Project Manager

Posted 2 Days Ago
New York, NY
Senior 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 media operations initiatives, enhancing technical infrastructure, migrating workflows, and launching services. They will manage cross-functional teams, work with media technologies, and utilize project management best practices to ensure successful project execution and communication with stakeholders.
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Company Description
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.
Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate, entertain and empower through our platforms, Comcast NBCUniversal stands for including everyone. Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives, coupled with our Corporate Social Responsibility work, is informed by our employees, audiences, park guests and the communities in which we live. We strive to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture where our employees feel supported, embraced and heard. Together, we'll continue to create and deliver content that reflects the current and ever-changing face of the world.
Job Description
NBCUniversal's Media Operations 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. Media Operations is seeking a Project Manager to lead several key initiatives across the department including but not limited to hardening and refreshing technical infrastructure, 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, 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 - and develop 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 accountable, manage all critical project details, and display high levels of ownership throughout. The Project Manager is a Remote position.
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS:

  • 5 years of work experience in broadcast or a media-related field.
  • 3 years of experience managing projects in a broadcast or 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.
  • Must be proficient with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).


PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • College degree from a 4-year college or university.
  • 3 years of formal project management experience, preferably in broadcast or a media-related field.
  • Experience with file-based workflows.
  • Experience with cloud-based technologies.
  • Experience with IT networking, preferably in a broadcast setting.


Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid role.
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.
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Year Founded: 1910

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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.

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