Advertising Project Manager

Summary:
MediaNews Group is seeking a Project/Product Manager for Digital Revenue to join our amazing team. Join our growing product and technology team whose mission is to create people-centric software experiences that empower our local news and digital partners. True to our purpose, we help small teams play big! In this role you will have the opportunity to be a part of a digital media landscape in the midst of rapid change; our team is at the center of a new content, marketing, operations, and revenue-sustainable experience that puts product, people and performance first. You will be a key member of our digital commerce and revenue team focused on monetizing news products that engage with customers across the many US media markets in our portfolio, such as the Denver Post, San Jose Mercury News, the Boulder Daily Camera and the St. Paul Pioneer Press, as well as our Adtaxi digital marketing agency. Check out our local news portfolio to see if we operate in a market near you.
What you will bring:
The Project / Product Manager for Digital Revenue at MediaNews Group is a hybrid role that requires strong organizational skills along with understanding and experience in the digital commerce arena.
You will be responsible for the flow of work through product development and help implement projects in an agile environment. In the larger project management context, you will be responsible for balancing the competing needs of scope, schedule and cost, while uncovering and monitoring risks. Finally, you will keep stakeholders apprised of the status of a project or ongoing product development and have high visibility throughout the organization
Possess a minimum of 3 years' experience working in the advertising space including:

• Programmatic
• SSPs
• GAM
• Direct local sales

What you will do:

• Lead all aspects of the project including planning, execution, timely delivery, functionality, quality, issue tracking and communication.
• Accountable for project delivery to: PMO, business owner, stakeholders.
• Create the initial project planning documentation, including assumptions / constraints, measures of success, quality measures, risk, mitigation plans, issues, dependencies, schedules and change control strategy.
• Report progress, risks, and issues to management and project stakeholders. Track risks, risk mitigation, known issues, change requests and change impact in a written format, and work to resolve blockers to completion.
• Use tracking tools to provide status and progress updates.
• Contribute to Scrum of Scrums and the Project Management Community of Practice.
• Draft and create project archives and process improvement plans based on lessons learned and retrospectives. Implement approved plans.
• Add project documentation to the repository for use in other projects.

The annual salary range is $110,000 - $120,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc. This role is eligible for a bonus based on performance. In addition to your salary, MediaNews Group offers a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).
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