have an NBCU first round coming up in two weeks for a content operations role and I'm trying to get a current read on the process. everything I find is 2+ years old and given how much the media industry has shifted (Peacock buildout, ad market changes, restructures) I'm not sure how reliable it is.
specifically looking for: how many rounds are people seeing now how long from screen to offer any major changes to the behavioral question themes (seeing anything new around AI, cost-cutting, org change?)
drop your data points here even if your role was different. operations, product, tech, marketing, all useful.
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brand_ben
design loop, brand team, finished about 8 weeks ago. four rounds total: recruiter, HM, portfolio review with two senior designers, and a final with a director. five weeks end to end. no take-home project, portfolio plus live discussion. behavioral stuff was mostly about cross-team work and how I handle feedback on creative.
mobile_mara
tech side (iOS, Peacock app team): recruiter, technical phone screen, then two back-to-back hours on a single afternoon. coding was Leetcode medium difficulty, one system design focusing on video player state management. then a short behavioral at the end. total 4 weeks. timeline was fine.
frontend_fran
saw one AI-adjacent question in my loop (web platform role): basically 'how have you used or thought about AI tools in your workflow.' felt exploratory, not a gotcha. I don't think they have a strong position yet, they're curious where candidates land.
sam_recovering
content strategy role, 3 months ago. three rounds plus a writing sample. the writing sample was a cold brief: given a show concept, write a content positioning summary. no more than two pages. gave them 48 hours. that was the most important part of the whole process honestly.