Vice President External Communications
Vice President External Communications
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Job Description
The Vice President External Communications is responsible for shaping and executing strategic communication initiatives for the Advertising and Partnerships division that amplify the companys voice and elevate its presence within the media and advertising landscape.
This role will serve as a key decisionmaker providing guidance on corporate storytelling press relations crisis communications and positioning strategies that align with overarching business goals. Collaborating closely with senior executives this role is tasked with driving innovation developing team capabilities managing tentpole events and fostering relationships with key industry stakeholders and media outlets.
A proven leader the Vice President of External Communications will not only oversee the development and implementation of highprofile communication efforts but also mentor and inspire a dynamic team to achieve excellence. By staying ahead of industry trends and competitors this role will ensure the company remains at the forefront of compelling narratives impactful storytelling and effective market positioning within advertising and partnerships.
Duties and Responsibilities:
The Vice President External Communications will serve as a cornerstone of the Advertising and Partnerships teams success ensuring the company achieves its strategic communication objectives while fostering growth creativity and industry leadership.
- Develop and execute comprehensive external communication strategies that reflect NBCUniversals brand and market position.
- Partner with various NBCUniversal teams to deliver a cohesive message that fits into the broader NBCUniversal message
- Elevate the companys presence in the marketplace focusing on innovation and strategic narratives.
- Provide senior leadership oversight for tentpole events ensuring communications goals are achieved effectively managing prep and csuite leaders.
- Identify establish & maintain personal relationships with key contacts in the press and industry influencers to help advance the business communications goals.
- Build and nurture relationships with external stakeholders including client and partner communications teams.
- Work closely with leadership teams to understand business goals and effectively communicate them externally through traditional and nontraditional outlets.
- Grow and develop communications talent and manage overall workload with efficiency and effectiveness.
- Provide guidance and leadership in crisis communication and complex situations.
Qualifications :
Required Qualifications:
- Seasoned communications leader in the advertising space with a minimum of 12 years of experience in a fastpaced environment.
- Strong understanding of ad tech with experience in CTV FAST Programmatic or datadriven measurement.
- Experience managing and motivating a team.
- Demonstrated experience with a variety of traditional and nontraditional media and industry influencers along with a good understanding of the economic marketplace and technology space.
- Proven writing skills with examples of published written work like opeds white papers and data reports.
- Experience working in a matrixed organization with strong crossfunctional collaboration skills and an enterprisementality ensuring aligning with broader enterprise goals.
Desired Characteristics:
- Demonstrated skillset for forwardthinking strategic planning and proactive communication through creative .
- Seasoned decision maker who has excellent multitasking skills and an ability to thrive in a fastpaced working environment.
- Strategic and creative thinker who can project manage and execute an advanced integrated communications campaign.
- Problem solver and adept negotiator with demonstrated ability to build consensus within a matrixed enterprise.
- A collaborative team player who seeks out partnership while leading and maintaining multiple individual value streams.
- Media experience a plus; adept with social media.
- Strong technical skills.
- NYBased with ability to travel and flexibility to work as needed.
- Inoffice requirement of 3 days a week minimum.
Salary range: $190000 $235000 (SIC and longterm incentive eligible)
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
