Product Manager, Storytelling, Wirecutter

The mission of The New York Times is to seek the truth and help people understand the world. That means independent journalism is at the heart of all we do as a company. It’s why we have a world-renowned newsroom that sends journalists to report on the ground from nearly 160 countries. It’s why we focus deeply on how our readers will experience our journalism, from print to audio to a world-class digital and app destination. And it’s why our business strategy centers on making journalism so good that it’s worth paying for. 

About the Role

Wirecutter, the product review and shopping guide arm of The New York Times Company, is looking for an experienced and driven product manager to lead our engagement and monetization efforts through compelling storytelling experiences that seamlessly weave our independent journalism together with value-based advertising. 

You will inspire and guide your team and partners to establish a steady rhythm at generating concepts that amplify our journalism and enable brand sponsorship and partnership opportunities. With a coherent strategy and inclusive planning, you will address the needs of our readers and advertising partners with mutually beneficial solutions, upholding our journalistic standards and thoughtfully monetizing our loyal audience. You will report to Wirecutter’s Product Director of Growth and be in a remote-friendly position, requiring occasional travel to the NYT HQ in New York City.

 

Responsibilities:

• Strategic Planning. Partner with the Product Director on crafting a compelling product strategy that smartly weaves new storytelling experiences and brand deals together into one cohesive digital experience.

• Prioritization. Guide the prioritization of work and help make resourcing and prioritization tradeoffs in service of our readers, ad sponsors and brand partnerships by building convincing business cases that maintain profitable returns on investment.

• Experimentation. Design and conduct lean experiments to test new concepts and experiences with target audiences for early insights and roadmap refinement.

• Sales Collaboration. Work closely with Advertising and Partnerships teams to influence and support the ad deal pipeline with a magnetic product roadmap.

• Scope Management. Break large projects down into smaller, tactical scopes and sequential timelines to mitigate delivery risk and provide near-term and long-term value to customers and the business.

• Communication. Manage up, down and all around with teams and partners with clear, relevant communications to uphold strong alignment behind project plans and progress.

• Visual judgment. Maintain an informed aesthetic taste and opinion on the visual and storytelling experiences we present to our readers and brand partners.

• Execution. Partner with Design, Engineering and Editorial to deliver enticing and engaging user experiences that amplify Wirecutter’s breadth of journalism.

• Culture. Demonstrate support and understanding of our value of journalistic independence and a commitment to our mission to seek the truth and help people understand the world.

 

Basic Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in product management

• 2+ years of product experiences that involved content creation and interaction experiences (e.g. creator economy, advertising, social media, affiliate marketing)

• 2+ years experience building interactive and immersive digital experiences for audiences

• 2+ years experience building or enhancing content management system products

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience working with sales and advertising in a product capacity

 

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The annual base pay range for this role is between:$116,000—$140,000 USD

The New York Times is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce, one that reflects the varied global community we serve. Our journalism and the products we build in the service of that journalism greatly benefit from a range of perspectives, which can only come from diversity of all types, across our ranks, at all levels of the organization. Achieving true diversity and inclusion is the right thing to do. It is also the smart thing for our business. So we strongly encourage women, veterans, people with disabilities, peo