Also called: Business Affairs Director
Negotiates deals for studios and agencies: actor salaries, writer contracts, and rights.
A business affairs executive negotiates a star's salary and bonuses, then hands terms to the lawyers to write contracts. They balance the budget against what talent wants.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Professional degree (MD, JD, DVM…), about 7 years after high school. A bachelor's degree, then law school and the bar exam, followed by a few years doing deals at a law firm, agency or studio.
Ways in: Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Law, Business.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI drafts deal memos and compares terms, trimming junior roles; negotiating studio deals stays human.
Classes: Government or law, Business, English, Speech and debate.
Official data: O*NET occupation 23-1011.
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