Senior Analyst, Deal Management

Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery… the stuff dreams are made of.

Who We Are…

When we say, “the stuff dreams are made of,” we’re not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD’s 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 what’s 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.

SUMMARY OF POSITION:

Are you ready to dive into the heart of the entertainment industry?   Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Senior Analyst to join our Financial Contracts Reporting & Administration (FCRA) Deal Management department.   The FCRA Deal Management department plays a crucial role in summarizing WBD’s financial agreements with various stakeholders across films, TV shows, games, and other media. This is an exciting, fast paced department that offers a unique opportunity to explore the many facets of talent agreements and financing deals within the entertainment industry.

The Senior Analyst will be responsible for summarizing complex contingent compensation (i.e. profit participations) provisions in connection with actor, director, writer, producer, rightsholder, and co-financier contracts.  Such summaries (i.e. abstracts) will be instrumental in ensuring the accuracy of WBD’s reporting and payment of contingent compensation to such stakeholders.  In addition, the Senior Analyst will be responsible for tracking new deals, researching contractual deal points, and conducting ad-hoc special projects and analyses.

Daily Activities

• Analyze, interpret, and summarize complex financial provisions from talent, financing, and distribution agreements relating to film, TV, games, and home entertainment products.

• Review abstracts prepared by other team members and provide feedback and training as necessary.

• Liaise with business affairs, legal, and other key stakeholders to ensure profit participation reporting is in compliance with contractual intent and applicable laws.

• Collaborate with various business units and departments within WBD to identify and track both new products and revisions to existing financial provisions for library products.

• Maintain status and workflow reports to ensure agreements and revisions are administered in a timely and accurate fashion.

• Perform and/or supervise special projects, analysis, and research (e.g. participant and auditor queries, etc.), including analyzing agreements, court documents, and financial statements.

The Essentials

Work Experience

Minimum 4 years related work experience required, preferably within entertainment industry

Previous experience with profit participations strongly preferred

Previous legal experience strongly preferred

Previous experience with contracts, finance, and/or accounting strongly preferred

Education, Professional Training, Technical Training or Certification

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in business, legal, or finance related field

Law degree, MBA, or equivalents preferred

Knowledge/Skills

Exceptional English language comprehension – reading, speaking, and writing, including ability to read and analyze complex legal agreements.

Strong experience reading and interpreting legal agreements (experience with entertainment industry agreements strongly preferred).

Strong to expert competency with MS Excel and Word.

Other Requirements

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with attorneys and executives across multiple business units.

Must be a self-starter with outstanding time management skills to handle multiple and changing priorities.

Must have high attention to detail.

Must be able to maintain confidentiality.

Must be a quick learner and results-oriented.

Must be able to work independently and meet deadlines.

Must be a team player and collaborate well with others.

Must be curious and motivated to learn.

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 www.wbd.com/guiding-principles/  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 the diversity of our society and the world around us. 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, union status, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.

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