Business Representative (Field Services)

Responsibilities

• Monitor and enforce all SAG-AFTRA agreements on sets covering primarily the five (5) boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey.
• Monitor and enforce contract terms and working conditions on set for the SAG-AFTRA Theatrical, Television and Commercials Agreements.
• Initiate and resolve claims on behalf of performers on set (for example: upgrades and hazard adjustments).
• Maintain and file written daily reports for each set covered.
• Attend weekly department staff meetings.
• Promote SAG-AFTRA and its members in all communications with the industry.
• Perform other duties assigned.

Qualifications

• Experience with administration of collective bargaining agreements.
• Must be able to handle confrontational, volatile and stressful situations in a calm manner with patience, diplomacy and tact (combined with an intrepid, tenacious approach to the work).
• Maintain good working relations with production counterparts.
• Excellent listening skills.
• Ability to communicate persuasively and effectively with performers and production personnel.
• Weekend and night work required on a regular basis, flexible schedule mandatory.
• Must have high level of initiative to handle work which is largely unsupervised.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Able to work in a very high paced environment.
• Able to organize and coordinate multiple tasks under daily deadlines.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Able to prioritize tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal skills: high degree of patience and tact.
• Able to organize and expedite heavy workload efficiently.
• Able to work well under pressure.
• Detail oriented.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated interpretative and analytic ability.
• Able to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing.
• Able to work independently.
• Superlative interpersonal skills: high degree of patience and tact.
• Must be able to work in a challenging environment where constructive feedback from others is encouraged.
• Must maintain regular and acceptable attendance at such level as is determined at SAG-AFTRA’s sole discretion.
• Must be available and willing to work 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.
• 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.

What You’ll Get

• The annual salary for this position is $68,557.00 plus our fantastic employee benefits and perks.
• Colleagues that are passionate about what we do and how they contribute to our mission.
• Balance between work and home life responsibilities.
• Affordable and comprehensive medical and dental plans.
• Generous pension plan.
• Employee discounts and perks.