Director, Peacock Sales

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, and world-renowned theme parks. 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

Job Description

Peacock is the NBCUniversal streaming service that combines timeless shows and movies, exclusive originals, kids programming and current hits, with timely news, sports and pop culture. All together in a single app.

We are looking for someone to successfully drive the continued scaling of Peacock’s ad sales efforts to a segment of the marketplace.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Director, Ad Sales, Peacock will be a big contributor to developing sales and go-to-market strategies for NBCUniversal’s new Peacock Streaming Service. This person would represent the NBCUniversal portfolio & Peacock to agencies and clients and would work on building strategic and data driven solutions across linear and digital platforms.

• Develop and maintain expertise of the Peacock ad platform and the Streaming marketplace landscape
• Be a resource internally and externally, including training and updates on all things related to Streaming
• Develop and maintain deep relationships with key client, investment, and planning stakeholders
• Own an annual sales target for a segment of the marketplace
• Develop sales strategy and new programs to continue to evolve go-to-market for your territory. Evaluate the performance of those against desired outcomes.
• Manage 1+ Account Managers and oversee their day-to-day, including executional expertise of Peacock ad campaigns.
• Internally serve as Brand Leader and develop tools and messaging to all internal parties 
• Represent NBCU in Ad Sales business community and manage relationships with various constituents
• Communicate and collaborate internally with other departments including Pricing & Planning, Marketing, Research, Marketing and Strategy

Qualifications

Qualifications:

• 8+ years extensive Sales/Sales management experience, preferably within Streaming/Digital Ad Sales
• Established network of contacts and relationships within the ad sales business community
• Deep understanding of the Streaming Ad Sales marketplace including competitors, related ad-tech, trends, key stakeholders, etc.

Eligibility Requirements

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered
•  Must be willing to work in New York, NY in a hybrid capacity. On-site Tuesday through Thursday; Remote Monday and Friday.
• Willingness to travel and work overtime
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be 18 years or older

Desired Characteristics

• Excellent client relations skills
• Demonstrates strong executive-level presentation, leadership and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and meet deadlines
• Demonstrates a proactive approach and takes initiative to be innovative
• Experience in successfully communicating at all levels both verbally and in writing
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and be detail-oriented
• Bachelor’s degree with an Advanced degree preferred

Salary Range: $120,000 - 175,000, Bonus Eligible

Additional Information

NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability t