Project Coordinator, Franchise Strategy & Multimedia

Job Description

Project Coordinator, Franchise Strategy & Multimedia (UP&E)

Responsibilities

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.

Universal Products & Experiences Overview:

Universal Products & Experiences (UP&E) globally drives the expansion and elevation of NBCUniversal's iconic collection of brands, intellectual properties, characters, and stories based on the company's extensive portfolio of properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination, DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. The division executes this through innovative physical and digital products, engaging retail and product experiences across our expansive global theme park destinations (for both owned and 3rd party IP), location-based venues, e-commerce product platforms, and retailers around the world. Along with global brand strategy and creative, UP&E's three lines of business include Consumer Products, Games and Digital Platforms, as well as Theme Parks Products & Retail. UP&E is a division of Universal Destinations & Experiences, part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. https://www.universalproductsexperiences.com/

Job Description

About the Franchise Strategy Team

The Universal Products & Experiences Global Franchise Strategy team drives the global vision and strategic development and execution of our franchise strategy and marketing plans to cultivate brand growth and drive revenue throughout the franchise ecosystem.

Universal Products & Experiences' Multimedia team manages the vision and voice of our leadership and global brand through: creative asset production, presentation development including narrative and design as well as working closely with our events team on creative and AV.

We are a team of makers, thinkers, leaders and rebels whose passion is to ignite ideas every day, in a culture that celebrates creativity, fresh thinking, executional excellence and each other.

Role Summary

The Project Coordinator, Franchise Strategy & Multimedia, will assist in supporting multiple projects across the two functional areas and will have opportunities to gain key project management skills. The role primarily supports Project Managers, and also partners closely with team members across franchise strategy, brand creative, category management, product design & development, retail development/marketing, legal, global asset production and global asset management. They will actively participate in best-in-class culture through exceptional teamwork and active engagement in team meetings to support the organization's operational excellence. Reports to the Director, Franchise Strategy Operations.

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: $40,000 - $65,000

Qualifications

Essential Responsibilities:
• Assists UP&E Franchise Strategy Operations Director per their direction and guidance:
• Supports the annual franchise planning processes and timelines, designed to ensure alignment across the business, capturing cross-functional feedback
• Supports the development of sales and resource tools to the global organization, coordinating timelines and delivery, including sell sheets, presentation decks, slates and other materials as required
• Maintains UP&E Franchise Resource Hub, ensuring currency and identifying opportunities for updates and refreshes
• Tracks embargo and UP&E product and retail launch and set dates
• Assists and coordinates the development of ongoing Franchise communication vehicles, e.g., newsletters, alerts, and the availability of new materials
• Works with key stakeholders to ensure best-in-class representation of brands through coordination of marketing approval process
• Ensures timely distribution of forward-looking internal and competitive slates to business leaders, including presentation-approved slates for broader business use
• Partners with franchise strategy and regional franchise team members to deliver and recap quarterly Marketing Forum and additional communication events as required
• Assists UP&E Multimedia Operations Director per their direction and guidance:
• Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, supporting the development of presentations, digital marketing content, timelines and schedules
• • Supports the communication of meeting details and updates to all stakeholders
• Compiles post-event/meeting reports, documenting lessons learned
• Participates in active communication and checkpoints with third-party partners as directed
• Supports organization with the management and archiving process of presentations
• Assists in building an efficient and functional asset library
• Works in partnership with the Global Asset Production team to ensure production assets are properly prepared and packaged to be accurately posted on time via the digital asset management system
• Manages global presentation materials requests from various cross functional partners including multi-franchise and content-related requests
• • Partners with franchise, operations, multimedia, and studio teams to ensure fulfillment in support of key partner meetings, and special requests
• Assists all lead project managers with updates to project trackers, project management tools, budget trackers, and other ad hoc reports
• Recognizes sensitivity of studio assets and manages the watermarking, uploading, and distribution of assets to key internal stakeholders
• Collaborates with regions/vendors to localize assets based on business needs
• Maintains vendor list and annual vendor renewals across operations organization
• Supports project budgets, including budget planning, quarterly forecasting and pacing along with vendor set up, PO creation and invoicing
• Takes notes, helps to track agenda points, keeps meetings on track and on time and recaps next step
• Prepares and updates Keynote presentations to be used for meetings and other events
• Serves as member of Workfront task force team to

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