PROGRAM DETAILS

SPE INTERN:

Our Emerging Talent Programs, which includes Interns, Trainees, and Finance Rotational Associates, offer unique opportunities for students, recent graduates, and emerging talent to work alongside the teams that come together to create movies, TV shows, and other great experiences. These seasonal, paid assignments provide meaningful and productive work that builds on your experience and develops your skills further. You will be provided with challenging tasks, real-world experience, and many educational and social networking opportunities.

This Fall Internship is from September through December 12th(start and end dates are flexible based on school schedules) and all candidates must be able to work 10-29 hours/week, in person in the specified office location. This position is ideal for a student enrolled in an accredited college or university interested in continuing their education through professional experience.

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION:

The Business Affairs department at Sony Pictures Animation is seeking an intern for the fall and spring semesters.  Business Affairs is responsible for negotiating and drafting production and artist agreements for animated projects in television and features.  The department focuses on production business affairs, is involved in various employment and corporate matters and works closely with Legal, Creative, Production, Finance, HR and other departments to provide information and advice on a regular basis.

SPA's latest releases include the breakout hit feature film "K-Pop Demon Hunters," the visually groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One)," "The Mitchells vs. The Machines", the musical adventure "Vivo" featuring original songs by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and "Hotel Transylvania: Transformania," the fourth installment in the beloved monster movie franchise. The studio is also behind hit film series such as "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" and "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2019. Recently released television projects include "Agent Elvis" with Netflix and "Young Love" with HBO MAX. Up next for Sony Pictures Animation is the highly-anticipated third installment of the Spider-Verse series. 

This role will focus on reviewing the details of artist-related agreements in animated features and television, including standard terms, voice cast day players and riders, and artists, as well as other development and production related agreements and forms. The Intern will learn business practices and legal issues relevant to entertainment, including internal standard practices, pay rates, union and employment issues, and IP concerns.

Responsibilities

• Learn business practices and certain legal issues relevant to entertainment, including union and employment standards.

• Creating/cleaning up a comprehensive spreadsheet of past and current deals. 

• Review and track SPA agreements (artist, rights, writing, producing, directing, consulting).

• Interpret contracts required for the maintenance of databases for rights and term deal management, and management of employee contract terms.

• Gather information in preparation of contingent compensation summaries for productions and coordination of information to Finance. 

• Special research projects relating to the Business Affairs department.

• Research past deals and deal memos and compare previous agreement drafts for the department.

• Liaise/coordinate with legal affairs, creative executives, productions and other departments providing/obtaining information in connection with services, rights, and clearances. 

• Maintain databases and spreadsheets for the dissemination of contractual information.

Qualifications

• Graduate, or JD Student

• Must have completed a course in entertainment law and/or have some familiarity with the entertainment business.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Google suite.

• Able to run pivot tables and read deal memos.

• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with a business affairs/legal group at a production company, studio, or law firm.

The anticipated base salary for this position is $25/hour. This role may also qualify for comprehensive benefits. The actual base salary offered will depend on a variety of factors, including without limitation, the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and if applicable, the location of the position.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other protected characteristics.

SPE will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable law.

To request an accommodation for purposes of participating in the hiring process, you may contact us at SPE_Accommodation_Assistance@spe.sony.com.