Category Trainee

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.

Universal Pictures were the first of the modern Hollywood studios, and over their one hundred years, they have been responsible for some of the world’s most memorable feature films. It is the home of the epic Jurassic World franchise, the beloved Minions, the unstoppable Fast & Furious franchise, and Dreamworks animation, as well as a rich portfolio of classic films such as E.T., JAWS and Dracula.

Universal Brand Development globally drives expansion of the company’s intellectual properties, franchises, characters and stories through innovative physical and digital products, content, and consumer experiences. Along with franchise brand management, Universal Brand Development’s core businesses include Consumer Products and Games and Digital Platforms based on the company’s extensive portfolio of intellectual properties created by Universal Pictures, Illumination and DreamWorks Animation. Universal Brand Development is part of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation.

Job Description

We are looking for a Category Trainee Italy & Iberia for the duration of 12 months (Classification level EQF 4).

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Italy & Iberia Food, Beauty and Care (FBC) Category Manager providing valuable support for the day-to-day operational category and retail processes, including planning, executing, documenting campaigns, as well as pitch and presentation help.
• Support the team in keeping up to date information and tracking of FBC licensing activations.
• Assist the FBC Manager with trend and market research, monitoring the marketing activities of our key partners, competitors, as well as general industry trends and innovations.
• Support the FBC manager in all the commercial process from concept generation, pitch creation, client pitching, contractual negotiation to business reviews (including forecasts).
• Responsible of all the internal administration process including legal, finance, creative and category process
• Assist the FBC Manager in preparing meetings, organizing agendas, pitch materials, and supporting in the day-to-day.

Qualifications

• Strong interest in Consumer Products, Licensing and Food, Beauty and Care (FBC) industry with passion for creative and commercial relationship
• Enthusiasm for product, trends, and innovation; interest in film, TV and digital content is a plus
• Familiar with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Confident communicator with organizational skills and ability to prioritize
• Excellent Italian and fluent English language skills are a must
• Good Spanish would be a plus
• Willingness to learn, with the ability to take direction and absorb information quickly
• Strong sense of team spirit and an all-round positive attitude

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.

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.

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