Manager, Design - Multimedia

Company Description

Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal’s iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company’s extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and 3rd party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E’s three lines of business include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, as well as Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Parks & Resorts, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. https://www.universalproductsexperiences.com/

Universal Products & Experiences is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce of the highest caliber. We are committed to fostering equitable and inclusive environments that honor the experiences, perspectives, and uniqueness of each colleague.

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 applicable law.

Department Summary

Universal Products & Experiences’ Multimedia team manages the vision and voice of our leadership and global brand through five key disciplines: pitch and presentation design and messaging, sales materials development, event design, and asset production.

We are a team of makers, thinkers, leaders and rebels whose passion is to ignite ideas every day, in a culture that celebrates creativity, fresh thinking, executional excellence and each other.

Creative problem solving and a passion to do so is core to who we are as a team. We find joy in the pursuit of the new, better, and best.

Job Description

Role Description

Design Manager - Multimedia

The Design Manager is responsible for the design execution of our presentation materials. Including the hands-on production as well as, the art direction and visual problem solving to help our partners tell the most compelling story. In addition to ensuring a high level of design across all our efforts. This role also creates and perfects internal-use templates and is responsible for their design and build out.

This role contributes greatly to the overall design and creative efforts of the Multimedia team by developing/ideating creative concepts and executions for events/trade shows and UP&E brand needs.

• Deck Art Direction / Building
• Visual development of Ads, pitch materials
• Ensures a consistent high level of design across all of our efforts
• Create franchise and internal brand templates - IE design systems
• Internal education on design best practices
  (as is relates specifically to deck building)
• Visual problem solving to help our partners tell the most compelling story          
  (Idea/data visualization)

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years in presentation design experience
• Strong MAC skills including highly proficient in Keynote. Microsoft Office including PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Acrobat.
• Knowledge of Photoshop, Illustrator
• Prior experience working with “C”-level executives
• Experience working with cross-functional teams
• Effective communication, including speaking, writing and active listening
• Ability to juggle long and short-term deadlines in a dynamic working environment
• Stays current with understanding of business/organizational priorities and evolving industry trends
• Must be willing to work nights and weekends and travel both domestically and internationally

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Must be willing to work in Universal City, CA

Desired Characteristics:

• Comfortable in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment
• Comfortable dealing with people at all levels, and easily collaborates to develop and maintain strong relationships
• Enthusiastic and energetic when interacting with others
• A passion and interest in consumer products, film/content, franchise/marketing strategy and studio process worldwide<