Assistant Manager, Entertainment Assets

Company Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our theme parks and consumer experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, MSNBC, CNBC, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, USA Network, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Universal Studio Group, and have world-renowned theme parks and attractions 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.

Comcast NBCUniversal has announced its intent to create a new publicly traded company ('Versant') comprised of most of NBCUniversal's cable television networks, including USA Network, CNBC, MSNBC, Oxygen, E!, SYFY and Golf Channel along with complementary digital assets Fandango, Rotten Tomatoes, GolfNow, GolfPass, and SportsEngine. The well-capitalized company will have significant scale as a pure-play set of assets anchored by leading news, sports and entertainment content. The spin-off is expected to be completed during 2025.

Job Description

The work in our team is varied, exciting and high profile; your work could include updating an asset strategy, translating strategies into short- and long-term plans, looking at whole life costing, modelling scenarios for investment planning or working with a range of stakeholders across the business to determine our future vision for assets.

You’ll help lead the translation of cross-asset management, into a balanced process which meets the future strategic needs of Entertainment assets.

You will assist in develop policies, strategies, plans, and prioritized programs for one or more assets to deliver business outcomes and will work with key stakeholders.

• Ensure that the Universal Studios Hollywood vision, mission & values, and Guest Service Philosophy & Standards are understood and supported across the organization.
• We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Asset Manager to provide clarity of thought and direction tracking assets. We operate flexibly, through a software solution called RT Pro.
• Your role is to improve asset management capability, analyzing information to produce options and choices, getting stakeholders on board, helping the business make decisions and ensuring the impacts are understood.

Essential Responsibilities

• Cultivate and lead a culture that promotes a professional, collaborative, inspiring, fun, and teamwork-driven work setting for all employees.
• Oversee the daily operation, including managing staff and process/procedures and providing necessary support for the operation. This includes resolving operational and technical issues
• Maintain the operational efficiency and effectiveness and ensure all elements operate effectively and that all inventories are well maintained and address/resolve any issues as they arise.
•  Understand and actively participate in Environmental, Health and Safety responsibilities by following established USH policy, procedures, training, and employee involvement activities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Job Duties

• Learn to be an expert with Rental Tracker Pro software
• Create a process for training all stakeholders how to use the system and implement standard process
• Create a process for tracking, labeling of all Entertainment Assets on and off property
• Required to walk; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl; and see, talk, and hear.  The Assistant Manager must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and be able to work outdoors in varying weather conditions and walking/traveling to multiple locations throughout the day.

Specific Job Duties:

Required Onsite: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal - designated worksite.

Key Accountabilities

• Developing Asset Management policy and strategy
• Contributes towards the production of asset policies, strategies, plans, and prioritized programs for one or more asset types through research and data collection and analysis
• initiatives to inform the strategies and plans for selected asset types
• Carries out data analysis to inform long term capital and operational investment modelling
• Promotes a culture that builds strong and sustainable customer service and client relationships

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.

Salary range: $70,000 - 80,000

Qualifications

 USH Entertainment Department is committed to promoting a collaborative, productive, and engaging workplace for all employees.  We require members of Management to lead by example promoting a professional, inspiring, fun, and teamwork-oriented work culture.

 Quality and partner focus: Continuously look for ways to refine and improve work processes to achieve better results. Follow through on commitments made to internal and external partners.

Desired Characteristics:

• Operations management experience in entertainment, theme park or hospitality industry.
• Two-to-four-year college degree preferred or equivalent work experiences.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization.
• 3-5 years' experience in Leadership and/or asset tracking.
• Strong interpersonal and analytical skills
• Thorough knowledge of MS Excel, Work and PowerPoint
• Previous high-volume Inventory Experience
• Demonstrated ability to work independently under pressure; proactive thinker/self-starter.
• Ability to multi-task and be flexible is essential.
• Ability & willingness to work overtime, weekends, and holidays with short notice
• Must have strong leadership, organizational and problem-solving skills. 

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. 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.

NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, or arrest or conviction records, in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act, where applicable.

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 AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.