This agreement establishes the first comprehensive collective bargaining agreement for Intimacy Coordinators in the entertainment industry, providing minimum terms and conditions for this relatively new classification of entertainment workers.
The 2025 SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Agreement will become effective on February 22, 2026, and will apply to all scripted dramatic productions that commence principal photography on or after that date.
The Agreement will terminate on the same date as the SAG Basic Agreement and the SAG Television Agreement. It covers all Intimacy Coordinators employed by producers represented by the AMPTP who are working on scripted dramatic programming (excluding serials). The Agreement applies to work performed within the United States and its territories.
The details of the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Agreement are outlined below.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: When does the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Agreement take effect?
A: The agreement becomes effective on February 22, 2026.
Q: What productions does the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Agreement apply to?
A: It applies to scripted dramatic productions that begin principal photography on or after February 22, 2026.
Q: When does the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Agreement agreement expire?
A: The agreement will terminate on the same date as the SAG Basic and SAG TV Agreements.
Q: Who is covered under the scope of the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Agreement?
A: The agreement covers all Intimacy Coordinators working on scripted dramatic programming (except serials) employed by producers represented by the AMPTP.
Q: Where does the 2025 SAG-AFTRA Intimacy Coordinator Agreement apply?
A: It applies to work performed within the United States and its territories.
Minimum Compensation:
Overtime:
1.5x hourly rate after 8 hours/day or 40 hours/week; 2x after 12 hours/day or 60 hours/week (unless engaged at 2x minimum scale, then all overtime at 1.5x)
2x hourly rate for work on designated holidays
Recognized Holidays:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Presidents' Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
July Fourth
Labor Day
Thanksgiving Day
Friday after Thanksgiving
Christmas Day
Work Day/Week:
Daily hire: Guaranteed one 8-hour workday; any day requiring physical presence on set guaranteed minimum 8 hours
Weekly hire: Guaranteed one 40-hour week (5 out of 7 consecutive days)
Preparatory work outside guaranteed periods separately compensable at negotiated rate
Unless better conditions are negotiated, compensation covers all work regardless of number of productions/episodes during engagement.
Benefits:
Pension and health contributions follow the same rates as the SAG Basic and TV agreements (subject to approval by Plan Trustees)
Meal Periods:
First meal within 6 hours of first call; subsequent meals within 6 hours of previous meal end
12-minute grace period before meal penalty
If an NDB of at least 15 minutes is given within 2 hours of the Intimacy Coordinator’s call time, the meal is not due until 6 hours after the end of the NDB
Meal period violation penalty: $25.00 per half-hour or fraction thereof (when physically present and instructed by Producer to delay meal)
Travel:
Travel Only Day: $500/day (no fringe) when traveling at commencement/end of employment on non-work day
Travel time on work days paid as work time (up to 8 hours in 24-hour period)
Paid “Set-to-Set” for work days when on overnight location
Mileage reimbursement: $0.30/mile when required to use personal vehicle for business
Idle Days at an Overnight Location:
Idle Days after travel to an Overnight location: $100/day (no fringe) for up to 2 days after travel day
Idle Days on weekdays between workdays: Paid as a full 8 hour day
Idle Days on Weekend Days: No additional compensation owed outside of Per Diem
Per Diem Rates:
Breakfast: $16
Lunch: $22
Dinner: $37
Total $75/day on overnight locations
Any meals provided by the Producer can be deducted from per diem at the above rates.
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