Manager, Marketplace Intelligence

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Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('SpinCo') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Reporting to the Vice President, Market Intelligence & Strategy, the Manager, Marketplace Intelligence will help support the Ad Sales Strategy team and broader sales organization in three ways by: 1) applying advanced analytical skills in analyzing advertising spend across the market to uncover opportunities and threats in ad spend; 2) creating, maintaining and inventing analytical approaches to forecasting aspects of the advertising market; 3) assisting in the creation and ongoing support of analytical reporting. The incumbent will help the team deliver unique and compelling insights and analytics to support the broader sales organization. Aiding strategic development of internal sales strategy, some responsibilities are but not limited to:

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintain and optimize existing forecasting models
• Proactively use data to generate captivating analytics and insights to support client communication and marketing strategies
• Coordinate and collaborate across the organization to build compelling narratives in support external sales strategy
• Procure, clean and ingest data for large scale analytic projects using advanced SQL techniques
• Aid in procuring and testing new data sources
• Create, test, and operationalize new analytic approaches
• Develop knowledge of the entire NBCUniversal portfolio
• Leverage macro and micro economic data to create new forecasting models and methods to uncover insights about the advertising market

• BA/BS or equivalent experience in Finance, Economics, Statistics, or similar field of study
• Applied analytical experience and familiarity with statistical, econometric, or financial modeling
• Applied experience in SQL and Python
• 4+ of relevant experience (including internships)

Desired Characteristics

• Willing to constantly ask questions and learn
• Strong organizational skills – ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Passion for story telling through data
• Excellent writing skills including presentation development
• Outstanding reading comprehension skills
• Understanding of the creative development process
• Passionate about the television and digital media space

Additional Requirements:

Hybrid: This position has been designated as hybrid, generally contributing from the office a minimum of three days per week.

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. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website. Salary range: $85,000 - $120,000 (bonus eligible)

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