Digital Product Manager

The New Republic•New York, NY

1d•$80,500•Onsite

About The Position

The New Republic is seeking a detail-oriented, self-motivated, and communicative digital product manager. This role reports to the digital director and is responsible for overseeing all product workflows, from discovery and delivery of roadmapped projects to bug fixes on the website and paywall. The product manager will manage development products in collaboration with editorial and business teams, as well as external vendors. The ideal candidate will be adept at explaining digital processes and progress in simple terms to individuals with varying levels of digital literacy, and capable of firmly articulating priorities and upholding product protocols to stakeholders who may not fully understand development workflows.

Requirements

At least two years’ experience with project and/or product management required.
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical issues to a nontechnical staff.
Demonstrated ability to handle multiple short- and long-term projects simultaneously.
Demonstrated ability to firmly enforce protocols across departments and outside vendors.
Demonstrated ability to quickly respond to staff technical queries via Slack and Asana.
Demonstrated ability to create clear agendas for meetings.
Expert knowledge of Asana.
Familiarity and understanding of Google Analytics, Page Insights, and other analytical tools for web performance.
Ability to obtain and interpret traffic analytics.
Understanding of front- and back-end development processes and execution.

Nice To Haves

Media experience or background preferred.

Responsibilities

Lead daily and weekly stand-up meetings with the digital director and developers.
Create, update, and organize all Asana tickets to keep stakeholders informed of progress and to scope potential development blocks.
Ensure developers understand their priorities at all times.
Act as a liaison between the digital director and editorial/publishing stakeholders regarding the status of product builds.
Document developers’ monthly estimated and actual development hours for tickets.
Create and maintain detailed and sophisticated product roadmaps for large projects.
Coordinate daily deployments.
Document and report daily site speed, as well as other optimization details.
Report the success of optimization touchpoints deployed on the website.
Enforce protocol standards for visual and editorial modifications for marketing, outreach, and engagement projects.