What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Product Manager (Backstage) position at 401 Cast & Crew LLC?
About Us
At Cast & Crew, we’ve empowered creativity and supported the global entertainment industry for decades. Together with our family of brands - Backstage, CAPS, Checks & Balances, Final Draft, Media Services, Sargent-Disc, and The TEAM Companies – we operate as a combined entertainment technology and services provider offering industry standard screenwriting accounting software, digital payroll products, data & reporting, and a host of creative tools. The industry continues to move faster than ever, and the need for our expertise, our technology, and our people has never been greater. We are a production’s best ally every step of the way. #OneCastOneCrew
About BackstageBackstage is the largest talent marketplace for the entertainment industry, media, brand marketers, and other content creators, matching their creative projects with the best actors, voiceover artists, production crew, and other industry professionals. Employers around the world use our best-in-class technology to staff over 50,000 creative projects a year in film, television, commercials, branded content, theater, experiential marketing, and more.
The Role:
Backstage is seeking an experienced and versatile Product Manager to help us expand beyond our core marketplace offering. You will be joining our team of five (and growing!) passionate product managers and designers who aim to make the world’s creator economy more accessible, inclusive, productive, and successful. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills, take bets, and be accountable for their own success. While we are open to remote US-based talent, there is a strong preference for NYC-based applicants for monthly on-site collaboration.
As a Product Manager on our team, you will lead the discovery, development, and growth of an exciting new product area. Additionally, you will be working closely with members of our engineering, design, data, marketing and operating teams to help drive the completion of our product roadmap. This position presents the unique opportunity to build something from the ground up and own the growth of a new revenue line.
Reports to Backstage’s Director of Product.
While we are open to remote US-based talent, there is a strong preference for New York City -based applicants for monthly on-site collaboration.
What You’ll Do:
Guide the vision, strategy and execution of a new Backstage product
Lead the product development lifecycle from ideation to launch to scale, ensuring alignment with company goals and user needs
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and implement the product roadmap and go-to-market strategy
Conduct market research and competitive analysis to inform product strategy and positioning
Build the product roadmap, define requirements, and prioritize features based on user feedback and business objectives
Strategize optimization of the growth funnel including onboarding, activation, and conversions beyond our core product. Experience with experimentation is a must.
Attuned to opportunities to leverage new technologies (ex. LLM) to build innovative workflows that solve real problems for the media and entertainment industry
What we’re looking for from you:
4 years of experience as a full-time Product Manager; experience with two-sided marketplaces or content-creator platforms strongly preferred
Proven experience bringing a commercially successful new product to market
Deep experience performing market, customer, and product research experience to understand your customers and uncover their true needs
Adept at using qualitative and quantitative research methods and methodologies, including market landscaping and competitor analysis, to support product decisions
Past experience owning go-to-market plans and commercial strategy for new products
Experience shipping high-quality software products that made a difference for your customers
Ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
About TCS
TCS’ mission is to empower creative talent and streamline the content creation process for projects in film, television, commercials/branded content, social media, theater, music video, video games, and more. We provide solutions that manage the entire project lifecycle, including talent discovery and staffing, production, post production, and distribution. Our brands include Backstage, Coverfly, FilmFreeway, Final Draft, ShareGrid, and Voice123. TCS is the creative services division of Cast & Crew, a family of individually innovative companies modernizing the ways in which content is created.
Benefits
Cast & Crew provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and more! Note: Cast & Crew benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.
Cast & Crew is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.
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Salary : $140,000 - $160,000
