Product Manager, Storytelling
About The Position
The New York Times is seeking a Product Manager to join our Storytelling Mission. This cross-functional mission works closely with our newsroom to innovate across storytelling formats, surfaces and experiences as well as the tools that power them. We're aiming to create a more dynamic, visual and trusted digital news report that transforms how our newsroom covers the news and how our audience engages with us. This is a team that works on editorially-grounded initiatives with our journalists at the speed of the news cycle. We want a product manager who is passionate about the news, eager to work in a fast-paced environment, and invested in creating news product experiences that reflect the same level of excellence as our journalism. This is a hybrid role based in our New York city office.
Requirements
- 2+ years of product management or relevant work experience
- Demonstrated experience working with editors or newsrooms
- Comfort working in ambiguous, cross-functional problem spaces with multiple stakeholders
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with editorial formats and publishing workflows
- A general understanding of the evolving media, technology and news landscape
Responsibilities
- Support Senior Product Managers in defining the roadmap by gathering requirements, authoring tickets, organizing the product backlog, communicating with partners, and triaging bugs and feedback.
- Translate product ideas or editorial needs into clear, tangible tasks for engineering and design partners, and helping maintain a prioritized backlog.
- Participate in team ceremonies (stand-ups, planning, retros, etc.) and promoting a collaborative, inclusive, and mission-driven team culture.
- Develop collaborative relationships with partners in Engineering, Design, Data, Project Management, Audience Insights, and the Newsroom.
- Support the team in monitoring product performance, gathering qualitative and quantitative insights, and using findings to inform product iterations.
- Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a strong commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
