operations, work assignments may be redistributed on a short and long-term basis.

What You’ll Get

We are a great place to work because we offer:

• Employee discounts and perks
• Affordable and comprehensive medical and dental plans
• Balance between work and home life responsibilities
• Generous pension plan
• The salary range for this position is $66,000 – $66,000 annually along with excellent employee benefits and perks such as a 35-hour work week.
• Colleagues that are passionate about what we do and how they contribute to our mission