Manager, Marketing - Creative Partnerships

Company Description

NBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.

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Job Description

The Creative Partnerships team believes that winning together is always better than winning alone. We lead with empathy and embrace unique points of view, diverse backgrounds, and personal passions to motivate and inspire us. Our one-of-a-kind spirit is demonstrated in the creativity, enthusiasm, and perseverance we bring to our work every day – which is why we love Mondays as much as Fridays!   

With a focus on pre-sale, The Marketing Manager will serve as strategic liaison between the Sales team and internal Creative & Development teams across NBCUniversal tapping into all programs, brands, and innovative capabilities within our portfolio – across linear, digital, streaming, social and experiential.  
 
Responsibilities

• Pre-sale process: Attend media/marketing calls with advertisers and/or agencies to identify client needs, lead internal briefing sessions of cross-disciplinary teams, develop response proposals ensuring content ideas are purposeful, on-brand, and on-strategy, and pitch ideas succinctly & effectively 

• Ideate and lead cross portfolio marketing and creative solutions for agency/category specific advertising partners 

• Create Marketing Strategy: Synthesize advertiser direction, sales strategy, cultural/market trends, and consumer insights into compelling strategic platforms that focus thinking and spark creative ideation 
• Visual storytelling: Weave insights and ideas into compelling, coherent stories using PowerPoint and other desktop design applications 
• Communication: Cultivate relationships and facilitate efficient, transparent communication with internal partners: sales, creative and development teams, design, and research 
• Cross-platform dexterity: Develop and communicate ideas that stretch across platforms (linear, streaming, digital, social, experiential, etc.) 

• Post-sale process: Serve as an Advisor to onboard our dedicated Activation Team as they lead the post-sale process for sold campaigns. The Advisor is to ensure all stakeholders are informed and adhering to the terms of the deal 

Qualifications

• Four-year degree (B.A.,B.S) from an accredited college or university, or equivalent work experience 
• 5+ years of professional experience ideally at an advertising, branded content, media agency, media Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered 
• Candidate to work hybrid schedule based in one of the following cities: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, or Miami  
• Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends as needed
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States 

Desired Characteristics

• Has high standards for work, excellent organizational and multi-tasking skills, attention to detail 
• Team oriented: Ability to effectively take direction and apply learnings to everyday responsibilities; can-do attitude 
• Entrepreneurial spirit: Comfort dealing with ambiguity and learning on the job 
• Ability to anticipate and accommodate needs, requests, and issues and develop a path forward  
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking, problem-solving and creative writing skills 
• Proven ability to partner effectively with internal partners (sales, creative teams, design and research) and external media agencies and advertisers 
• Dynamic and effective presentation/public speaking skills 
• Creative confidence and an ability to contribute ideas in a creative group atmosphere 

Salary Range: $95,000-$105,000; 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, a