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 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 11/16/2026. 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

Colorado $73,800 to $157,800

Connecticut $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

Ohio $68,300 to $146,100

Virginia $68,300 to $168,000

Washington $80,200 to $168,000

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