Contract Administrator

Job Description

Your New Role

The Contracts Administrator position supports the Distribution Legal Business by providing critical contractual information in our Millennium database used for contractual research and negotiations and ensures we are compliant with contract terms. This person works closely with the attorneys and Senior Paralegal and the rest of the Contracts Administration team.

Your Role Accountabilities
• Non-Standard Language Management - The non-standard module in Millennium is used to add all non-standard contract language. It is used by the Attorney's and Senior Paralegal for their research and analysis during negotiations.
• After non-standard agreements have been fully executed and redlines have been completed, the Senior Contract Administrator will add all non-standard language to the NSD, located in the Contracts module. All non-standard language is added by provision. After all entries, the Paralegal will approve the entries and let the Senior Contracts Administrator know any edits to make. This is also done after amendments and MFN letters are executed in Millennium. There is a Non-standard Training manual in Worksite.
• Obligation Management - The Obligations Module in Millennium is used for tracking contract obligations. It is managed and updated by the Sr. Contract Administrator.
• Obligations are commonly identified in the non-standard redline by what the distributor or Warner Bros. Discovery must do by a specific period. All obligations have reminder dates for follow ups. The Sr. Contract Administrator is responsible for analyzing agreements for obligations, Millennium entry and follow-up, ultimately marking these obligations ''completed'' once compliance has been checked. An email 'digest' of obligations and tasks for that week is sent weekly to the Senior Contracts Administrator to follow up on. The Senior Contracts Administrator reaches out to the appropriate individuals from the Business and Legal Affairs team, Account team, and Partner Operations team to get updates. Comments are added to each obligation accordingly.
• Non-Top Affiliate Contract Expirations Chart (Monthly) - This chart gives a snapshot of all services/networks (Basic Networks – including Discovery & Scripps networks and HBO, Cinemax, Max and Discovery+) and its expired dates for each Non-Pay TV distributor.
• Special Projects – Projects including, but not limited to:
• Top affiliate contract audits in Millennium
• Document Production for affiliate audits
• Non-standard provision contract entry for Discovery agreements
• MFN analysis & tracking

Qualifications & Experience
• Contract Management/Contract Analysis/Paralegal Experience – 3 years
• Industry Experience desired
• College Degree or equivalent desired
• Attention to Detail
• Contract Analysis
• Analytical Details
• Communication Skills
• Verbal
• Written
• Prioritization Skills
• Strategic Thinking
• Ability to interact with all levels of the organization
• Resourcefulness

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gx262z-3-17-59-199-42 in your application.