Post Project Specialist

The Project Specialist is an integral member of the TV & Streaming Post Production department located at the NBCUniversal facility in New York City NY and will report to the Post Project Manager of Post Production. 

The Project Specialist will be responsible for the analysis execution and support of operations and technology solutions and projects for the Post Production and MSC Operations Department. This business-facing individual will meet with the various stakeholders across Post Product Engineering Vendors and clients to project manage and facilitate technology and process based improvement opportunities resolving gaps and driving productivity using custom and/or vendor technology solutions. 

The Project Specialist will partner closely with other members in various projects. This individual will be responsible for leading exploratory conversations extracting requirements and developing/executing an actionable plan to meet those requirements. This includes end-to-end workflow analysis of business processes in an effort to drive short-and long-term strategies to improve operational efficiency. The Project Specialist will manage initiative testing roadmap training and support of both custom and vendor products. 

Responsibilities 

• Facilitate conversations in order to extract and document requirements for successful onboarding 
• Facilitate daily status meetings and review of priority operational issues 
• Partner with functional and technical SMEs to document business and technical process maps; 
• Identify strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats associated with initiatives and projects 
• Establish and serve as a subject matter expert in operational training matrix development and standard operating procedures 
• Collaborate with department managers to continuously improve owned operational processes 
• Tracking and derive reporting system defects reliability and availability 
• Facilitate testing of system enhancements and rollouts prior to moving to production; assist in implementation improvements post go live 
• Assist with the onboarding of new users via presentation decks 
• Cultivate presentations that capture functional and technical reporting metrics 
• Develop pitches and presentations that capture functional and technical reporting metrics. 
• Manage internal operational documents and creation/maintenance of Sharepoint site. 
• Partner with and develop strong stakeholder relationships with business leaders. This includes working closely with O&T business units 
• Manage training and building onboarding sops as needed 
• Assist with scheduling calendar management travel & expense reports for leadership 
• Assist with resource scheduling and client communication as needed  
• Assist with workflow mapping and new onboarding as needed 

Qualifications :

Basic Requirements: 

• 2 years experience in media operations and/or media technology including but not limited to post production environments 
• 2 years experience managing complex projects across multiple stakeholders to successful completion 
• 2 years experience interacting with all levels of management and stakeholders; must be able to articulate technical concepts and solutions to both a technical and non-technical audience 
• Experience successfully communicating with senior management both verbally and in writing 
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to communicate effectively with customers 
• Proficient with Microsoft Office products: Word Excel PowerPoint Teams Outlook and Airtable 
• Must be analytical and process-oriented and able to apply structure to complex problems 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and communicate effectively with all stakeholders 
• Self-starter that demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently with little supervision. 
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States

Desired Characteristics: 

• 2 years experience with business analysis & requirements gathering writing and managing use cases and functional requirements creation 
• Experience with Post Production and Marketing Supply Chain content tools such as Adobe CC Avid etc 
• Working knowledge of Airtable and Confluence or similar project and development management tools 
• Experience in US Media & Entertainment environment preferred 
• Experience in asset management quality control and post systems and digital workflows for video and/or still assets 
• Exceptional technical analytical organization research and presentation skills 
• Strong team-building vendor and customer relations skills 
• Able to build and present PowerPoint presentations to effectively communicate a message in a short and clear manner 

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

This position will be based out of Englewood Cliffs until the team is transitioned to New York New York 

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. Hourly rate: $41.21 $49.45 (35-hour work week)