Analyst, Data Operations and Audience Management

NBCUniversal • New York, NY

12h • $65,000 - $95,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

NBCUniversal Advertising Products & Solutions (AP&S) is responsible for the product development and project management of NBCUniversal’s full advertising technology suite. From sales support to campaign execution, delivery, and billing, our division services both internal and external customers in support of NBCUniversal’s $7B+ annual advertising business. Together, we’re building the platform that powers the future of advertising at NBCU. NBCUniversal’s Data Operations team is looking for enthusiastic, goal-driven, proactive, and resourceful individuals to support innovation in our Ad Platforms and Operations One-Platform group. One-Platform is the collection of all NBCU’s data-driven, advanced advertising products, including data-driven linear, addressable, OTT and digital channel advertising products. Within our group we promote a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects their unique abilities, experiences, and views. We believe that our varied backgrounds help us work better together, make smarter choices, and deliver better business results. This position will support the Manager on the Advanced Data Operations team and incorporate Digital Video and Display tactics and strategies to ensure operational efficiency of audience-targeted ad products. In addition, the Data Analyst position will work with the other members of the Data Operations team to streamline communication and optimize the workflow between the core internal teams, as well as data vendors, to ensure success and growth.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree required, preferably in a quantitative field of study.
• 2+ years of professional experience in media, digital advertising, technology, or financial services.
• Digital campaign management, ad ops experience, or TV and addressable advertising experience is highly desirable.
• Familiarity with DMPs/CDPs and FreeWheel MRM.
• Familiarity with Digital operations and working with 3rd party vendors.
• Familiarity with traditional TV measurement (Nielsen), digital media math.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to take ownership of open-ended problems, document business requirements, manage timelines, and drive projects to completion.
• Customer service orientation (internal and external customers).
• Highly self-motivated and entrepreneurial spirit; intellectually curious individual who proactively seeks out time-saving solutions & tools.
• Familiarity with both online and offline data sources and available linkages.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present complex data in a clear and concise manner.
• Innovative mindset with the capacity to deliver on multiple campaigns, contribute new ideas, meet tight deadlines, and be decisive under pressure.
• Candidates must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered for this role.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with programming languages including SQL, Python, Scala, Databricks, Spark and/or Snowflake notebooks.
• Can adapt quickly to changing demands and embrace ambiguity.
• Familiarity with current privacy regulations and practices within the audience data industry.
• Understanding of the advanced advertising landscape in terms of how data is leveraged and linked within and across platforms for both targeting and measurement purposes.

Responsibilities

• Work with data vendors to ensure audience targets are delivered and available for the execution of targeted campaigns across digital platforms.
• Provide project management and tracking support to the overall data team to make audience-targeted campaign operations, new data-targeted product implementation, and troubleshooting processes more efficient.
• Generate frequent reports and maintain and dashboards for audience upkeep and privacy-oriented compliance.
• Partner with the One Platform Ad Sales group to provide data operations guidance, help develop new operational workflows to streamline convergent projects, and assist with troubleshooting.
• Utilize a broad spectrum of analytic tools and databases to identify key metrics, trends and insights that effectively position NBCUniversal ad products and services to clients.
• Assist in managing vendor relationships, including identifying and testing ways to leverage their platforms and data for offline and online data convergence.
• Assist in evaluating data vendors’ contribution to campaign fulfilment as well as our data products to ensure efficient sourcing of audience data.
• Collaborate with Engineering and IT teams to ensure that the implementation of new data products is optimized for data operations use and document new use cases, enhancements, and bugs.
• Leverage coding and programming skills to analyze various datasets to build strategic audiences.
• Keep abreast of the rapidly evolving technologies and trends in the TV and digital realms and build a thorough understanding of the media and advertising ecosystem and its key players.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees