Marketing Assistant

About NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal is a major global media and entertainment business with operations across film, television, streaming, consumer products, and theme park experiences. Its portfolio includes well-known brands such as NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, Bravo, and Peacock, along with film and TV studios like Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, Focus Features, and Universal Studio Group. The company also operates theme parks and attractions worldwide through Universal Destinations & Experiences. NBCUniversal is part of Comcast Corporation.

The organisation places strong emphasis on community involvement and inclusive hiring. It encourages employees to contribute to the communities where they live and work and promotes a workplace culture that values diversity and talent development.

Role overview

The UPHE Marketing team leads multi-market campaigns across Australia and New Zealand to support digital sales of films and television content throughout the release cycle, including Premium, EST, and VOD stages. This role provides day-to-day marketing support to help campaigns run smoothly and on time.

Key responsibilities

• Assist Senior Marketing Managers with planning and delivering marketing campaigns for home entertainment releases.
• Provide administrative and coordination support to the marketing team, including meeting scheduling, purchase order support, and release schedule maintenance.
• Handle trade marketing requests with Account Management and Marketing teams, including briefs, artwork and asset requests, and approvals.
• Track campaign schedules, timelines, and deliverables to keep all activities moving on plan.
• Support partnership activations, public relations activity, influencer-led campaigns, events, and screenings.
• Keep campaign records, trackers, and asset libraries accurate and up to date for efficient execution.

Role requirements

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities, with excellent attention to detail.
• A proactive, energetic, and enthusiastic approach to work.
• Ability to collaborate effectively and build relationships across internal teams and external partners.
• Well-developed organisational and project coordination skills, including the ability to manage tight deadlines and several priorities at once.
• Comfort working under short turnaround times and in a fast-paced, demanding environment.
• Solid administrative capability and familiarity with common workplace tools such as Word, Excel, SAP, PowerPoint, OneNote, Outlook, and social media administration.
• Ability to work across functions with diverse teams.
• Willingness to work flexible hours due to collaboration with teams in the UK, USA, and Asia.
• Interest in entertainment, especially digital media and content distribution, is preferred.
• Passion for movies and television content is preferred.

Additional information

This position is a six-month full-time contract based onsite in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

As part of the selection process, external candidates may be asked to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of the company’s locations before a hiring decision is made.

NBCUniversal is committed to equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees, regardless of 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 protected status under applicable law.

Candidates with a disability or disabled veterans who need support during the application or recruitment process may request a reasonable accommodation by contacting AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.