Product Manager, Content Platforms
About The Position
CoStar Group is seeking a Product Manager to enhance the systems, workflows, and tools that facilitate efficient content publishing at scale for its expanding global content operations. The content platforms support news and editorial experiences across brands like CoStar News, Homes.com, and LoopNet. The role involves owning and improving platforms used by hundreds of internal editorial, research, and content team members. This position requires close collaboration with engineering, journalists, editors, and stakeholders across various brands to streamline publishing, improve usability, and scale content infrastructure. It's an ideal opportunity for an early-career product manager focused on operational and workflow challenges, cross-functional collaboration, and building behind-the-scenes systems for high-impact user experiences. The role contributes to the infrastructure powering content experiences globally and offers hands-on experience in platform product management, stakeholder collaboration, and workflow optimization within a dynamic product organization. This position is based in Richmond, VA or Arlington, VA, with an in-office work schedule of Monday through Friday.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited, not-for-profit, in-person, University or College.
- 1–3 years of experience in product management, digital operations, CMS platforms, content tools, or related cross-functional environments
- Strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously
- Comfortable working cross-functionally with engineering, editorial, and business stakeholders
- Curious, proactive, and eager to learn complex systems and workflows
- Ability to think systematically and identify opportunities to improve processes at scale
- A track record of commitment to prior employers.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with CMS platforms, publishing tools, or workflow management systems is a plus
- Familiarity with Agile product development processes is a plus
Responsibilities
- Partner with Lead News PM, Design, and engineering teams to support and improve content platform functionality and workflows
- Help manage and prioritize platform enhancements, bugs, and operational issues
- Write product requirements, organize backlog items, and support feature delivery through implementation and QA
- Monitor platform performance and identify opportunities to improve publishing efficiency and user experience
- Coordinate with vendors and internal stakeholders to support ongoing platform enhancements
- Improve and standardize editorial workflows across brands and teams
- Support taxonomy and content organization initiatives to ensure scalable, consistent publishing structures
- Identify recurring pain points and propose process or tooling improvements
- Help support international expansion efforts, including localization and multi-market publishing readiness
- Serve as a product partner for journalists, editors, researchers, and content teams
- Gather feedback, understand user needs, and translate workflows into product recommendations
- Create documentation, training materials, and self-service resources
- Facilitate training sessions and office hours to support platform adoption and best practices
- Support larger platform initiatives and evaluations, including CMS and publishing workflow improvements
- Contribute research, stakeholder feedback, and operational analysis to help inform product strategy and long-term platform decisions
Benefits
- Generous compensation and performance-based incentives
- Internal training
- Tuition reimbursement
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage: Medical / Vision / Dental / Prescription Drug
- Life, legal, and supplementary insurance
- Commuter and parking benefits
- 401(K) retirement plan with matching contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Paid time off
- Access to CoStar Group’s Employee Resource Groups
- On-site fitness center and/or reimbursed fitness center membership costs (location dependent)
- Complimentary gourmet coffee, tea, hot chocolate, prepared foods, fresh fruit, and other healthy snacks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
