Director, Publisher Development

Universal Ads, a part of Comcast, enables any brand, of any size, to seamlessly make and buy commercials across premium video reaching new qualified audiences at scale. Universal Ads combines premium and brand-safe video content directly from the most influential media companies with the ease and familiarity of social ad buying. It is your one-stop shop for high-quality video ads delivering performance and unmatched scale.
Job Summary
In this role you will cultivate and manage supply-side relationships with media owners, operators and streamers. The role is responsible for driving growth and adoption for Universal Ads' sell side. This role focuses on creating and executing partner/supply strategies, shaping our message, and working with different teams to set priorities and plans. The ideal candidate should have a deep understanding of media strategy and programmatic advertising, specifically in TV, CTV and streaming,
Job Description
Strategic Leadership
• Develop and execute a unified supply strategy that integrates our core capabilities
• Consistently deliver high-quality results, turning strategic vision into action with a focus on efficiency and beating deadlines
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align supply strategy with overall business goals and long-range plan
• Drive growth by identifying new opportunities and optimizing existing business
• Distill complex narratives into simple, actionable opportunities
• Elevate Universal Ads visibility through thought leadership and industry relationships with decision-makers
Client and Partnership Management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, including Publishers, MVPDs, OEMs
• Oversee the development and execution of partnership strategies to maximize growth from content distributers including Publishers, MPVDs and OEMs
• Monitor and analyze partnerships performance, providing actionable insights to drive execution and product adoption
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and promote new opportunties
• Ensure client satisfaction by delivering exceptional service and support, addressing escalations and issues promptly and effectively
Operational Excellence
• Implement rigor and best practices to ensure efficient and effective supply operations
• Oversee the integration and utilization of data and technology to enhance supply activation and campaign performance
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations, maintaining the highest levels of transparency, trust and integrity with clients and partners
Employees at all levels are expected to:
• Understand our Operating Principles; make them the guidelines for how you do your job.
• Own the customer experience think and act in ways that put our customers first, give them seamless digital options at every touchpoint, and make them promoters of our products and services.
• Know your stuff be enthusiastic learners, users and advocates of our game-changing technology, products and services, especially our digital tools and experiences.
• Win as a team make big things happen by working together and being open to new ideas.
• Be an active part of the Net Promoter System a way of working that brings more employee and customer feedback into the company by joining huddles, making call backs and helping us elevate opportunities to do better for our customers.
• Drive results and growth.
• Respect and promote inclusion & diversity.
• Do what's right for each other, our customers, investors and our communities.
Comcast is an equal opportunity workplace. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
Skills:
Customer Experience (CX); Collaborating; Driving Growth; Strategic Vision; Strategic Leadership
Salary:
Primary Location Pay Range: $149,464.40 - $224,196.60
Comcast intends to offer the selected candidate base pay within this range, dependent on job-related, non-discriminatory factors such as experience. The application window is 30 days from the date job is posted, unless the number of applicants requires it to close sooner or later.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Comcast provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a Commission under the terms of an applicable plan, while most non-sales positions are eligible for a Bonus. Additionally, Comcast provides best-in-class Benefits to eligible employees. We believe that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most, and should help you care for those who matter most. That's why we provide an array of options, expert guidance and always-on tools, that are personalized to meet the needs of your reality - to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. Please visit the compensation and benefits summary on our careers site for more details.
Education
Bachelor's Degree
While possessing the stated degree is preferred, Comcast also may consider applicants who hold some combination of coursework and experience, or who have extensive related professional experience.
Relevant Work Experience
10 Years +