Director, Operations

The Director, Operations for Communications will support the operational efforts as well financial forecasting and trafficking for the Universal Television Entertainment Group’s communications teams. Responsibilities include: Oversee department budget, identity and implement changes to improve efficiency, reduce costs and optimize workflows. Manage vendor relationships and contracts. Lead negotiations, contract structuring, and long-term relationship management with strategic partners. Partner with EVP to develop workflow and process analysis processes to enhance cross-departmental productivity and communication. Partner with cross functional teams to shape internal and external communications strategies across multi-title slate. Coordinate with the Sr Director, Slate Publicity to track communications performance using analytics tools to measure the impact of campaigns and to strategize data-driven adjustments. Innovate central systems for scale and innovation in partnership with teams across the business including the television press site Media Village, DAM systems, Co-Pilot, Emma, Airtable, etc including facilitating broader team adoption through training and education. Analyze current systems and performance, recommending solutions for improvement, innovation and scaling of communications/publicity work. Ensure those systems work in concert with pre-existing systems. Establish a communication structure to report out updates, progress, and project status to stakeholders