Sr Publicist-NBC Sports

NBCUniversal•Stamford, CT

About The Position

As a member of the NBC Sports Communications Department, the Senior Publicist, Communications is responsible for working with the team to generate strategic publicity plans, execute media opportunities, and support day-to-day publicity needs across the NBC Sports portfolio. The senior publicist will also be on-site, as needed, to support coverage at major events. The role calls for division- and company-wide collaboration, requiring work with NBC Sports’ production, programming, and marketing departments as well as other communications departments within Comcast NBCUniversal.

Requirements

Proactive communications professional with 5+ years of sports-focused experience, with regular interaction with outlets covering sports and media.
Ability to cultivate and pitch stories, create messaging documents, prepare spokespeople, and handle in-bound press inquiries.
Exceptional collaboration skills to work with necessary internal and external groups.
Proven writing skills, with examples of written work such as press releases, bios, or media guides.
Experienced traveler and knowledge about how to handle publicity at major sporting events.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated skillset for forward-thinking strategic planning and proactive communication.
Preexisting relationships with reporters in sports media, ideally also with contacts with outlets covering entertainment, music, style, and culture.
Excellent multitasking skills and an ability to thrive in a fast-paced working environment.
A collaborative team player who seeks out partnership, while leading and maintaining multiple individual value streams.
Experience working for a media company or within a large corporation a plus.
Photoshop, Power Point, and social media skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute publicity strategy to secure media coverage on NBC Sports’ programming, production, announcers and additional coverage elements.
Write and distribute press releases.
Create, manage and evolve press lists and targets.
Interact with talent, and tell their stories – pitch the story, arrange the interview, and prepare messaging, where appropriate.
Contribute social media content and ideas for NBC Sports Communications’ platforms.
Work with NBC Sports Communications team to support all properties and events where appropriate.
Coordinate with other areas of NBC Sports, specifically Talent, Production, Programming, and Marketing on a daily basis to help develop story ideas.
Identify, establish, and maintain personal relationships with key contacts in the press and industry partners.
Travel to events, as needed, to assist PR efforts.
Field press inquiries.