Production Manager - T Magazine

About Us

The New York Times Company, a leading media company with 2007 revenues of $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily Newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. The Companys core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. This job is multidisciplinary as it requires editorial skills as well as project management proficiency. The T web site production manager works closely with the product manager and the T editorial and creative teams and is integral to the successful publication of T online. T is published 15 times a year. Between February?mid-May and mid-August?early December, issues are spaced two weeks apart. During the summer months and December/January, we release updates to the site every two weeks. These updates may be as simple as a new cover story that adheres to an existing template, or may comprise a new template, a series of related articles, or new functionality we are rolling into the build.

Responsibilities

NYTimes.com is looking for a candidate with proven production/project management skills and an editorial or design background to manage the day-to-day production of the T magazine web site. The T web site production manager works closely with the product manager and the T editorial and creative teams and is integral to the successful publication of T online. We are looking for an individual conceptually familiar with web development processes and with the effort involved in creating and maintaining a large-scale web site. This position calls for someone who can take initiative to manage and facilitate short- and long-term updates to the site (both creative and technical) and who is accustomed to working with multidisciplinary teams and personalities. - Manage cross-functional teams (editorial, design, IT, etc.) during web site development lifecycle - Facilitate a smooth dialogue between NYT Editorial and third-party production vendor - Oversee third-party production vendor?s production progress according to the magazine publication schedule - Help third-party production vendor prioritize work tasks to meet our needs and product rollout commitments - Work closely with T editorial team to produce a site that maps to the magazine?s contents and aesthetic - Manage the editorial review process for every new issue and update - Manage and check corrections to designs and functionality; ?perform editorial and functional QA of new issues and updates - Review first pass design templates prior to team review - Convey issue contents lists, ongoing updates, and assets to third-party production vendor - Brief third-party production vendor on upcoming issue contents and new templates needed (with the help of T editorial specialists) - Provide information to NYTimes.com producers regarding update schedules and requirements - Serve as outward facing representative of NYTimes.com product team Requirements: - A background in managing editorial or project management - Familiarity with web development creative and technical processes - Production management experience in media or similar environment - Demonstrated ability to manage and lead teams toward a common goal - Strong lay understanding of Internet technology and its effective applications to content - A keen ability to multi-task and manage the details while keeping an eye on the big picture - Background in or affinity for New York Times-quality journalism

Equal Employment Opportunity

The New York Times Company is an equal employment opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, disability, national origin, citizenship, or any other protected characteristic. The New York Times Company is committed to diversity in its most inclusive sense.

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