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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 global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.
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.
Job Description
As the Director, Digital Partnerships & Programming Strategy you will work with all internal departments and will cultivate and manage all external third-party relationships to ensure the success of the Digital Programming business objectives. You will report to the VP, Content Partnership Development, and will lead strategy and development of digital partnerships.
Responsibilities:
- Support the overall strategy for digital business, identifying growth opportunities across all areas including monetization and distribution, and driving Peacock subscriptions
- Lead commercial distribution business, working with third-party distribution partner and internal team on strategy, programming and promotion
- Track analytics on all partnerships and initiatives, working with internal and external research teams to provide data and analysis. Set and track against KPIs and ROI
- Establish yearly goals and execute and track against those goals
- Work with all internal teams, including Product, Marketing, Production, Sales, Editorial and Business Development to ensure goals are met
- Work with Sales team to maximize Digital revenue, identifying opportunities and working with them on execution and integration
- Liaison with FAST channel team on programming and distribution opportunities
- Will support other business initiatives and priorities across the Programming team as needed
Digital Programming Strategy responsibilities:
- Track health of digital business via real-time analytics, revenue reporting, and cost
- Partner with Sales, Finance and Research to maintain ongoing strategy documents
- Partner with Programming leadership to set strategy across key digital pillars
- Serve as main liaison with internal Business Development team on all Digital Strategy initiatives
Digital Partnership responsibilities:
- Lead the You Tube business, including setting goals; seeking additional opportunities and expansion
- Lead all third-party digital partnerships including current partners such as Yahoo, MSN and Apple News, working with internal teams and partners to achieve goals and maximize revenue. Identify new areas of opportunity
- Seek out additional distribution opportunities, based on current business strategy and priorities
- Work with internal teams to set goals and execute them for nbcsports.com
Audio Partnership responsibilities:
- Lead the Audio business, setting strategy and goals, and executing against them
- Identify new distribution and monetization opportunities for Audio (Streaming and podcast network)
- Lead third party partnerships for Audio, including: Sirius XM; iHeart Media
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- College Degree or equivalent work experience
- Minimum ten (10+) years’ professional experience in related field – digital media, partnership development
- Previous experience working in a Business Development, Corporate Strategy capacity required
Desired Characteristics:
- Experience working in media preferred
- Possess a high level of initiative
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Detail and deadline oriented
- Team player
Eligibility Requirements:
- Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be willing to work out of Stamford, Connecticut office
Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, which currently requires contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week. Beginning January 5, 2026, hybrid employees will be required to work from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.
Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. 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.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].
