Associate Specialist, Advertising & Program Standards-,E,Oxygen

Job Description

Responsibilities
We are a part of the Advertising & Program Standards team that is responsible for reviewing and evaluating content for NBCUniversal's Television & Streaming business which includes Bravo, E!, NBC, Oxygen, Peacock, SyFy, Telemundo, and USA . We review advertisements and scripted, unscripted, late night, and live entertainment programs. We work closely with cross-functional partners across NBCUniversal to ensure that our content adheres to internal and external guidelines, applicable law, and governmental regulations, and reflects the sensibilities of our company and our viewing audience .

As an Associate Specialist for the Standards department, you will review unscripted lifestyle and documentary programming to ensure adherence to our guidelines and procedures and provide broad support in the management of trade outs across our linear and streaming properties. You will also review advertisements, scripted content, and acquired movies and series. This is a cross-functional role that involves effective collaboration with teams inside and outside of NBCUniversal. The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational and communication skills and be able to proactively identify issues and develop creative solutions. As this is a newly created role, you will be expected to partner effectively with your manager and colleagues to conceptualize and implement new processes as the department and workload evolves.

This position reports into the Senior Director, Program Standards & Trade Outs, and is based in Universal City, California. We are a geographically distributed department with teams in Los Angeles, Miami and New York, so you will be expected to partner effectively and collaborate seamlessly with other teams across the department to achieve common goals.
Core Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Screen and evaluate unscripted lifestyle and documentary programs and scripted programs at all stages of production to, identify standards issues and corporate concerns, make sensitive contextual judgments, ensure compliance with our guidelines, and assign TV Parental Guidelines ratings.
• Review advertisements from concept to final edit to ensure they meet internal brand standards and regulatory requirements and evaluate a wide range of marketing, scientific, and other substantiation submitted in support of advertising claims.
• Provide clearly articulated verbal and written notes and practical, constructive guidance on content that includes issues like excessive violence, explicit language, imitable behavior, commercial product placement, and/or other visuals that may be unacceptable for air.
• Partner with the NBCUniversal Sales, Integrated Marketing and Partnerships, Production Management, Creative Executives, Business Affairs, and Legal teams on the management of trade outs.
• Operate delay mechanism for live programming.
• Proactively monitor and analyze department systems and processes and develop and implement innovative ideas that improve the way we work

Qualifications/Requirements
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree.
Minimum 1 year of full-time work experience; prior experience in film or television production a plus

Requirements:
Able to maintain complete confidentiality and discretion regarding all business matters.
High level of professionalism and excellent diplomatic skills.
Ability to successfully manage multiple priorities and a large volume of time-sensitive tasks in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
Willing and available to work after regular working hours, during holidays, and on weekends, as needed, to meet operational needs, like show-specific production schedules and timelines.
The nature of the work performed may require discussion of sensitive subjects that appear in content undergoing review, so a demonstrated ability to engage in sensitive and difficult conversations is a plus.

Desired Characteristics

A passion for the business of television, an interest in advertising and program compliance, and familiarity with NBCUniversal entertainment content, especially Bravo, E!, and Oxygen programs.
Strong strategic thinking, problem solving, and analytic skills.
A self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively.
Ability to recognize and adapt to rapidly changing business needs and to prioritize accordingly.
Knowledge of current industry terminology, trends, and the media landscape.
Digitally savvy and willing to engage with and learn unfamiliar technological tools, systems, and processes.
Proficiency in Spanish a plus.

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