NBCUniversal

Project Manager

Posted 11 Hours Ago

Hiring Remotely in New York NY USA

Remote or Hybrid

96K-124K Annually

Mid level

AdTech • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • App development

NBCUniversal has a rich history of evolving the media and entertainment industry.

The Role

The Project Manager will lead initiatives in content supply chain operations manage cross-functional teams utilize project management tools and ensure successful project execution.

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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
NBCUniversal's Global Media Operations (GMO) is responsible for managing the content supply chain of the company and key functions such as content ingest QC preparation and fulfillment to meet the needs of our customers worldwide. GMO is seeking a Project Manager to lead several key initiatives across the department including but not limited to: Hardening and refreshing technical infrastructure operationalizing AI and automation within our 24x7 supply chain migrating workflows to new technology stacks and overseeing the successful launch of new channels services or tentpole live events within the operation.
The Project Manager will be responsible for leading and influencing cross-functional project teams across Operations Product Enterprise AI and Engineering and aligning closely with our third-party vendors to deliver business-critical initiatives. The Project Manager will work closely with media technologies - automation systems workflow tools cloud-based storage and processing and scheduling and order management systems - while developing a working knowledge of how the operation works today to drive the department's supply chain transformation strategy.
The Project Manager will be expected to use project management best practices such as task lists issues lists and project timelines. The Project Manager will host meetings document workflows develop test matrices and oversee UAT. Additionally the Project Manager will be responsible for all project updates and communication to stakeholders and senior leadership. A successful Project Manager will be detail oriented an excellent communicator accountable manage all critical project details and display high levels of ownership throughout.
Desired Characteristics:

Bachelor's Degree of 4 years equivalent experience in Media Technology Computer Science Information Technology or Communications.
5 years of work experience in Broadcast Media Technology IT or a media-related field.
3+ years of experience managing projects in a Broadcast Media Technology IT or a media-related field.
Proven track record of effectively managing tasks and tracking issues in a technical operation.
Experience leading project meetings and delivering executive-level presentations.
Experience with executive-level 'story' telling for large scale project/programs
Solid organizational skills with ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects in a cross-functional environment
Strong presentation and communication skills; able to articulate technical concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Self-starter that demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint).
Must be proficient in Smartsheet Jira LucidChart Airtable or similar tooling.
Ability to work at one of our office hubs in either Los Angeles NYC Stamford or Dry Creek. Working hours are expected to be primarily East Coast business hours.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

2+ years experience managing programs or large-scale projects with delivery accountability
Experience with Smartsheet/Airtable automation project data visualization or dashboarding.
Experience with overseeing automation initiatives file-based workflows & cloud-based technologies.

Desired Characteristics:

Bachelor's Degree of 4 years equivalent experience in Media Technology Computer Science Information Technology or Communications.
5 years of work experience in Broadcast Media Technology IT or a media-related field.
3+ years of experience managing projects in a Broadcast Media Technology IT or a media-related field.
Proven track record of effectively managing tasks and tracking issues in a technical operation.
Experience leading project meetings and delivering executive-level presentations.
Experience with executive-level 'story' telling for large scale project/programs
Solid organizational skills with ability to multi-task and manage multiple projects in a cross-functional environment
Strong presentation and communication skills; able to articulate technical concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Self-starter that demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently
Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word Excel Outlook PowerPoint).
Must be proficient in Smartsheet Jira LucidChart Airtable or similar tooling.

Additional Requirements:

Ability to work at one of our office hubs in either Los Angeles NYC Stamford or Dry Creek. Working hours are expected to be primarily East Coast business hours.
Ability to work off hours or on a flexible schedule as needed to best support the project.
This position currently has a hybrid schedule which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) paid leave tuition reimbursement and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $96000-124000
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].

Top Skills

Airtable

Automation Systems

Cloud-Based Storage

JIRA

Lucidchart

Microsoft Office Suite

Scheduling And Order Management Systems

Smartsheet

Workflow Tools

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The Company

HQ: New York City NY

68000 Employees

Year Founded: 1912

What We Do

From film television news theme parks interactive media and streaming our people are at the center of it all. Here we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry. Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film television and streaming brands. Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system. Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design build and architect your career we have the culture to make sure you’re supported. Here you can work and still live your best life! We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact here you can.

Why Work With Us

For us it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating always solving and always ahead of competition.