Droga5 Talent Manager

Who we are Droga5, part of Accenture Song, is a creative agency with offices in New York, London, Dublin, Tokyo and São Paulo. From integrated communications and experience innovation to business design, Droga5 exists to build and sustain the most influential brands of the 21st century through creativity. Droga5 was founded in 2006 and has been recognized as Agency of the Year more than 25 times and was named both Ad Age and Adweek’s Agency of the Decade (2010–2019). Visit  Droga5.com  or  @droga5  on all social platforms to get to know us better.  Business Affairs @ Droga5 Droga5’s Business Affairs Department takes a solution-oriented approach to mitigating risk in content production.  Our primary role is to advise and support the Production teams in all matters, including contracting with production vendors, content licensing and clearance, talent procurement, traffic and managing/reconciling production budgets.  BA’s focus is to ensure the agency delivers quality, thought-provoking content that surpasses our client’s core marketing goals with minimal risk to the agency and client. Job Summary The Talent Manager handles the on-camera and voice-over talent responsibilities of film, radio, print, and interactive productions for assigned clients.  The Talent Manager works alongside the Business Affairs Manager and Producer to handle the production of content from creative concepting through final billing. Job Responsibilities  Review creative materials to determine talent needs and create session estimates based thereon Estimate talent residuals based on media plan provided by Account and Media team Manage and monitor talent session and residual payments in collaboration with third party vendor Advise on talent casting specs, appropriate talent hiring categories, zone areas and exclusivity issues Interpret SAG/AFTRA code and advise on union requirements Generate union and non-union performer contracts Interface with talent agents for scale talent and negotiating with non-union talent Advise on labor requirements regarding engagement of talent  Check union status of performers (Station 12), submit necessary Taft Hartley reports, generate session and completion reports Review completed contracts, W4’s, CA/NY wage notices, time reports etc.  Process talent payments, including appropriate pension and health contributions (where appropriate) and payroll tax deductions  Generate holding fee notices and advise of Maximum Period of Use for union agreements   Defend SAG claims and respond to audit requirements Screen final commercial to confirm final cast and pay appropriate usage Compile completions reports and final cast lists  Track all talent rights and manage rights trackers in conjunction with Business Manager  Basic Qualifications 1+ years of work experience in an agency or related business affairs/legal department   Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent training and/or experience  Knowledge of performance unions and talent hiring in both the US and abroad  Strong organizational, time-management and negotiating skills  Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment while managing urgent deadlines Strong communication skills (verbal, written and listening) and ability to interact with all agency departments Compensation for roles at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired. For New York City, the range of starting pay for this role is $XX - $XX and information on benefits offered is here.    Compensation at Accenture varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Accenture provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 10/16/2026. Accenture offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off. See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Accenture Role Location Annual Salary Range California $73,800 to $182,600 Cleveland $68,300 to $146,100 Colorado $73,800 to $157,800 District of Columbia $78,500 to $168,000 Illinois $68,300 to $157,800 Maine $62,800 to $134,400 Maryland $73,800 to $157,800 Massachusetts $73,800 to $168,000 Minnesota $73,800 to $157,800 New York $68,300 to $182,600 New Jersey $78,500 to $182,600 Virginia $68,300 to $168,000 Washington $80,200 to $168,000 About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for