Vice President, Sports Content Partnerships

NBCUniversal•Miami, FL

15h•$200,000 - $220,000

About The Position

The Vice President of Sports Content Partnerships serves as the direct conduit to NBCUniversal Ad Sales teams, facilitating collaborative IP development and program planning for Telemundo Sports. The VP represents Telemundo Enterprises in NBCU Cross Company Partnerships and works across content, sales, insights, marketing, finance, and production to develop and grow revenue opportunities across platforms. The role reports directly to the SVP, Sports Content and may be assigned additional tasks by the supervisor. It calls for extensive experience in Spanish-language scripted production and the novella/soap opera genre, strong knowledge of U.S. Hispanic audiences, and the ability to manage talent, production planning, budgets, and corporate obligations. The position requires full fluency in Spanish and English and work at locations both inside and outside the usual work environment, including varying weather conditions.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in long-form Spanish-language scripted productions and/or TV or film production, including 3 years as part of an executive team.
Extensive creative and managerial experience in scheduling and production planning for the novella/soap opera genre.
Extensive knowledge of TV production, tastes, and demographics of the U.S. Hispanic population.
Ability to manage and bond with high-powered talent.
Ability to manage administrative duties and departmental budgets and maintain corporate obligations.
Full fluency in Spanish and English.
Ability to perform job duties at locations inside and outside the work environment, including in varying weather conditions.

Nice To Haves

Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Excellent communication, leadership, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
Flexible, self-starting approach; punctuality and attention to detail.
Team-oriented approach and ability to motivate and lead a team.
Knowledge of industry deals, trends, key players, and practices.
Ability to follow through and meet deadlines.
Ability to maintain discretion and manage confidential information.
Ability to handle multiple varied projects, organize and prioritize work, and follow through.
Quick thinking and ability to execute quickly.
Strategic, energized thinking with a big-picture mentality and ability to align the department with overall business goals.
Bachelor’s degree in Arts, Communication, Journalism, TV Production, or a related field preferred.
Master’s degree in Business preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with Ad Sales teams to develop breakthrough ideas informed by industry trends and consumer insights.
Partner with Insights and Data & Analytics teams to capture insights, build hypotheses, identify audiences, and analyze ad campaign performance to drive action.
Incorporate ad sales initiatives and needs into liability mitigation strategies.
Collaborate with Marketing to maximize promotional opportunities for new and existing properties.
Explore strategic cross-platform content acquisitions and partnerships, working with Finance to assess green-light revenue projections.
Help lead and coordinate cross-platform initiatives with Telemundo Deportes content partners, such as U.S. Soccer and Bundesliga.
Serve as a subject matter expert and consultant to Telemundo Deportes and production initiatives and changes.
Work with Ad Sales teams to identify and evaluate ways to scale production opportunities.
Work with executives to identify and evaluate opportunities to scale.
Host on-location visits that provide key Ad Sales personnel with a firsthand look at revenue opportunities.
Monitor IP monetization progress.
Provide thought leadership and educate internal stakeholders on customer trends and revenue-growth opportunities across content consumption platforms.
Communicate the vision and status of content initiatives to senior executives and coworkers at all levels.
Conduct postmortems with Ad Sales Partnerships to review learnings from secured sponsors and evaluate missed opportunities.
Participate in planning meetings and translate initiatives into actionable opportunities.
Represent Telemundo interests and the Hispanic consumer perspective in NBCU Sales & One Platform initiatives such as NBCUnified.
Complete other tasks as assigned by the supervisor.