Contract Analyst
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Job Description
Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery the stuff dreams are made of.
Who We Are
When we say the stuff dreams are made of were not just referring to the world of wizards dragons and superheroes or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBDs vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands are the storytellers bringing our characters to life the creators bringing them to your living rooms and the dreamers creating whats next
From brilliant creatives to technology trailblazers across the globe WBD offers career defining opportunities thoughtfully curated benefits and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported here you are celebrated here you can thrive.
Your New Role...
As a Contract Analyst at Warner Bros. Discovery you will be responsible for administering and reviewing licensing agreements across systems and files supporting the EMEA content acquisitions process. You will work closely with the EMEA Programming and Acquisitions team supporting Max EMEA and HBO Europe. This will include various rights related tasks such as drafting and reviewing amendments creating and maintaining contract overviews and spreadsheets and analyzing complex rights flows.
As Contract Analyst you will work with content rights management and be key contact for our content rights across our territories with a key focus on contract administration.
You will report to the Director of Rights and Administration and work closely with the Acquisitions team as well as the entire Programming Team legal finance and other stakeholders.
Your Role Accountabilities...
Lead the contracts administration and ensure all stakeholders are supported in queries regarding content rights.
Draft amendments to agreements according to templates (for example relicense amendments).
Support the acquisitions and legal team in the drafting process across EMEA including proof reading double checking and aligning across deals and templates.
Ensure the agreements folder structure is well maintained and organized.
Follow up with internal and 3rd party licensors on license start dates and availability dates and provide relevant updates to teams.
Support rights checking both internally and externally and handle/answer rights queries of various kinds from internal teams.
Maintain the agreements tracker in collaboration with Acquisitions and Legal.
Create and maintain several rights and content overviews including regularly updating deal summaries.
Support overall admin team with rights entry/invoice reconciliation/budget entry/cost analysis and other tasks as needed.
Other ad hoc tasks and periodic projects will be a part of the responsibilities of this role.
Qualifications & Experience...
Experience in paralegal work ideally within the media industry.
Experience in an Administration and/or legal focussed role
Broadcasting/TV/media experience
Excellent in Excel
Preferred experience working with a content rights management system
Fluent in English both in writing and speaking (all correspondence will be in in English)
Knowledge of TV/SVOD rights
How We Get Things Done
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
Championing Inclusion at WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit regardless of sex gender identity ethnicity age sexual orientation religion or belief marital status pregnancy parenthood disability or any other category protected by law.If youre a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process please visit our accessibility page for instructions to submit your request.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
