Director, Brand Creative Strategy, CNBC

London, London NBC Universal

Posted 13 days ago

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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.
OVERVIEW
As EMEA Brand & Creative Strategy Director, you will have a critical leadership role in supporting the success of CNBC International by working with Sales to drive revenue growth through commercial innovation with our advertising partners.
You will develop compelling multi-platform content proposals, whether working with senior CNBC International editorial stakeholders, or our commercial content studio.
You will find new ways for brands to achieve impact beyond advertising, through events, podcasts, newsletters and more.
Above all, you will work with Sales teams in EMEA, the US and APAC to create fully-developed, client-facing proposals that tell a compelling story about why advertisers should choose CNBC, and what they can achieve with us.
You will champion creative excellence and original thinking and work closely with senior CNBC editorial stakeholders and the wider commercial teams including product, events, data and the content studio to help bring the vision to life.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
+ Strategic Leadership: Working with the Snr Director, Brand and Creative Strategy, set and execute the vision and strategic direction for the EMEA/US Brand & Creative Strategy unit, ensuring a forward-thinking, innovative approach to client solutions.
+ Team Management: Together with the Snr Director, lead and develop a high-performing team of strategists and creatives, overseeing multiple workstreams across branded content, digital campaigns, and integrated marketing initiatives. Set clear priorities, coach for growth, and ensure delivery against strategic objectives and timelines.
+ Process Optimization: Continuously review and improve team workflows, systems, and processes to maximize creativity, efficiency, and client impact.
+ Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the key liaison between sales, editorial and content teams, driving alignment on best practices, cost estimates, workflow, and seamless execution of integrated campaigns.
+ Commercial Focus: Drive pitch-to-deal conversion rates, repeat business, and ensure the strategic rationale behind each proposal strengthens CNBC's commercial positioning and success.
+ Deal/Proposal Health: Work with peers, stakeholders, sales leads to ensure accurate budgeting and revenue vs cost planning for all proposals.
+ Market Intelligence: Stay on top of trends in digital advertising, content marketing, B2B events, and technological innovations to evolve client pitch strategies. In addition, maintain deep knowledge of:
+ Business news, CNBC's coverage, and key regional newsmakers
+ CNBC's programming and editorial calendar across platforms
+ Media regulations across global markets (Ofcom/IMDA)
+ Competitor activity, client movements, and industry shifts
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE AND REQUIREMENTS
+ Expertise in multiplatform content and storytelling solutions for global brands, including native advertising/branded content
+ Proven EMEA client, RFP and campaign solution experience
+ Strong understanding of digital marketing, with track record of packaging strategic brand solutions
+ In-depth knowledge of latest trends in marketing, particularly digital and B2B events
+ Excellent, innovative and persuasive, written, verbal and visual communication skills
+ A collaborative, 'can do' approach that encourages co-operation between internal departments and helps to enhance CNBC's client relationships
+ Experience of stakeholder as well as staff management
+ Creativity and a passion for innovative problem solving
+ An ability to multi-task and thrive in a high-pressured environment.
+ Willingness to travel as required and to work flexible hours when necessary
+ Ability to work in the UK
The responsibilities associated with this position are not limited to the above description and may be modified at any time by the Company.
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
Although you'll be hired as an NBCU employee, your employment and the responsibilities associated with this job likely will transition to Versant in the future. By joining at this pivotal time, you'll be a part of this exciting company as it takes shape.
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Solutions Consultant - Strategic Accounts

London, London Palo Alto Networks

Posted 6 days ago

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**Our Mission**
At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we're looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.
**Who We Are**
We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.
As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few!
**Your Career**
The Solutions Consultant is the evolution of the traditional Sales Engineering role, aligning how we best serve our customers in understanding their environment, providing solution guidance and ensuring value realization in their investment with Palo Alto Networks. As a Solutions Consultant you provide technical leadership and expertise and guidance in your customer's security transformation journey. You will play a key role in defining technical solutions that secure a customer's key business imperatives and ensuring value realization of their investment with Palo Alto Networks. You evangelize our industry leadership in on-prem, cloud, and security operations services that establish PANW as your customer's cybersecurity partner of choice.
**Your Impact**
Curiosity is core to the Solutions Consultant role, and you see complex problems as opportunities to learn and deliver innovative solutions! You define your impact by:
+ Meeting and exceeding sales quotas by building and implementing strategic, technical account plans that target cross-platform solutions
+ Your ability to position, demonstrate and create high level designs across the entire PANW portfolio based on customer business needs
+ Conducting discovery to understand and articulate the key technical, operational, and commercial imperatives of your prospects and customers
+ Working closely with Professional Services, Customer Success and Specialist teams to ensure overall customer implementation and adoption of solutions
+ Demonstrating strong communication skills and the ability to influence through effective presentations and customer-specific demos, technical engagements, and workshops
+ Leading successful technical validation efforts based on best practices to ensure technical win in assigned opportunities
+ Orchestrating supporting resources (Specialists, Channel Resources, Customer Support) to ensure a one-team approach that demonstrates a cohesive strategy
+ Promoting end-to-end solutions that include PANW and/or partner professional services to ensure customers realize business value sooner
+ Understanding the competitive landscape and effectively differentiating our leadership
+ Continuously investing in yourself to develop technical and professional skills that drive your ever-increasing contributions to success of our customers while actively participating within the Solutions Consultant community and at industry events
+ (OT) - Identifying technical stakeholders and cultivating relationships with key personas to build and drive a security architecture transformation roadmap
**Your Experience**
+ Understanding of data networking and/or modern application design and cloud architectures
+ Delivering cybersecurity solutions that solve technical challenges and influence new business initiatives
+ Influencing and gaining buy-in from key stakeholders, either in a customer-facing or internal role - prior experience in a pre-sales role is ideal
+ Creating and delivering technical presentations, workshops, or technical validation engagements
+ Experience in selling, designing, implementing, or managing one or more of the following solutions - Network Security, SASE, SaaS, CNAPP and/or SOC Transformation Technologies
+ Partnering with Customer Support functions to ensure successful implementation and adoption of sold solutions
+ Complex sales involving long sales processes with multiple buying centers and multi-product solutions are preferred
+ Proficient in English
**The Team**
Our Solutions Consultant team members work hand-in-hand with large organizations around the world to keep their digital environments protected. We educate, inspire,and empower our potential clients in their journey to transform their security architectures.
You are empowered with unmatched systems and tools and a team built on joint success. You won't find someone at Palo Alto Networks that isn't committed to your success - with everyone pitching in to assist when it comes to solutions selling, learning, and development. Our Solutions Consulting community is driven by the mission to be our customers' cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting their digital way of life.
**Our Commitment**
We're problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecurity's status quo. It's simple: we can't accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together.
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at .
Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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