Intern, Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Animation Spring 2026

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 Spring Internship has a start date of January 12 20 or 26 with some flexibility based on school schedule 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.

About the Team:

The Business Affairs department at Sony Pictures Animation (SPA) is seeking an intern for the spring semester. 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.

SPAs 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.

Role Responsibilities:

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

Create and clean up a comprehensive spreadsheet of past and current deals

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

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

Ability 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

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.

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