Lead Business Affairs Coordinator

WPP Production; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

WPP Production in Chennai, India, invites a proactive Lead Business Affairs Coordinator to join our global production team. You will manage cross-functional workflows, approvals, and delivery of media projects with clients and production partners, ensuring timelines are met and documentation is accurate.

You'll coordinate with legal, finance, and operations, track usage rights and costs, and communicate progress to internal stakeholders, while adapting to evolving workflows in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• 3–6 years in business affairs, production coordination, media operations, content management, or related field.
• Strong understanding of media, production workflows is an advantage.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and coordination skills.
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and time-management abilities.
• Ability to work with cross-functional and international teams in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and tracking of project timelines, milestones, schedules, and delivery requirements.
• Coordinate with clients, internal teams, production partners, TV channels, media platforms, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution.
• Gather and consolidate media plans, schedules, briefs, content requirements, and other relevant project information.
• Coordinate with business affairs, production, creative, legal, finance, and operations teams to ensure timely completion of project requirements.
• Collect, organize, and maintain project information including scripts, titles, artist details, credits, content specifications, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate and track approvals for TV, digital, and other media content, ensuring outstanding actions are followed up.
• Maintain records related to usage rights, costs, schedules, deliverables, and other key business affairs requirements.
• Coordinate content delivery to TV channels, media platforms, and other distribution partners in line with deadlines.
• Monitor project deadlines and proactively follow up with stakeholders to identify delays or risks.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, trackers, status reports, and records for ongoing projects.
• Support the preparation of project updates and reports for internal stakeholders and management.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Coordination

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Job Description:

About WPP Production

We are WPP Production - the unified global production company that brings together all of WPPs content producers, studios and craft experts into one connected organisation. We combine world-class human craft with next generation technology to originate, design, and deliver multi-channel content systems at scale. Built for borderless collaboration and powered by deep craft expertise, we are the production engine designed for todays always on, AI driven marketing world.

About WPP

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. We unite cutting-edge media intelligence and data solutions, world-class creativity, next-generation production, transformative enterprise solutions and expert strategic counsel in a single company –powered by exceptional talent and our agentic marketing platform, WPP Open,to help our clients navigate change, capture opportunity and deliver transformational growth. For more information, visit WPP.com.

What Does a Lead Business Affairs Coordinator do at WPP Production?

The Lead Business Affairs Coordinator supports the coordination, tracking, and delivery of production and media projects, working closely with clients, internal teams, production partners, TV channels, and media platforms. The role ensures project information, approvals, usage rights, schedules, and deliverables are accurately managed and completed within agreed timelines. The position also helps coordinate cross-functional and international workflows while proactively tracking requirements and resolving potential delays.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the coordination and tracking of project timelines, milestones, schedules, and delivery requirements.
• Coordinate with clients, internal teams, production partners, TV channels, media platforms, and other stakeholders to ensure smooth project execution
• Gather and consolidate media plans, schedules, briefs, content requirements, and other relevant project information.
• Coordinate with business affairs, production, creative, legal, finance, and operations teams to ensure timely completion of project requirements.
• Collect, organize, and maintain project information including scripts, titles, artist details, credits, content specifications, and supporting documentation
• Coordinate and
• track approvals for TV, digital, and other media content, ensuring outstanding actions are followed up.
• Maintain records related to usage rights, costs, schedules, deliverables, and other key business affairs requirements.
• Coordinate content delivery to TV channels, media platforms, and other distribution partners in line with agreed specifications and deadlines.
• Monitor project deadlines and proactively follow up with stakeholders to identify and address potential delays or risks.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, trackers, status reports, and records for ongoing projects.
• Support the preparation of project updates and reports for internal stakeholders and management.
• Ensure project information and deliverables are aligned with client requirements, internal processes, and international workflows.
• Support process improvements and contribute to efficient coordination and delivery across projects.
• Take ownership of open actions and elevate issues or risks to the appropriate stakeholders when required.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in any discipline; preferably in Media, Communication, Business, or a related field.
• 3-6 years of experience in business affairs, production coordination, media operations, content management, project coordination, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of media, production, content delivery, or business affairs workflows is an advantage.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and coordination skills.
• Excellent organizational, multitasking, and time-management abilities.
• Good knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines.
• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional and international teams in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving, follow-up, and issue resolution.
• Ability to take ownership of deliverables and ensure timely completion of assigned responsibilities.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to evolving media processes, production practices, and international workflows.

Why work here

At WPP Production, you'll help shape the future of content production at a truly global scale. We bring together world-class talent, cutting-edge studios, and advanced technology to solve some of the most complex creative and production challenges in the industry. You'll work in a collaborative, borderless environment where craft excellence is valued, innovation is encouraged, and AI and next-generation tools are used to amplify not replace human creativity. With access to diverse projects, global career opportunities, and the backing of WPP's unmatched network, this is a place where you can grow your skills, make real impact, and create work that performs for every audience, across every channel, at every moment.

Inclusion and Impact

WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.

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