A Filcro Media Staffing legal contracts and talent payment executive search for review

Director
Talent Payment


Client
One of the media and entertainment industry's most recognized leaders of talent payment across all media platforms. The
firms goal was to expand into new geographics and services that pro-actively complimented the diversity of the media and
entertainment communities the firm services.
Legal & Business Affairs
Media and Broadcasting
Legal and Business Affairs Executive Search
Filcro Media Staffing recruits across the entire legal and media business affairs function for law firms and media and
entertainment companies. Every legal function is supported for recruitment.
Legal media and business affairs professionals are identified, recruited and attracted in royalty, contract, licensing, litigation,
talent payment, regulatory, SEC, FCC / legislative, real estate, trademark, intellectual property, copyright, compliance, co-
pro and programming acquisition, rights and permissions, corporate housekeeping and M&A disciplines all related to the the
media and entertainment industries.
Searches are conducted by skilled recruiters with extensive media industry recruitment experience in law firm and corporate
law environments. Based on Filcro Media Staffings granular understanding of business, technical and creative functions
inherent to the media and entertainment industries the firm is uniquely qualified to identify media related business affairs
executives and their required support from major law firms and substantial media entities.
Filcro Media Staffing offers a history of media focus and specialization not offered by any other executive search firm with
the ability to staff law firms and corporation since 1985.
With the capacity to staff the entire media business affairs function law firms and corporations utilizing Filcro Media Staffing
receive unparalleled service. The primary geographics for legal recruitment assignments take place in New York,
Washington DC, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Miami and Atlanta. Law firms and media broadcasters are serviced
in every domestic and international media market.
Filcro Media Staffing offers turn-key recruitment solutions to establish, operate, enhance or move the business affairs
function anywhere in the United States. Media Business Affairs.
Here are few examples to understand the firms modality and efficacy even with the most esoteric searches.

Search
To identify a Director of Talent Payment to be based in Los Angeles, CA - USA. - The President also put forward the
option of New York or San Francisco to assure that the best in class Talent Payment Executive could be attracted and
minimize relocation costs.
Client Situation
Due to attrition, the President required an addition to staff. The hiring executive saw this as an opportunity to expand the
firms business, upgrade modality and build a succession plan.
Continuity going forward was paramount to allow for growth in the firms most active geographics in Los Angeles, New York
& San Francisco. Los Angeles was the President's ideal.
Industry and Sector inclusion for Universe Compilation
Broadcast Television
Law Firms with Entertainment Practices
Cable Television Networks
Digital Media Networks
Motion Picture Studios
Advertising Agencies
Media Conglomerates
Recording Industry Producers & Publishers
National Payroll & Talent Payment Companies
Solution
Filcro Media Staffing initiated the national executive search for a Talent Payment Director after
speaking with the firms President.
The President voiced her concern of identifying the best person for the position and expressed latitude with compensation
and geographics based on the new Director's capacity to service a demanding roster of major diversified media and
entertainment companies. The recruiting process started immediately and the search was completed in approximately (4)
four weeks.
The initial impression was that layered environments lacked the scope and autonomy we were seeking in the new Director.
The culture of the hiring company required a more hands-on executive than we were seeing at the motion picture studios
and TV networks. Medium sized producers of syndicated content, talent agencies and competitors if the client company
were the most prolific sources of ideals as defined by the President.
Filcro Media Staffing having extensive experience recruiting internally for the TV, motion picture and advertising industries
for talent payment personnel knew the key markets and environments to target for universe compilation, this factor and
aggressive stance requested by the President along with granted autonomy expedited every phase of the search. Filcro
Media Staffing presented candidates from New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco; all these targeted geographics were
requested by the firms President setting up (3) three tiers that had to be culled.
Successful Director of Talent Payment Recruited
In her current role at a competitor of the client company the new Director was responsible for for all
Commercial Talent contracts to include SAG, AFM, AFTRA, IATSE, DGA and others.
Currently managing a staff of 15+ consisting of Supervisors, Coordinators, Data Entry and Payroll
Support Administrators the new Director of Talent Payment has strong experience managing
employees throughout the United States. Her ability to manage nationally from remote locations was also desired by the
President of the hiring entity.
With strong relationships with the various unions she was equally familiar with the motion picture studios, TV networks,
digital content producers, advertising agencies and the media and entertainment industry as a whole. Her media industry
contacts and business acumen were a correct fit for client company.
Television Mobile Online Radio Advertising Print Gaming On Demand Movie
Her Talent Payment acumen was well above the mean and unions and media companies would often call her to to obtain
guidance on complicated contract negotiations. This known presence in the industry would also allow for the recruitment of
staff in the near future as she had a reputation of being a good boss. Everyone who worked for her and with her were
complimentary on her management style and results oriented modality.
Summary
Filcro Media Staffings extensive experience recruiting for Talent Payment executives permitted the expeditious identification
of an extremely talented Director of Talent Payment for the company's President.
The new Director was recruited out of Los Angeles so no relocation was required.
From the initiation of recruiting to the formal offer and acceptance a period of four (4) weeks transpired. Less than one (1)
week was taken prior to the search to complete the Agreement and receive the firms financial obligations. The President's
access and sincere desire to complete the search quickly was key to facilitating this time-line. Tony Filson functioning as
Officer in Charge also expedited universe compilation.
The New Director became acclimated quickly and the President achieved her business goals as the search intended.


