Operations Specialist

NBCUniversal is one of the world’s leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production and marketing of entertainment, news and information to a global audience. NBCUniversal owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group and world renowned theme parks. NBCUniversal is wholly owned by Comcast Corporation.

Universal Pictures Content Group is a leading, entrepreneurial and agile studio that collaborates with the best talent to create a broad entertainment portfolio for audiences worldwide. An independent mini-studio within the infrastructure of NBCUniversal. With offices around the world and central headquarters in London, the Content Group discovers, acquires and produces a diverse range of quality content across a multitude of genres (film, stand-up comedy, TV drama/sitcoms, music, sports, documentary, family entertainment, events & special interest) for global distribution. It’s multiplatform sales & distribution footprint includes theatrical, physical, digital (SVOD & Transactional), TV (Free & Pay) as well as consumer products. The business uniquely focuses on managing talents, partnerships, brands and titles across all rights and across their full lifecycle. It is a business rooted in Artists and repertoire (A&R) culture, driven by relationships, innovation and ambitious growth plans.

At Universal Pictures Content Group we are aligned to our shared vision and focussed on creating new opportunities to grow, improve and evolve our business. We work together as one team and support each other to achieve our best work. Our Values play a huge part in this commitment and the culture of our teams:

Our Relationships Matter, We Like Ideas, United We Succeed

Key Responsibilities

The role sits within the busy and highly commercial Operations department of Universal Pictures Content Group and involves critical path management of multiple projects simultaneously. Working closely with the Marketing, Legal, Finance, Original Content and Acquisitions teams, you will oversee delivery and localisation of creative assets into the group. You will be working to standard deadlines and following required technical specs for downstream exploitation across all media including theatrical, digital and SVOD platforms. Delivery could be from a variety of sources including internally from the Marketing team or externally from Filmmakers, Licensors and/or Sales Agents. You will:

• Monitor delivery of all assets and elements for your projects, liaise with licensors and/or vendors and ensure your titles deliver on time and to budget.
• Maintain reports and schedule/provide technical evaluations to ensure the products meet quality requirements. You will also gather information to support scheduling and profitability processes.
• Order localisation (subtitling and dubbing) across all required territories for your assigned titles.
• Display excellent organisation and time management skills, maintain deadlines and help to resolve any delivery complications that arise.
• Become confident in your own decision-making abilities and learn to draw conclusions to support your decision-making process.
• Communicate clearly and effectively to all stakeholders with precise, updated information and knowledge of when to escalate any issues.
• Establish and build strong working relationships with external vendors, ensuring they meet required technical specs, whilst following our content protection guidelines and maintain our delivery deadlines to ensure optimum commercial release potential for all our content.

Essential:

• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• High level of attention to detail
• Able to learn quickly and effectively
• Project coordination experience within localisation (subtitling & dubbing) and/or delivery of content
• A passion for and understanding of the filmed entertainment industry with market, supply chain or distribution knowledge
• Solid experience with Microsoft Office applications, in particular Excel

Desirable:

• Good knowledge of file-based workflows and digital servicing requirements
• Filmed format knowledge

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