Analyst, Labor Relations

Sony Pictures Entertainment•Culver City, CA

3d•$75,000 - $85,000

About The Position

This position is a critical operational, analytical, and technology resource for the Labor Relations team. It combines AI-enabled research, process automation, data and cost analysis, and contract administration with knowledge of—or a strong interest in—entertainment industry labor relations. The analyst will use AI and emerging technologies to improve Labor Relations workflows; maintain and analyze complex data sets; support collective bargaining, grievance, and arbitration matters; and organize and administer labor-related documents and records. The role also develops standardized templates, playbooks, trackers, checklists, and workflows to improve consistency and execution across the Labor Relations function. The successful candidate brings curiosity, initiative, sound judgment, discretion, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple time-sensitive assignments in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience.
Two years of experience in analytical support, contract administration, business operations, or a similar role involving research, data analysis, document management, and administrative support.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables, lookup functions, complex formulas, data manipulation, and analysis of large data sets.
Strong quantitative, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to interpret complex information, perform accurate calculations, identify trends, and develop practical solutions.
Demonstrated proficiency with AI tools and emerging technologies, including the ability to independently learn, configure, and develop practical technology-enabled solutions, automations, and workflows without specialized programming expertise.
Ability to critically evaluate and verify AI-generated information, research, and analyses for accuracy, reliability, and appropriate handling of confidential information.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and other productivity applications.
Exceptional typing, note-taking, document-production, formatting, and proofreading skills.
Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage complex documents, electronic filing systems, databases, and multiple concurrent projects.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, initiative, resourcefulness, sound judgment, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
Energy, curiosity, initiative, and enthusiasm for labor relations, with eagerness to learn the studio business and collective bargaining and continuously improve team processes.
Strong judgment, discretion, and professionalism when handling highly confidential and sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with collective bargaining agreements, labor relations, legal research, or the entertainment industry.
A strong interest in learning the entertainment labor landscape.

Responsibilities

Leverage AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve the efficiency, accuracy, and effectiveness of Labor Relations processes and workflows.
Use, configure, and develop AI-enabled tools and solutions for contract research, agreement comparison, bargaining preparation, document and data analysis, precedent identification, and other Labor Relations needs.
Evaluate new tools, identify automation opportunities, guide tools through the company’s internal approval process, and help drive technology adoption across the Labor Relations team.
Maintain, reconcile, and analyze complex data sets using advanced Microsoft Excel capabilities.
Support collective bargaining with data analysis and cost calculations, including the cost implications of wage proposals, benefit changes, premiums, escalators, retroactivity, and other economic terms.
Provide analytical, contract administration, research, documentation, and operational support to the Labor Relations team.
Support collective bargaining, grievance, and arbitration matters by preparing and organizing materials; tracking proposals, open items, deadlines, and economic terms; and preparing comparisons, redlines, summaries, and analyses.
Develop a working knowledge of collective bargaining agreements, side letters, memoranda of agreement, settlements, past practices, and other labor-related documents.
Maintain organized, searchable repositories of agreements, bargaining records, correspondence, precedents, and other Labor Relations materials.
Develop standardized templates, playbooks, trackers, checklists, and workflows to improve consistency, institutional knowledge, and execution.
Manage multiple time-sensitive assignments, prioritize work, and deliver accurate work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Anticipate Labor Relations professionals’ needs, identify gaps or upcoming requirements, and take ownership of tasks.
Handle confidential and sensitive employee, labor, financial, and business information with judgment, discretion, and professionalism.