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Sony Pictures Entertainment · 1 week ago

Intern, Business Affairs, Sony Pictures Animation - Spring 2026

Los Angeles, CA

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$25/hr - $25/hr

Start in 2026 Spring

Sony Pictures Entertainment is a leading company in the entertainment industry, and they are seeking an intern for the Business Affairs department at Sony Pictures Animation. The role involves reviewing artist-related agreements and learning about business practices and legal issues relevant to entertainment.

ContentFilm DistributionFilm ProductionMedia and EntertainmentTV Production

H1B Sponsor Likely

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

Qualification

Entertainment lawMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft WordGoogle SuiteContract interpretationResearch skillsSpreadsheet managementCommunication skills

Required

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

Prior experience with a business affairs / legal group at a production company, studio, or law firm

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Company

Sony Pictures Entertainment

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Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is a subsidiary of Sony Entertainment Inc., a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Corporation. It is a sub-organization of Sony.

Founded in 1987

Culver City, California, USA

5001-10000 employees

http://sonypictures.com

H1B Sponsorship

Sony Pictures Entertainment has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (290)

2024 (258)

2023 (208)

2022 (279)

2021 (210)

2020 (213)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$1M

2000-11-07Series A· $1M

Leadership Team

Tom Bernard

Co-President and Co-Founder of Sony Pictures Classics

Jake Zim

Senior Vice President Virtual Reality

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