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Filcro Media Staffing - Media And Broadcasting Executive Search
Contracts / Legal Business Affairs - Talent Payment Case History

U.S. Multinational advertising agency talent payment administration executive search review
Senior Talent Pay Administrator
and Talent Administrator

Search Senior Talent Payment Administrator and Talent Administrator
Based Minneapolis, MN - USA
Search Firm Filcro Media Staffing
Officer in Charge Tony Filson
Reporting to Human Resources and the Executive Business Manager
Follow Talent Payment
Client
A major U.S. multinational advertising agency with offices in Hong Kong, London, New York, Minneapolis, Sao Paulo,
Tokyo and Singapore. The firm operates business globally and this search was relevant to creative production
accountability for SAG, AFTRA and AFM related administration in all their areas of operation.
Client Situation
The Director of Human Resources identified Filcro Media Staffing to conduct the search based on Filcro Media Staffing
completing similar, senior level searches within the broadcasting industry in related creative production and business
environments.

Executive Producers managing these environments as well as Programming Development executives in television and the
motion picture industry all utilized Filcro Media Staffing making Filcro Media Staffing ideally qualified to conduct the search
for Minneapolis, on a national basis. The client had just lost two key staff members and Filcro Media Staffing was asked to
replace both at the same time. The firm was retained to identify one senior, and one junior Talent Payment employee to
assure succession plans for the future.
Industry and Sector Inclusion:
Broadcast Television Networks
Advertising Agencies
Law Firms
Cable TV Networks
Motion Picture Studios
Producers of Syndicated Programming
Music Producers, Music Publishers
Talent Agencies
Filcro Media Staffing is Retained
The Filcro Media Staffing Officer in Charge of Search Tony Filson was asked to commence a a
national search and establish guidelines to assure that both the Senior and J unior positions could
be filled and that those identified would compliment and add value to the department's ability to
service the creative producers and business management needs of the Agency. It was the opinion
of Filcro Media Staffing from the onset that a suitable universe of candidates could be identified in
New York, Los Angeles, Minneapolis and Chicago.
Filcro Media Staffing being retained to identify both new employees gave the firm an assured understanding of succession
plans as they related to the present skill sets and future capacity needs of each employee. Clear definitions were
established with the Director of Human Resources, Executive Business Manager and the Senior most Production Executive.
Filcro Media Staffing was provided with a cultural understanding of the firm that was from (3) three different perspectives
within the agency. This un-myopic view was extremely helpful in understanding the types of environments that would be
ideal for the client during initial universe compilation. Since Filcro Media Staffing was charged with identifying both the
Senior & J unior Talent Payment individuals we also knew there would be no parity issues as we clearly separated the
required skill sets and talent payment experience into two distinct schedules.
The diversity of the production products which included standard commercials, long form and
interactive, made it quite challenging when initially planning universe compilation across the the
entire United States. Establishing an initial universe of qualified talent payment candidates was
done with little or no latitude expressed in the hard skill set sectors. The client at the end of
universe compilation decided to eliminate all candidates not coming directly from the Advertising
Industry. The fact that Filcro Media Staffing reported directly to the hiring manager and human
resources helped a great deal when what was perceived as a market driven search was in reality
budget based. The involvement of HR and line gave them both an immediate sense of the market in other cities and what
would be required from a compensation perspective to attract their ideals.
Challenges Facing the New Talent Payment Employees
Formulating talent session and residuals estimates
Providing teams with estimate revisions as needed
Calculating and processing talent sessions and residual payments per media buy.
Updating payments as changes in a media buy occur.
Comparing payments against estimates and advising production teams.
Tracking holding fees and sending out monthly holding fee notifications.
Negotiating commercial renewals and reinstatement of commercials
Setting up and maintaining records of all commercials
Making reuse payments based on traffic information
Tracking holding fees for all commercials
Analysis of media plans and the ability to suggest cost effective schedule to the teams
Breaking down residual estimates into Excel spreadsheets when required by client and /or teams
Maintaining direct client contact while servicing diverse internal groups
Assimilating trends with industry practices and burgeoning new media like interactive, short-films, etc.
Mentoring and teaching others in and out of the department
International talent and celebrity negotiations
Filcro Media Staffing - Broadcasting & Media Recruitment Practice Groups
Broadcasting and media executive search experience and skill set designations for clients and candidates

Accounting Advertising Sales Affiliate Sales Broadcast Operations
Business Affairs Broadband Closed Captioning Corporate
Creative Services Development Editorial Engineering
Facilities Finance Human Resource IT
Interactive Inventory Legal Marketing
Media On- Air Promotions Production / Post Program Practices
Programming Real Estate Research Sales
Sales Planning Systems Talent Payment Technology
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Filcro Media Staffings Recruitment Solution
Filcro Media Staffing proceeded to Identify the "best in industry" talent payment managers who performed similar functions
in and out of the advertising industry in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Detroit and Minnesota. Due to the uniqueness of
the diverse skills required, the initial universe was weighted too heavily toward the top end of our desired compensation
targets. It was prudent at that time to clearly define where we wanted to differentiate the Senior and J unior positions within
the department. Concentrating on ideal industry experience as opposed to ideal skill sets ultimately led to the successful
completion of the final universe.
Based on Filcro Media Staffings recruitment success in attracting candidates the hiring manager wanted to focus on
tactical, autonomy and contract issues. This facilitated great clarity and it was then deemed appropriate by the client
company to eliminate all candidates not coming directly from an agency environment. The types of relationships this Senior
and J unior person would have to maintain was indeed unique and the client hiring manager wanted as short of an
assimilation period as possible based on the absence of similarly skilled individuals within the company.
The Executive Manager and Human Resources allowed Filcro Media Staffing complete latitude and both positions were
completely tiered in less than (3) weeks and the (2) two Talent Payment employees hired were identified, recruited,
attracted and delivered in less than (1) one month. This was a special request by a company that greatly needed Filcros
help.
The Successful Talent Payment Employees Recruited
A Senior Manager of Talent Payment from Detroit and an Administrator from Minneapolis. Both people hired were from
major advertising agencies.
The new Senior Talent Administrator had strong mentoring skills that would be needed from
the onset. With two new employees starting at the same time we identified an exceptionally
mature person for her years that would be able to acclimate herself well as she helped
develop the required skills in her new direct report. Her extensive experience with Big 3
Automotive accounts had honed her skills in a highly demanding environment. This was a
logical next step in her career in a culture that ultimately played a key role in her attraction.
This clients culture is exceptionally positive and healthy.
The new Talent Payment Administrator while lighter in experience had enormous acumen and
understanding of all SAG, AFTRA and AFM codes and contracts that would normally be
acquired in many more years of experience then he possessed. Again, the culture of the client company was key in
attraction. The ability to accurately portray the skills and culture from the onset, assured success in the end. The lack of
any relocation requirement was financially advantageous to the client and allowed an immediate transition to the new
environment.
Both these searches were completed in a very brief period of time and reinforces justification for client companies to
conduct retained searches on positions of varied levels to assure proper identification and completion of every assignment.

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