Employment Resources
Showrunner Hub
Welcome to the Showrunner Hub.
The 2023 MBA, for the first time, established requirements for the minimum number of writers who must be hired on series, as well as the minimum length of time they must be employed. These provisions set a floor, giving showrunners a starting point to negotiate better-than-minimum staffing terms to meet the needs of their show. The Showrunner Hub provides resources to help showrunners negotiate for the staffing they need to get the work done.
GUIDES AND TRAINING
Staff Size Guide
This guide includes median staff sizes for one-hour and half-hour series by market and for development rooms.
Showrunners’ Guide to 2023 MBA Writers’ Room Provisions
Use this cheat sheet for an overview of the 2023 MBA’s staffing terms.
Writers’ Room Report
Please fill out this form at the start of a new room or season. Your efforts will help the Guild enforce these provisions in real time.
MBA Training on the 2023 TV Provisions
For future Showrunner-specific trainings, contact Senior Rep/Organizer Leila Luperchio.
CONTACTS AND TRAINING
Rapid Response Team
Showrunners across studios have offered to share their insights on how to successfully negotiate with companies. If you need support from the Rapid Response Team or would like to volunteer, contact Senior Rep/Organizer Leila Luperchio.
Custom Comps
Negotiating with a studio over the size of your writers’ room staff? In addition to using the Staff Size Guide, you can also reach out to Enforcement Specialist Greg Goodness for custom comparable staff sizes at specific studios.
Additional Contacts
If you are working in post, or have worked in post, for less than MBA minimum or without P&H contributions, please contact Contracts & Information Analyst Missy Brown.
If you are working in television and are dealing with a free work issue, please contact the Contracts Department.
If you would like to get involved with showrunner organizing, have questions, or need support, please contact Senior Rep/Organizer Leila Luperchio.