WGAE represents a range of professional writers. Our members are the creators of much of what is seen on television and in film, as well as a growing number of web series.

Our members are covered by one of two primary types of Guild contracts based on their field of work:

1.    Freelance contracts and Minimum Basic Agreements (MBA)
67% of Guild East members work under freelance contracts in the following areas:

•    Animation
•    Children’s television
•    Daytime drama
•    Digital media
•    Documentaries—film and television
•    Film
•    Nonfiction
•    Television comedy/variety
•    Television episodic comedy and drama
 
2.    Staff news contracts or collective bargaining agreements

(tend to be workplaces where members all work in one location or "shop")
33% of Guild East members work under Staff News contracts.

Staff news positions include but are not limited to:
•    Assignment Editors
•    Assistant Producers
•    Associate Producers
•    Graphic Artists
•    News Desk Assistants
•    News Desk Associates
•    News Editors
•    Newswriters
•    On-air Promotion Writers
•    Production Assistants
•    Reporters
•    Researchers
•    Service Aides

Some of our members are also “hyphenates,” who take on a number of different roles. These include writer-directors, writer-producers, and writer-director-producers. A few of our members, mostly in the digital realm, own their own independent production companies, which are signatory to the MBA. Once their production company becomes a signatory, the digital media writer joins the Guild as a member.