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Universal Brand Development globally drives expansion of the company’s intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences. Along with franchise brand management, Universal Brand Development’s core businesses include Consumer Products and Games and Digital Platforms based on the company’s extensive portfolio of intellectual properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination and DreamWorks Animation. Universal Brand Development is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. www.universalbranddevelopment.com.
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Summary:
As an Executive Producer you will be responsible for helping build and drive the vision and business objectives for your product slate. This will include managing relationships across NBC Universal teams, affiliate brands and external partners, to create profitable games and digital activations in alignment with our global strategy. You will own the execution of the products through all phases of the development cycle, from concept, pre-production through to global release and live operations. The successful candidate will have a strong mix of creative, technical, innovation and managerial experience within the games and digital space.
As Executive Producer, you will be hands-on in the development of games and also play a leadership role within the department by managing a high-performing team. The EP reports to the SVP of Production and works with all business stakeholders both internally and externally.
Responsibilities include:
- Help develop and drive the vision for the business around a portfolio of products and digital activations derived from NBC Universal intellectual properties.
- Oversee the development and production of successful products and activations through understanding best in class creative, process, analytics, as well as a deep knowledge of the competitive marketplace and how to create opportunity within it.
- Ensure the execution and quality of live operations including prioritized roadmaps, optimization, and monetization as well as applicable strategies for testing product iterations.
- Manage the team while maintaining close communication with external developers or partners to ensure they meet deadlines, objectives, and quality standards.
- Create strong, positive relationships with the broader NBC Universal company, including peers, brand, and franchise partners across broader NBC Universal to achieve beneficial solutions and deep understanding of the intellectual properties.
- Partner with the leadership team to deliver on short and long-term development and strategy objectives by translating those into clear and communicable operational and action plans.
- Provide regular risk assessment and define mitigation strategies to deliver product/activation strategies and monetization goals.
- Create a culture to develop, inspire, attract and retain high performing team members.
- Look for new opportunities in developing areas of the games and digital markets, leveraging advanced technologies such as blockchain and NFT’s. Develop a deep understanding of these constantly evolving spaces and provide paths to activate using NBC Universal intellectual property to sustain and grow our overall business and engage fans.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• 10+ years relevant work experience including a minimum of 4 years’ experience as a Senior Producer or Director developing digital interactive products or experiences.
• 4+ years’ experience managing cross-discipline teams.
• Must have a passion for games and strong understanding of the free-to-play mobile market, console/AAA game space. Development in blockchain/NFT’s a plus.
• Understanding of key metrics for digital interactive products including, but not limited to monthly active users (MAU), daily active users (DAU), average revenue per paying user (ARPPU), average revenue per install (ARPI), conversion rates and how these metrics can and will impact the product strategy.
• Strong track record overseeing published products, live operated services and/or games as a service.
• Proven track record in building highly effective interpersonal business relationships and generating business in a highly matrixed organization.
• Ability to project manage and work effectively under deadlines and in complex business environments through collaboration and utilizing supporting and partner teams.
Eligibility Requirements:
• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV online to be considered.
• Must be willing to submit to a background investigation.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced protocols if Company determines your job position requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
• Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
Desired Characteristics:
• Enjoys an interactive and agile work environment and collaborates well with various work styles
• Creative and sharp business sense with exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Prior leadership experience inspiring high performing teams including significant exposure to senior levels of management
• Strong organizational and analytical skills; attention to detail.
• Ability to motivate your teammates and influence without authority
City
Universal City
State/Province
California
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