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About the Role

The Acquisition & Production Manager role is an exciting opportunity to be part of the central team overseeing the development of global Original Content projects. This role will provide valuable business affairs support and commercial acumen to build the content slate.

Responsibilities

• Act as a business intelligence and support hub for the team, providing commercial rationale to assist in the analysis of new projects and titles going through the greenlight process.
• Support VPs & EVP in negotiations, including evaluating commercial deals, drafting offer letters, submitting board approvals, and managing internal systems for project greenlight.
• Manage the financial modelling process, including running P&Ls and advising on financial scenarios and structures.
• Manage the content catalogue, tracking license expiry dates, liaising with internal teams on deals, and negotiating renewals with licensors.
• Manage end-to-end invoicing and payment processes with partners.
• Manage selected projects end-to-end, including external negotiation with manager support.
• Research and evaluate market trends, providing commercial analysis of content priorities and sectors.
• Oversee the analysis and review of library titles’ performance and deal structures to support evaluation and propose terms for new projects and renewals.
• Research and analyze comparable projects, including box office performance, viewing figures, release strategies, and audience trends.
• Maintain and report on internal databases and trackers.
• Consistently research and identify new project ideas across all genres.
• Work closely with legal and finance teams on project analysis and financial scenario construction to drive negotiations.
• Collaborate with content strategy, marketing, PR, royalties, sales, operations, and distribution teams to optimize content positioning and monetization.
• Support VPs in managing relationships with external partners during negotiations.
• Attend industry events and shows as required.

Requirements

• A genuine passion to work with new content and talent, and the ability and enthusiasm to support across all unscripted genres.
• Competent in Excel, Power Point, Word.
• A financial and legal understanding of content development and production necessary.
• Comprehensive experience in financial modelling is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and a team player.
• Extremely well organized with great attention to detail.
• Able to think innovatively and handle conflicting business priorities.
• Analytical mind set with commercial eye and awareness.
• Results oriented – keeps to deadlines, achievement focused and works well under pressure.
• Independent and positive team building attitude – solution oriented.
• The ability to build and maintain strong and lasting relationships with internal teams and external partners.
• Demonstrable solid knowledge and experience of multi-platform distribution of content.
• An understanding of the current content landscape and industry trends.

Skills

• Excel
• Power Point
• Word
• Financial modelling
• Communication skills
• Organizational skills
• Attention to detail
• Innovative thinking
• Analytical skills
• Commercial awareness
• Results orientation
• Team building
• Relationship building
• Multi-platform content distribution
• Content landscape understanding
• Industry trends understanding

About the Company

• NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies, creating world-class content distributed across film, television, and streaming, and brought to life through global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences.
• We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock.
• We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through powerhouse film and television studios like Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Focus Features, and the Universal Studio Group banner.
• We operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences.
• NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.
• Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work.
• We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities.
• We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Equal Opportunity

• NBCUniversal's 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 [email protected].