Director, Partnerships – Advertising & Partnerships

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, Golf Now, Golf Pass, and Sports Engine.

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.

The high‑growth digital Partnerships team is seeking an experienced professional to join as the Director, Partnerships supporting the NBCUniversal Global Advertising & Partnerships division. We’re looking for an exceptional, results‑oriented individual who uniquely combines the interpersonal skills to act as a primary liaison between NBCU and our third‑party FAST channel supply and media partners, with the strategic, quantitative analytical skills to grow the business.

You will oversee our rapidly growing FAST channel business, managing our existing relationships and capacity, and regularly analyzing performance to hit revenue goals and identify new growth opportunities. You will also identify and operationalize a broader growth strategy working cross‑functionally with sales, NBCU brands and third‑party media companies to enhance our offering and drive rapid revenue growth.

• Manage NBCU’s FAST monetization partnerships with supply partners such as Roku, Samsung, Pluto, Amazon and LG as well as the NBCU brands and third‑party media companies supplying the content for FAST channels
• Cultivate strong relationships within NBCU and partners’ organizations to identify and lead growth strategy initiatives and accelerate revenue opportunities
• Analyze partner performance and regularly share optimization recommendations with NBCU and third‑party media companies.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally to improve existing business operations, ensure seamless execution of new initiatives and develop go‑to‑market strategies and execution plans needed to drive rapid revenue growth
• Support the commercialization of new opportunities with FAST partners and internal teams across marketing, sales, planning and other stakeholders
• Identify and track key performance indicators to measure success and drive progress
• Communicate the vision and status of strategic initiatives to senior executives and coworkers at all levels of the organization
• Identify, recruit, and operationalize new revenue growth opportunities and partnerships with FAST partners and platforms
• Chart operational processes and educate the broader sales team on new offerings
• Leverage and maintain understanding of key ad sales, planning, and financial systems (e.g. Salesforce, NBCU Internal budgeting systems) and use these tools to support revenue forecasting and performance modeling
• Keep abreast of technology/media industry trends and market conditions

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