Milan Cortina Winter Olympics & Paralympics 2026

Roles: Director of Platform Design, Production Design, Project Management

Led platform design and cross-functional creative operations for NBCUniversal’s coverage of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics & Paralympics on Peacock. Planning began more than a year ahead of launch and required close coordination across product, live production operations, editorial strategy, merchandising, and programming teams to support what became NBCUniversal’s largest Winter Olympics presentation ever, spanning 3,200+ hours of coverage and 850+ live events on Peacock.

During the Games, our six-person design team delivered 6,000+ platform assets while providing 24/7 live design support across Olympic and Paralympic coverage. As Director of Platform Design, I led the creative execution and review process, ensuring visual consistency, editorial accuracy, and premium design quality across the Peacock TV platform during one of the most-watched Winter Olympics since 2014.

Pre-Games: Planning & Preparation

Phase 1: Foundation — Templates & Workflow Design

Goal: Establish scalable design solutions to support new and evolving request types

  • Partnered with Product Design to develop flexible, reusable templates

  • Prototyped and tested solutions for emerging platform needs

  • Bridged gaps between Platform Ops requests and design execution

Outcome: Reduced ambiguity and enabled faster turnaround for new request types and live games production

Phase 2: Systems — Tools, Tracking & Organization

Goal: Build infrastructure to manage scale and complexity

  • Collaborated with Product Operations to implement a centralized Airtable for all Olympic requests

  • Established a tracking system for intake, status, and delivery

  • Built and organized Figma files, boards, and project systems for the full team

  • Created a single source of truth while maintaining clear project separation

Phase 3: Enablement — Training & Adoption

Goal: Ensure teams are equipped to execute consistently at scale

  • Led training sessions for design team and cross-functional partners

  • Educated teams on templates, workflows, and production best practices

  • Drove adoption of new systems and standards across teams

  • Acted as a central point of support during ramp-up

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