Director, Digital Video Production and Development

Job Description

Responsibilities
The Audience Acquisition & Growth group within NBC Universal's Entertainment and Lifestyle division is looking for a creative, operationally-minded leader to help drive the continued growth of its digital video business. You'll be charged with developing and producing digital series across multiple digital platforms for brands including Bravo, USA, SYFY and Oxygen.
Our ideal candidate will be a digital-first thinker capable of managing an in-house production team and overseeing multiple projects at once. Able to bring innovative thinking to both creative and the processes and workflows behind it, you'll have the vision to develop a wide variety of ideas – from large-scale productions to nimble, simple concepts – and the technical know-how and connections to bring them to life.

You'll be charged with increasing the output and variety of our digital video content, and will come to the table with a firm understanding of digital metrics as well as established relationships with production companies and content creators.

Creatively, we're looking for an experimental thinker who can ideate and develop ideas that leverage existing NBCUniversal shows and IP… but who also isn't afraid to push beyond these boundaries and explore new frontiers. You'll work with our audience development and editorial teams to grow our audience and develop engaging video across platforms, and also work with our sales group to ensure that new ideas can be effectively packaged and positioned for our advertising partners.
Operationally, you'll have experience managing a team of preditors as well as outside contributors and production companies and know how to seamlessly bring ideas from inception to execution. You'll be adept at managing workflows, ensuring efficiency and clear communication within the team and across multiple departments. This is very much a hands-on role and the ideal candidate will be just as comfortable sitting at an edit station as they are with providing notes to production teams in the field.

Responsibilities include:
• Manage multiple projects with in-house producers and outside production partners; shepherd projects at all stages of production, providing direction in the field and notes on cuts through postproduction
• Manage team of in-house producer/editors; inspire enthusiasm for teamwork, creativity and problem solving; mentor and strengthen skillsets across the team
• Produce and work with high-profile talent
• Using data-driven insights to make content decisions; maintain fluency with evolving video KPIs and with NBCU data tools
• Ideate and develop new internal creative concepts
• Pitch, develop and produce branded series that at once serve fans of NBCU properties and sales clients
• Screen and evaluate incoming pitches
• Recruit and vet potential production partners
• Help to lead new strategies for content as well as distribution and promotion
• Work with Legal to secure production and talent agreements
• Package video concepts for potential sponsorship
• Develop video content for social platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and Tiktok
• Managing branded-content with sales, show
• Reporting to the Senior Director, Digital Video Production & Development our ideal candidate will have a passion for the pop-culture space and be a rabid consumer of digital video content

Qualifications/Requirements
Basic Qualifications:
• 7+ years of experience as a video producer in media industries required
• 5+ years in a management role, managing teams / overseeing multiple projects

Additional Job Requirements:
• Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced protocols if Company determines your job position requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
• Must be able to provide a reel/portfolio of work examples -- if available, include a web address when you submit your resume

Desired Characteristics

Desired Characteristics:
• Deep and demonstrable knowledge of video production, story development, digital channels and digital media
• Experience managing video process through ideation, development, production, and distribution
• Strong operational sense and attention to detail, including budget management
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects/productions simultaneously
• Expert in post-production tools and video asset management systems
• Experience analyzing data to help drive creative and distribution opportunities

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk9m58-18-191-46-36-42 in your application.