Manager, Commerce Partnerships (New Business)

NBCUniversal•New York, NY

5h•$90,000 - $100,000•Hybrid

About The Position

NBC News Digital (Shop TODAY, NBC Select) is seeking a Manager, Commerce Partnerships (New Business) to help drive new revenue opportunities across our affiliate commerce business. The position focuses on building strategic partnerships, launching new initiatives, and creating innovative programs with a strong pulse on culture, emerging brands, and evolving consumer trends. You will unlock incremental revenue through sponsorships, earned brand promotion, and affiliate marketing, leveraging networks to identify creative partnership opportunities that drive value for brand partners, the TODAY audience, and the broader commerce business. This role will manage 1–2 direct reports and report to the Head of Commerce Partnerships.

Requirements

4+ years in partnerships, account management, media, PR, or brand marketing
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Experience working with brands, agencies, and/or affiliate marketing programs
Must have a strong understanding of affiliate rates, affiliate platforms and affiliate reporting
Strong presentation and storytelling skills, with the ability to build compelling partner narratives

Responsibilities

Drive the development and execution of new commerce partnerships and growth initiatives
Build and manage a pipeline of brand partners, driving sponsorships and collaborations
Develop integrated programs across affiliate marketing, content, social, and influencer activations
Identify new partnership models leveraging affiliate marketing to drive incremental revenue
Identifying underutilized retailers that could lead to larger, long-term partnerships
Partner cross-functionally to bring new programs to market
Develop proposals, pitch decks, and performance recaps
Track pipeline and performance and identify opportunities to optimize and scale