Contract Administrator - Original Animation, Business and Legal Affairs
Internship Los Angeles (Los Angeles) Community management
Job description
· Proactively review and evaluate the contractual financial obligations in agreements and deal memos for above-the-line talent (actors, writers, producers, executive producers, directors, etc.)
· Prepare payment authorizations and payment schedules for above-the-line talent deals, and facilitate timely and accurate payments as they come due
· Act as internal and external point-of-contact for payment-related questions
· Ensure above-the-line payroll start paperwork is received, complete and accurate
· Upload documents and enter contract terms into a contract tracking tool and ensure integrity of the information from inception and negotiation, through execution, payments and satisfaction of future obligations
· Track contractual obligations related to original content developed and produced by the Original Animation team, partner studios and licensors, including payments, writing steps, options and renewals
· Work with contracts administration and contract management team members to improve current workflows and best practices to improve the operational effectiveness of the Original Animation Business and Legal Affairs team
· Assist in testing new technologies that provide the next generation of contract administration and management tools and determine how and when to best incorporate into the contract tracking and payments workflow
· Ad hoc contract administration and/or contract management projects as requested