Chris Tarver Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

• Improved contract and budget management process with internal and external teams, enhancing monthly forecasting and savings for the company.• Led contract and budget meetings, confirming milestones, and forecasting for projects consistently.• Developed new processes for legal and marketing teams to have maximum operational success, leading to 25% increase in efficiency.• Managed vendor relationships to improve onboarding and reduce delays within the process, boosting 30% in vendor onboarding efficiency.• Tracked invoicing and payments, ensuring contractual financial obligations were met.• Confirmed deliverables cross-functionally to manage the contract lifecycle, augmenting speed of the process by 25%.• Worked with vendors, talent, and independent contractors, ensuring paperwork was accurate and met requirements to work with the company, leading to optimized speed of payments being processed.

• Managed payments for multiple contracts, confirming timely delivery and improving payment delays for vendors.• Worked with vendors, ensuring proper documents were received and timely payment processing.• Reviewed and negotiated licenses for multiple projects across ABC, FX Networks, and Disney, warranting all contracts aligned with company policies and minimizing contract disputes.• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to certify licenses were accurately received, paid, and tracked, streamlining operational processes, and strengthening internal coordination.• Oversaw client budgets, adhering to music license allocations by meticulously tracking licensing and publishing percentage splits across multiple companies.• Reviewed and verified licensing agreements, addressing compliancy with company standards and alignment with established boilerplate forms for consistency and accuracy.• Delivered comprehensive licensing, payment, and project status updates to clients, vendors, and licensors, ensuring seamless coordination and alignment of all paperwork across parties.• Drafted confirmations, redline licenses, and negotiated fees for multiple networks under Disney.

• Involved with developing AOP and LRP in addition to assisting with quarterly closes.• Managed project budgets and contract negotiations from the beginning through the end of the project.• Handled vendor invoice processing, guaranteeing payments were made in a timely manner.• Analyzed actual spending for budgets in addition to obtaining variances for analysis.• Negotiated music licensing fees, managed, and tracked the music budgets per show.• Implemented new systems and processes within the company to significantly increase efficiency.• Tracked clearances, coordinated, and communicated licensing needs internally and externally.• Provided music searches and guidance for on air promo licensing.• Obtained, managed, and reviewed vendor contract agreements related to music licensing cross-functionally.Marketing Finance Coordinator• Provided project management for all teams within the company. Negotiated all music licenses, budgets, and clearances. Created an internal tracker which the company used to improve budget tracking and usage for all licensed music. Saved the company hundreds of thousands over the years through contract negotiations.

• Maintain the projected digital release schedule and input all national digital releases for EMI labels • Perform analysis on marketplace conditions and projected sales efforts• Set up and track digital promotions and ensure that all ringtune and video clearances are approved across multiple accounts/labels• Supports adherence to internal standards throughout the regional sales organization• Create, distribute and validate all digital releases and pre releases for top national accounts• Monitors status of orders and deliveries on a weekly basis for all partners. Check iTunes deliveries on a daily basis.• Ensures high priority products get delivered successfully and correctly.• Manages and resolves content issues directly related to EMI’s labels working closely with partner managers.