by Angela Guess
MTV & VH1 Digital is searching for a Senior Director of Product Development in New York, NY. The post states, “Currently, we are seeking entrepreneurial and experienced product developers to take on some of our ambitious initiatives in the TV shows, music, movie, news, and events domains. If you have an outstanding track record of designing and delivering successful digital consumer products and are excited about the future of media experience for the web, mobile, and emerging platforms such as social and interactive TV, we want to talk to you! The selected candidates will join a team of seasoned product developers that have developed and managed products for startups, media companies, and interactive agencies. This hands-on role blends business, technology, design, and production. In an “average” day you might be immersed in UI designs, testing new features, analyzing usage data, specing out technical requirements, or evaluating a startup’s technology.”
Qualifications include: “You can lead teams and show clear paths and goals. You have a successful record of defining and launching digital consumer products. Even better, they resulted in cost savings, new revenue, or new market positioning. You are highly technical and have worked with designers/tech significantly. You prototype with / understand the latest tools including JavaScript, HTML5/CSS, NoSQL, AWS. You test with users before building heavily. You care about design details including UX, layout, typography. You work with design, engineering, business, marketing, ads, and research. You can navigate large company with ease.”
photo credit: MTV
