The Position

NBCUniversal is seeking a strategic, creative, and collaborative Vice President, Unscripted Content to oversee the development, production, and post-production of unscripted programming across NBC's portfolio.

This executive will play a key leadership role in identifying, developing, and producing compelling content that drives audience engagement, supports network and business objectives, and reinforces NBC's position as an industry leader in entertainment. The ideal candidate is an experienced creative executive with deep expertise in unscripted alternative formats. This individual will serve as a trusted partner to production companies, showrunners, talent, and internal stakeholders while maintaining a high standard of creative excellence and operational execution.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development pipeline, including pitches, presentations, pilots, proof-of-concepts, step deals, and first-season orders.
• Serve as the primary NBC liaison for assigned productions, building productive relationships with production companies, executive producers, creators, talent, and key creative partners.
• Oversee all stages of production and post-production to ensure alignment with creative vision, network priorities, production schedules, budgets, contractual obligations, and NBC quality standards.
• Provide strategic and creative feedback throughout development and production, including format development, casting, story structure, episode outlines, rundowns, set design, graphics, music, and overall creative execution.
• Attend production shoots, studio tapings, and location filming as needed to provide creative guidance, problem-solving support, and executive oversight.
• Partner closely with talent, producers, and production teams to address creative and operational challenges and drive effective solutions.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Communications, Research, Programming, and Ad Sales teams to maximize audience reach, franchise value, and business results.
• Review and evaluate development and production budgets, schedules, and financial plans to ensure efficient resource allocation and successful execution.
• Ensure compliance with NBCUniversal standards, policies, legal requirements, and production guidelines.
• Cultivate and maintain strong industry relationships with agents, managers, production companies, creators, producers, and talent.
• Evaluate potential projects, talent, production partners, and emerging trends across the alternative entertainment landscape while championing innovative ideas, evolving existing franchises, and identifying opportunities to create new formats.