Entertainment Contracts Manager – Business Affairs & Legal Delivery

Entertainment Contracts Manager – Business Affairs & Legal Delivery About Wonder Project

Wonder Project is a transformative entertainment brand producing and curating premium movies and TV series for the global faith and values audience. We understand the profound impact that entertainment has on our lives and on culture itself. Our purpose is to tell stories that restore faith in things worth believing in—stories that bring audiences together and endure for generations. Guided by the principles of courage, collaboration, excellence and service, we strive to see the world through different perspectives, recognizing that empathy fosters understanding and unity.

We're looking for motivated team members who are passionate about their craft and hungry to make a meaningful impact through their work. We're building something new in entertainment, and that requires creativity, curiosity, kindness and a bias towards action. If you thrive in a fast-moving environment where every contribution matters and you're energized by the opportunity to shape culture through storytelling, you'll fit right in.

We welcome you to join us on this journey as we build an entertainment brand committed to restoring faith in things worth believing in.

• Draft, review, and negotiate entertainment industry contracts including talent agreements, producer deals, licensing agreements, option agreements, and production-related contracts.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle from initial deal memo through execution, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with studio policies and applicable law.
• Maintain and organize a centralized contracts database, tracking key deal terms, expiration dates, options, renewals, and obligations.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders — including Production, Finance, Marketing, and Legal — to ensure contract terms are properly communicated and executed.
• Monitor guild and union agreements (WGA, DGA, SAG-AFTRA, IATSE) for compliance obligations relevant to contract terms.
• Respond to contract-related inquiries from internal teams and external partners, providing clear and timely guidance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for the legal delivery of motion pictures and television series to the studio's streaming platform and distribution partners.
• Track, collect, and review all legal deliverables required for content distribution, including but not limited to chain of title documents, copyright registrations, errors & omissions (E&O) insurance certificates, music cue sheets, clearance reports, talent and crew agreements, and releases.
• Maintain a comprehensive legal delivery tracking system, ensuring all deliverables are received, reviewed, and archived in accordance with contractual and platform requirements.
• Identify and resolve legal delivery deficiencies by working closely with producers, production counsel, clearance teams, and post-production departments.
• Prepare and manage legal delivery checklists tailored to each project and distribution agreement.
• Coordinate with the streaming operations and content operations teams to ensure timely platform launches are not impeded by outstanding legal deliverables.
• Liaise with third-party distributors, co-production partners, and sales agents regarding legal delivery requirements and timelines.
• Support audit and compliance reviews related to content rights and legal deliverables.
• Manage intellectual property matters including trademark filings, copyright registrations, and clearance processes
• Support corporate governance matters including board meetings, equity matters, and corporate filings
• Handle vendor agreements, NDAs, and general commercial contracts
• Create templates, playbooks, and processes to scale legal operations efficiently

• Bachelor's degree required
• 3-5+ years of contracts administration or business affairs experience within a motion picture studio, television production company, streaming service, or entertainment law firm.
• ability to use creativity and originality to apply new AI technologies to existing workflows and procedures
• Deep familiarity with entertainment industry contracts and deal structures
• Experience with…