Responsibilities

• Develop and execute communications strategies that drive business impact across NBCUniversal Advertising & Partnerships' portfolio of advertising partnerships, programming integrations, advertising capabilities, sales priorities, and marquee industry events.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing communications team, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and excellence.
• Partner closely with leaders across Sales, Strategy, Product, Marketing, Sales Enablement, and Corporate Communications to develop cohesive narratives that support business objectives and strengthen NBCUniversal's position in the advertising marketplace.
• Oversee the communications strategy and execution for the division's marquee industry moments, including the NBCUniversal Upfront, Cannes Lions, SXSW, Advertising Week, BravoCon, and other high-profile marketplace engagements.
• Shape and lead the Advertising & Partnerships communications strategy for NBCUniversal's flagship corporate initiatives and cultural tentpoles, aligning with cross-functional communications teams to elevate advertiser relevance, including the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, NBC100, BravoCon, Bravo Fan Fest, and more.
• Serve as a trusted communications advisor to senior executives, providing strategic counsel on media relations, positioning, issues management, speaking opportunities, and market-facing communications.
• Identify opportunities to elevate NBCUniversal's visibility and influence through proactive storytelling, industry events, and strategic media engagement.
• Maintain a strong understanding of the evolving advertising ecosystem, including advertising technology, AI-powered capabilities, data, audience solutions, and measurement innovation, to effectively position NBCUniversal's leadership in the marketplace.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key media, industry influencers, clients, partners, and external communications counterparts to advance business and communications objectives.

Requirements

• 12-15+ years of communications experience, including leadership experience within advertising, media, technology, or related industries.
• Deep expertise across the advertising, media, and technology landscape, including streaming, AI, data and measurement, and ad tech, with a strong network of industry media, influencers, and business stakeholders.
• Proven people leader with a track record of building, developing, and motivating high-performing teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and excellence.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing integrated communications strategies that advance complex business priorities and drive measurable marketplace impact.
• Exceptional strategic thinker and communicator, with the ability to anticipate opportunities, have a proactive business mindset, and translate complex business and product initiatives into compelling narratives.
• Highly credible executive presence with sound judgment, professionalism, discretion, and the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, matrixed organization, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining high standards and attention to detail.
• Outstanding writing and storytelling skills, with experience developing executive communications strategies.
• Highly collaborative leader who builds trusted partnerships across functions, influences key stakeholders, and drives alignment around the organization's most critical business priorities.
• New York-based with willingness to travel as needed.

Preferred

• Must possess "forward-thinking" acumen that will position the Advertising and Partnerships division to be ahead of the curve, while simultaneously maintaining day-to-day initiatives
• Strategic and creative thinker who can project manage and execute an advanced, integrated communications campaign
• Strong knowledge of industry trends with a proactive and creative storyteller mindset
• Highly professional individual with strong executive presence
• Problem solver and adept negotiator with demonstrated ability to build consensus within a matrixed enterprise
• Remains calm and focused under pressure