Specialist, Marketing - Olympics - job 1 of 2

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, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. 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.

As a Marketing Specialist, you will assist in marketing and increasing sales for the Olympic Sales Marketing Group.

As an ideal candidate, you will:

• Interface with internal constituencies (sales, management, research, production, and legal) in order to secure requisite input/approvals for business opportunities.
• Demonstrate the ability to interface with external clients (advertisers, agencies) and translate the needs of the target brand into “sellable” programs that generate revenue for NBC Universal.
• Be responsible for creative storytelling via PowerPoint, Canva, Photoshop and various creative tools.
• Translate complex information into highly visual, simplified slides with a clear, precise, and persuasive narrative.
• Manage upkeep of various campaign element trackers.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Proactively identify sponsorable opportunities that align with clients’ brand/marketing objectives
• Develop and execute 360 marketing programs that help drive revenue for NBCUniversal and the Olympics
• Analyze competitive spending patterns
• Interface with sales personnel to translate client needs into sellable partnerships
• Partner with sales and research to customize presentations for client calls
• Ability to understand and intelligently speak to research metrics used in the development of sales stories
• Report back to Olympic advertisers showcasing how the Olympics helped drive key KPI’s
• Must be able to work nights and weekends during the Olympic window.

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of experience at an agency, media company, sales organization or in research, where the individual was responsible for presentation, creative and promotion development.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong organizational skills – ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to analyze research metrics and translate into sales storylines
• Business writing skills including presentation development
• Understanding of the sponsorship development process
• Familiarity with the development and execution of 360 marketing programs
• Understanding of the promotion development and execution process and experience executing promotions.
• Strong interpersonal skills - with internal and external clients
• Knowledge of media marketing, the sales process and media in general
• Thorough knowledge of Word, PowerPoint, Canva, Excel, etc and presentation proficiencies

Eligibility Requirements:

• External candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered
• Must be willing to work in New York, NY in a hybrid capacity
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
• Willingness to travel and work overtime
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States now and in the future
• Must be 18 years or older

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week. Beginning January 2026, this will increase to four days per week. 

Salary range: $65,000 - $70,000

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].