Job Summary
Cox Media Group is currently seeking a Product Manager to join our growing consumer digital product team. As a Product Manager with CMG, you will engage with CMG markets, content producers, sales, data analysts, designers, and software developers to define products and execute software development projects. The resulting products will be consumed digitally via browsers, tablets, phones, and other digital devices.
What You Will Do
- Reach local news consumers on practically all of their devices
- Launch high quality digital and streaming products
- Willingness to roll up your sleeves and do whatever is necessary; general manager / owner mentality
- Create and maintain functional requirements
- Assist in prioritization of features and creation of product roadmaps
- Drive matrixed and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver new products
- Lead rapid prototyping and piloting of new products and features
- Define, track and learn from metrics of success.
- Keep apprised of product, category and industry trends.
- Create business cases
- Additional duties as assigned
What we look for
What You Will Do
- Must have a minimum of 2 years of digital product management experience (Media specific a plus)
- Experience with various product types, including: web sites, video and mobile development
- Demonstrated ability to synthesize research, feedback, vendor recommendations, and customer needs into actionable product requirements
- Examples of defining thorough and clear product requirements
- A history of work that shows depth of experience with software development
- Must have excellent conceptual, communication and organizational skills
- Deep understanding of consumer facing online experiences
- Understanding of technology concepts (such as APIs, content management systems, app platforms, HTML and CSS) in order to communicate effectively with developers
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
Ideal Candidate Would Have These Additional Qualifications
- Experience working for media organizations
- Understanding of mobile app development process and launches
- Familiarity with online video processes and player design
- Experience working in an agile development process
- Understanding of responsive design, mobile web sites, SEO, streaming, smart devices, and social media
WHAT WE OFFER YOU: WHY YOU SHOULD WORK AT CMG
CMG is an industry-leading media company with dominant brands, award-winning content, and exceptional people – and you could be one of them! We are a start-up built on a 100-year history of blazing trails in the world of media. Over that time, our skilled journalists and storytellers have covered war and peace, tragedies and celebrations, small moments, and global movements. We are relying on our longstanding experience and entrepreneurial mentality to build a media company that is modern, agile, and uniquely positioned for the future.
CMG provides valuable local and national journalism and entertainment content to the people and communities it serves. The company's businesses include 14 high-quality, market-leading television brands in 9 markets; 52 top-performing radio stations delivering multiple genres of content in 11 markets; a Washington, DC news bureau; and numerous streaming and digital platforms. CMG's TV portfolio includes multiple primary affiliates of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, as well as several valuable news and independent stations.
We offer rewarding and challenging careers that encourage growth and development. We take care of our people with industry-leading total rewards offerings that includes medical, dental, vision, disability, life, and accident insurance as well as, a best-in-class wellness program, 401(k) matching and time-off programs.
CMG may require proof of COVID-19 vaccination upon hire or during employment as a term and condition of employment unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law.
If this description fits and CMG sounds like a company you want to work for, we’d love to have you join us. Apply today!
Cox Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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