The Global Security Operations team at NBCU seeks an energetic and enthusiastic safety and security specialist to support the daily work of NBCUs New’s teams across the U.S. This individual will be an integral part of a News Security team committed to delivering holistic support at a standard of excellence for all News personnel and newsgathering activities across the company.
The Director, Security for NBCU will have oversight of security logistics and physical security operations for NBCU News personnel and spaces, including the planning and execution phases of all remote operations. This individual reports directly to the Senior Director of News Security, as part of the Global Security Operations team, working across all News properties.* This individual will manage vendor relationships and ensure the necessary resources, policies, processes, and plans are in place to protect the company’s employees, operations, physical property, and intellectual property. This position will deploy extensively with News personnel and will be based out of Dallas, Texas.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Work directly with News producers, camera operators, senior executives, talent and local staff on all aspects of the planning and execution of security logistics and operations, including, but not limited to, the planning and execution phase of all news remotes; this includes assessing security needs, securing appropriate vendors, traveling to remotes when required, and conducting post-mortems to identify lessons learned and opportunities for improvement.
- Assist in the management and coordination of News Security responses to dynamic and large-scale news stories, including coordinating across the team, and supporting a follow-the-sun model when appropriate. Collaborate and coordinate across the News Security team to ensure a consistent and holistic approach to safety and security.
- Collaborate with the News Security team to establish security guidelines and training requirements for News employees; coordinate all necessary security-related training, either as the training facilitator or as a direct liaison with contracted training vendors.
- Manage confidential and/or sensitive information, and professionally, thoughtfully and sensitively provide support or guidance to News personnel and or management who might be navigating high-stress or emotionally difficult situations.
- Work Closely with the Global Security Operations and the NBCU Cyber Security team to coordinate and advise on News security needs and develop a regular communication rhythm with the NBCU Global Response & Intelligence Center (GRIC) team. Track news deployments and document and report incidents for data gathering and record-keeping purposes, and to facilitate regular monitoring, evaluation and learning to ensure industry-leading support.