Contract Manager, Amazon MGM Studios Business Affairs

Amazon • Culver City, CA

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About The Position

Are you interested in shaping the future of movies? Amazon MGM Studios is hiring
a Contract Manager on the Business Affairs (BA) team where you will help Amazon
MGM Studios deliver innovative content.

Are you a data-driven contract manager with roots in the entertainment industry?
We're looking for a sharp, detail-oriented Contract Manager to join our team in
Culver City, California — someone who thrives at the intersection of complex
deal-making and data analysis.

The ideal candidate brings hands-on experience with entertainment industry
agreements and a fluency in the deal terms, structures, and dynamics that drive
the business — whether from an agency, production company, studio, or network.
You know how to move fast without sacrificing accuracy, and you're energized by
high-volume, high-stakes work that demands both analytical rigor and sound
judgment.

In this role, you'll partner closely with cross-functional teams, translating
complex contractual and business data into clear, actionable insights. You're
someone who can independently manage competing priorities, respond with urgency
when it counts, and consistently deliver results with minimal oversight.

Above all, you bring a rare combination of technical skill, business acumen, and
the discretion required to handle highly confidential information with the
utmost professionalism — at every level of the organization.

Requirements

• Experience in a similar role with business affairs/contracts/legal or television distribution licensing background
• Knowledge of purchase orders and invoice payments
• Experience with Microsoft Office products and applications
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot Tables, SQL, Tableau, etc.
• Quantitative analysis skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience in international intellectual property rights licensing businesses (preferably from the wider media, television, film or computer game industry)
• Experience working with third party contractual relationships (record labels, publishers)

Responsibilities

• High volume deal and option tracking and analysis, including various report and grid maintenance.
• Own corporate approval over development and pre-greenlight spend on various film projects.
• Work cross-functionally with internal production and finance teams and with film production staff to delineate terms and ensure talent payments are made in a timely manner.
• Act as an internal and external point of contact for deal related questions and inquiries.

Benefits

• health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage)
• 401(k) matching
• paid time off
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed