Product Manager, Live Production Workflows & Tools

The Walt Disney Company • New York, NY

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About The Position

Join the ABC News Product & Strategy team as a Product Manager, where you'll play a crucial role in supporting, designing and rolling out solutions for our production and delivery workflows and tools. You will be responsible for solving complex problems across various production, operations, and editorial stakeholder groups, with a special focus on production control rooms, master control automation, and streaming distribution. This role is responsible for gathering requirements, designing solutions, and managing the rollout of new systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• 7 years of Product Management experience in television, streaming, or digital news production related projects
• Proven ability to work effectively with operations, production, and technology teams in a media environment.
• Experience working with software development and engineering teams to define requirements, refine features, and ultimately launch new tools and workflows
• Knowledge of various production automation, master control, and broadcast systems and vendors, and the ability to stay abreast of emerging trends and technologies in the field.
• Experience in product management, particularly in media or broadcast-related projects.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with a wide range of broadcast technologies including Evertz Magnum/IRM, Riedel intercom, Ross automation/switchers/graphics, Lawo audio, VizRT graphics, Avid environments, AWS Elemental Live encoding, and others
• Background in software development or UX design, particularly in solutions related to live television news production.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with operations and production teams to identify and address specific needs in control room, live streaming, and digital workflows. This includes pre-production workflows and scheduling solutions.
• Support the integration and optimization of production and master control systems, including working with vendors and solutions like Versio automation, Ross switchers and automation, XPression graphics, and other PCR/MCR technologies
• Manage the entire lifecycle of production workflows, from initial concept to deployment and post-launch support.
• Work closely with software development, media operations, product development, and editorial groups to develop and refine solutions.
• Play a key role in the change management process, ensuring smooth transitions and user adoption of new production technologies and workflows.
• Design and implement training programs for staff on new production systems and tools.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the latest trends and technologies in live television news broadcasting and production, FAST channels, and the direct-to-consumer landscape.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees