Sr. Manager, Digital Product Video Services
A+E Networks
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Sr. Manager, Digital Product Video Services (Temporary)
The A E Networks product management team is obsessed with helping to define the future of television. A E Networks is at the forefront of the seismic changes taking place in TV business and is building the next generation of digital products that enable viewers to watch and be entertained on every screen.
This product manager role is focused on developing backend services to support all the digital products produced by the Digital Media team in support of our key brands: A&E, Lifetime, HISTORY and FYI. The role includes supporting the full range of digital video delivery, including a new content management system, backend publishing workflow, front-end video player/playback experience and feed distribution to branded apps on a variety of platforms including iOS, Android, Roku and Apple TV. The product team's work will inform many aspects of a new, unified approach to how viewers find, discover and consume video content across platforms. All work is done in-house in the New York City offices.
The ideal candidate will have years of technical product management experience utilizing user-centric product management best practices (Agile/Scrum) and will be adept at managing work in a fast-paced, corporate environment with many stakeholders.
• Operate as the product owner on a dedicated, collaborative, multi-disciplinary team, continually adding work (stories) to a backlog, and making prioritization decisions to determine what gets worked on, based on a range of inputs from stakeholders, including site leads, executive management, ad sales, marketing, analytics and others. Proactively drive products toward launch or through product iterations, removing roadblocks and solving issues.
• Generate product concepts/ ideas and develop them into products and services through collaboration with software and QA engineers, visual and UX designers and project managers via generation of wireframes, story maps, prototypes, and other techniques
• Ability to synthesize data from numerous sources (research, analytics, user testing, etc.) and make informed product decisions. Desire to constantly evolve products based on the needs of users and to drive teams to continually improve the user interface and user experience.
• Perform technical and platform due-diligence to identify vendors and technology solutions for all products
• Create presentation materials to communicate products to both internal audiences and external customers. Qualification Requirements - 4 years product management experience in a software, Web or mobile application environment.
- Strong technical, creative and business acumen. Solid visual, design and information architecture vocabulary
- Curious and innovative, with the ability to connect the dots between market and technology changes and product opportunities
- Experience with thePlatform MPX and PDK, or other video management systems and player is a major plus.
- Experience with Freewheel or other video ad serving platforms also desirable.
- Happiest working as part of an Agile team (you'd rather chew your own arm off than go back to waterfall)
- Strong wireframing and prototyping skills, ability to sell creative ideas internally and quickly come up with concepts for new applications and features incorporating A E Networks intellectual property
- Experience with client and server application development as well as an understanding of mobile platforms and their unique UI/UX requirements
- Proven ability to deliver great outcomes in fast-paced, deadline-oriented environments i.e. ''not afraid to get your hands dirty'' and do whatever is necessary to get the job done.
- Outstanding attention to detail and organizational abilities, ability to troubleshoot and provide feedback, guidance and solutions for product development plans a must.
- Knowledge of mobile platforms and devices and insight into emerging trends, especially around video
- Results and execution oriented with excellent communication and relationship skills with all levels of employees
- Presentation skills using various media including presentation software.