Versant Media · 1 day ago
Product Manager, Emerging Technology-News
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expVERSANT Media is a leading force in news, sports, and entertainment, seeking a Product Manager to enhance newsroom collaboration platforms. The role involves streamlining workflows and leveraging emerging technologies to improve how teams within the organization connect and create content.
BroadcastingInformation TechnologyMedia and Entertainment
Responsibilities
Shape how our teams collaborate, share information, and stay in sync across fast-moving newsrooms
Streamline order management, resource scheduling, and assignment systems
Create smart notification strategies that get the right info to the right people, fast
Translate newsroom needs into actionable product requirements and initiatives
Anticipate and address adoption barriers by partnering with journalists, producers, operations, and engineering teams to bring ideas to life and deliver simple solutions to complex problems
Build consensus across editorial, technical, and operational teams with competing priorities
Serve as the bridge between editorial urgency and technical feasibility
Monitor KPIs and feedback to continuously improve performance
Communicate roadmap updates and release plans to all levels of the organization
Build scalable, reliable, and performant products, with continuous KPI measurement and monitoring to improve development and operations
Develop and deliver multi-year product roadmaps, balancing near-term priorities with long-term vision
Partner with product, engineering and design teams to ensure feature requirements are clear and appropriately captured as user stories in a product backlog
Qualification
Required
5+ years of product management or equivalent experience, preferably in news, media, broadcast, or digital platforms
A track record of making tools talk to each other through integrations and APIs
Familiarity with newsroom computer systems and editorial workflows
The ability to juggle multiple priorities without dropping the ball
A desire to roll up your sleeves and jump head first into the hairiest problems
A collaborative spirit and a mindset that sees accuracy not as extra effort, but as a professional standard
A passion for news and the people who make it happen
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
401(k)
Paid leave
Tuition reimbursement
A variety of other discounts and perks
Company
Versant Media
Versant Media is a media company that offers television and digital entertainment services.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2026-01-05IPO
Leadership Team
Steve Arocho
Vice President Corporate Communications
Recent News
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