Project Manager, Sports

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

Role Purpose:

As part of the Versant Sports Marketing Production team, the Project Manager will be responsible for production and project management duties across creative marketing campaigns. This is a 360° production role that facilitates the creation and delivery of a wide variety of campaign creative materials. The Project Manager is a key connector across all internal teams and vendors, who ensures budget and timeline goals are met. 

Responsibilities: 

• Oversee delivery of all promotional campaign assets (linear, social, digital), ensuring a high volume of content is sent accurately and on time
• Serve as the central hub of content information for assigned property - i.e. delivery dates, upcoming projects, sponsorship information, etc.
• Oversee full campaign/property budget
• Create and manage campaign documents including briefs, presentations for internal and external partners, performance recaps, project trackers, etc.
• Act as point of contact with external agencies and partners for assigned projects, leading communication and relationships, providing feedback from internal creative team and managing approvals
• Plan and execute production shoots
• Manage all Voiceover auditions and bookings across properties
• Manage the onboarding of freelance talent while processing and managing invoices
• Manage graphic requests for projects and deliverables working directly with graphic designers
• Collaborate with and provide support for the Versant Sports editorial team to ensure all content is accurate and reflective of messaging goals

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Digital Media, or a related field
• Experience leading teams and delegating work across multiple stakeholders
• Minimum three (3-5) years of relevant project management work experience in a creative agency or creative production role. 
• Knowledge of tools: Slack, Airtable, Microsoft 365, Adobe Creative Cloud a plus

Eligibility Requirements: 

• Willing to work overtime and be flexible with hours as needed
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older
• It is the policy of NBCUniversal and NBCUniversal’s affiliated businesses to consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy) sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

Desired Characteristics:

• A strong interest in project management and logistics

• Knowledge and passion for sports
• Comfortable with uncertainty, but with the drive to establish order and structure.
• Highly collaborative and able to relationship build with all teams
• Understands production workflows and can communicate using industry-standard terms related to creative and media assets (e.g., aspect ratios, resolution, file formats, codecs, deliverable standards)
• Ability to follow through on tight deadlines while managing mul