Comcast Advertising is driving the TV advertising industry forward, from delivering ads to linear and digital audiences to pioneering the tech that makes it possible. We help brands connect with their audiences on every screen using advanced data, technology, and premium video content. FreeWheel, our advertising technology arm, provides comprehensive ad platforms for publishers, advertisers, and media buyers. Effectv, our audience delivery company, helps advertisers reach their target audiences across linear TV, streaming, and video on demand. A global division of Comcast, we have offices in nine countries and can insert advertisements around the world.

Job Summary

The Senior Strategy Associate, Comcast Advertising Strategy Team will have the opportunity to work on a variety of strategic and high visibility projects that help shape Comcast Advertising’s enterprise-wide strategy. This contributor to the Comcast Advertising Strategy Team will work with members of the Strategy Team as well as functional and executive leaders across Comcast, Effectv and Freewheel, several of the business units within Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal, and Sky as well as work with leading industry organizations and vendor partners within the advertising and advertising technology industries. The scope of the role focuses on supporting the value proposition of the Comcast Advertising organization both internally at Comcast and externally to advertisers, agencies, and the broader industry. The Senior Strategy Associate will need to act as both an individual contributor as well as a member of team managing multiple projects and workstreams.

Job Description

Main Responsibilities:

Analysis and Presentations

• Create project deliverables and develop strategic analyses to assess new growth, further expansion and investment opportunities, and evaluate business risks for the Strategy Leadership Team, the Executive Leadership Team and Business Unit Senior Leadership Teams

• Identify business, financial and operational implications. Provide business insights based on rigorous, fact-based analyses of customer needs, competitive dynamics and industry trends

• Provides the Strategy & Operations senior leadership teams with project updates, analyses, and work products/deliverables

• Keeps current on important industry trends based on analyst research, industry news, conference attendance, etc.

• Support cross-business unit strategy development and implementation

• Assist senior team members in the research and development of white papers and industry reports.

• Prepare and distribute regular reports and insights to identified stakeholders

• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

Project and Workstream Management

• Support, manage, and maintain a portfolio of work across multiple projects/initiatives derived from ongoing relationships with internal and external stakeholders

• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of implemented strategies and initiatives

• Maintain detailed notes of ongoing conversations and ensure follow-ups as needed

  Core Skills:

• Synthesize insight from multiple workstreams, data sources and team members to create effective, concise support material with storylines tailored to audience and objectives

• Working with little/no oversight or supervision, capable of working in ambiguous environments

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present findings and recommendations to different stakeholders.

• Contributes to team building (i.e., coordinating trainings, organizing events, helping with recruiting)

• Consistently exercises independent judgment and discretion in matters of significance

• Demonstrates the ability to act as a member of a working team or an individual contributor

Employees at all levels are expected to:

• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job

• Own the customer experience - think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services

• Know your stuff - be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences

• Win as a team - make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas

• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System - a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company - by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers

• Drive results and growth

• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity

• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities

Qualifications:

• Minimum 2-4 years of advertising industry, financial industry research, and/or management consulting experience

• MBA or post-graduate degree preferred; equivalent experience considered. Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Marketing, Advertising, Finance, or related field of study

• Experience developing business cases, financial models and senior-executive level presentations

• Previous experience with media sales, advertising, advertising technology and/or consulting experience preferred

  Other Requirements

• Excellent organizational, analytical, interpersonal and communication skills

• Self-starter with ability to drive analytics independently and manage multiple projects / deadlines

• Excellent diplomacy, relationship building and communications skills across all levels

• Regular, consistent and punctual attendance

• Respects and promotes diversity and inclusion

• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word skills

• May be required to work nights and weekends, variable schedule(s) and overtime as necessary

Disclaimer:

• This information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications.

Comcast is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

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Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That’s why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality – to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary (https://jobs.comcast.com/life-at-comcast/benefits) on our careers site for more details.

Education

Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree

While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.

Relevant Work Experience

2-5 Years