Contracts and deal coordination at BET Studios

The work

At BET Studios, a Paramount business, I worked in legal and business affairs alongside studio leadership and attorneys on scripted and unscripted projects.

The work connected several moving pieces: business terms, writer and producer agreements, staffing arrangements, studio priorities, and coordination with managers, agents, and attorneys.

My contribution

I drafted, reviewed, and redlined agreements; coordinated status and next steps among participants; and helped carry terms through to executable documents. The responsibilities were both document-focused and operational.

I also worked on the above-the-line agreement process to reduce repeat negotiation cycles and move agreements forward more efficiently.

What this demonstrates

• Contract drafting and redlining in a high-volume entertainment environment.
• Clear communication among creative, legal, and business stakeholders.
• Process improvement while preserving review and approval responsibilities.
• Attention to project status, terms, and execution details.

Public demonstration

The planned illustration is a fictional agreement workflow, showing intake, term alignment, drafting, redlining, approvals, and signature. It will not reproduce confidential contracts, deal terms, or internal trackers.

Specific metrics and examples will be published only after they have been reviewed for accuracy and confidentiality.