Creative Buyer

Responsibilities

• Purchase stock images—both stills and footage—and fonts
• Licensing Digital, Footage and still imagery for Clients and Creatives with approved stock vendors content providers
• Must have a solid understanding of clearance and licensing issues associated with image content (stills and footage).
• Provide best practice recommendations for photo usage/licensing.
• Work with legal and business teams to secure usage rights, clear/lead vetting for new sites that have not been legally approved, including seeking DAM rights, assess risk, and clear work for distribution.
• Negotiate/own contracts with stock houses including digital asset management aspects.
• Partner with Legal and leadership to align on stock agreement that is in the best interest of the agency/client needs.
• Negotiate cost savings through reduced licensing fees with vendors and individual content providers while maintaining DAM license agreement.
• Vet and set up new stock and image vendors by working with legal to confirm appropriate terms and conditions.
• Maintain access to high-resolution stock downloads within the Creative department.

Requirements

• Proven Art Production, Rights Management, Vendor Management, Asset Management and Production Technology acumen.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to manage one or more projects simultaneously.
• Experience maintaining art resources such as stock houses, vendors, photographers and representatives.
• 3+ years of creative production experience at an advertising agency, in-house marketing department, magazine/editorial/publishing group, or production company.
• A high attention to detail, strong management skills, and the ability to manage multiple organization-wide deadlines.
• Must be extremely organized.
• Working knowledge of current legal trends; experience with securing and managing copyrights.
• Be open minded to opinions that might vary from yours.

Benefits

• Paid Family Care for parents and caregivers for 12 weeks or more
• Monetary assistance and support for Adoption, Surrogacy and Fertility
• Monetary assistance and support for pet adoption
• Employee Assistance Programs and Health/Wellness/Comfort reimbursements to help you invest in your future and work/life balance
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid time off that includes Flexible Time off Vacation, Annual Sick Days, Volunteer Days, Holiday and Identity days, and more
• Matching Gifts programs
• Flexible working arrangements
• ‘Work Your World’ Program encouraging employees to work from anywhere Publicis Groupe has an office for up to 6 weeks a year (based upon eligibility)
• Business Resource Groups that support multiple affinities and alliances