Responsibilities:
* Define and implement a product strategy and roadmap for Clients media products in the areas of publishing and analytics
* Interact with customers and prospects to define market requirements and translate these requirements into a product plan
* Produce product requirements that the engineering team can deliver within specification, on time, and within budget
* Drive the successful release of products working closely with engineering and a full cross-functional team including product marketing, sales, channels, service and support, network and operations, integration services, customer care, and billing
* Define and roll-out positioning of products working closely with Product Marketing on the go to market plan
* Identity and implement partnerships for offering the Client media customers a complete solution for their business model
* Create and deliver sales training for the direct sales force as well as channel partner sales forces and technical services and support teams.
* Write and develop product collateral such as product descriptions, presentations, sales tools and technical white papers
* Represent the Client at conferences and other events.
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications
* Education: Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Computer Sciences or Engineering, MBA preferred
* 5 years of experience with product management, product marketing or product development or equivalent experience
* 2 years of experience with internet-related technologies or equivalent experience
Desired Qualifications
* Interest and knowledge of current digital media industry and trends
Preference given to candidates with experience managing and implementing media software and software-as-a-service products
* Situational fluency, ability to influence and motivate others, and perseverance to handle challenging business situations
* Ability to gather data from the market and customers to analytically determine business priorities
* Desire for on-going challenges and interest in continuously learning about new Internet technologies
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to a broad range of technical and business audiences
* Must be a team player
About AVID Technical Resources:
AVID (Applications, Voice, Internet, Data) Technical Resources is a contract and permanent IT recruiting company. Headquartered in Boston, AVID specializes in placing information technology professionals with either an Infrastructure Support or Applications Development background.
Since our inception in 2003, AVID has grown to be among the leading IT recruiting firms in the area. Forbes Magazine recently ranked AVID as one of the Leading IT Staffing Agencies in the Northeast and the Boston Business Journal listed AVID Technical Resources as one of the Fastest Growing Privately-held Companies in Massachusetts.