E.W. Scripps is a company rich in media history focused on the future. We are one of the nation's largest independent TV station owners with 60 stations nationwide, and we are working to stay ahead of the ways in which people use technology to find news and information. Our commitment to the future means that discovery is commonplace, the status quo is challenged, iteration and collaboration are the norm and new ideas are welcome.  Join a team of top performers and help shape the future of the most strategic and well positioned media company – E. W. Scripps.  This position will be located in Cincinnati, OH or Washington, DC.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Study competitors’ services and products.


• Explore new ways of improving existing services and products.


• Provide product training and technical expertise.


• Determines customers' needs and desires by specifying the research needed and working alongside the sales team.


• Recommends the nature and scope of present and future product lines by reviewing product specifications and requirements; appraising new product ideas and/or product or packaging changes.


• Brings new products to market by analyzing proposed product requirements and product development programs; establishing time schedules with engineering and manufacturing.


• Completes operational requirements by scheduling and assigning employees; following up on work results.


• Identify and present innovative product solutions.


• Work with development leads so that product requirements are understood.


• Work with project management software.


• Coordinate product releases with marketing, sales, and development teams.


• Answer product related inquiries.


• Works with the product owners to map out and deliver on their requirements.


• Works with the UX Team in order to design the appropriate solutions to fulfill business needs.

Responsibilities:

• Take ownership over MarketPredict product within Scripps to improve customer satisfaction and grow revenue.


• Own product development work of several software engineers.


• Work cross-functionally with sales and customer success to ensure new business and customer happiness.


• Deeply understand customer use cases and pain points.


• Collaborate with business development, design, marketing, and other Scripps teams.


• Identify new product opportunities and work together with engineering and design teams to see them through

Education, Experience, and Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree.


• 3+ years’ experience as a product manager of a SaaS product.


• Political Experience: at least 1 cycle spent at a national party committee, nationwide PAC organization, a tier-1 statewide campaign, tier-1 statewide PAC, or equivalent experience AND 2 or more cycles spent working in competitive down ballot races.


• Permanent US work authorization.


• Experience shipping complex software to real users.


• Has worked closely with software engineers to deliver products.


• Can formulate a product vision and can prioritize tasks to achieve it.


• Embraces process and can identify ways to improve our processes.


• US based and willing to travel to Washington, DC or Cincinnati on occasion.


• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.


• Strong planning and organizing skills.


• Negotiation skills in dealing with other project and development team members.


• Ability to work effectively and independently.


• Advanced knowledge of MS Office applications including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.


• Agile development process knowledge (Scrum) is a plus.


• Desired Experience Areas: Product Management, People Management, Understanding the Customer, Product Development, Requirements Analysis, Pricing, Planning, Competitive Analysis, Sales Planning, Inventory Control, Financial Planning and Strategy.

About Scripps: 

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is one of the nation’s leading media companies, focused on creating a better-informed world through a portfolio of news, information and entertainment brands. Scripps will become the nation’s largest television broadcaster, reaching 73% of U.S. television households through 108 stations in 76 markets, pending regulatory approval of its acquisition of ION Media. Committed to serving local audiences through objective journalism, Scripps operates 60 local TV stations in 42 markets. It is creating a national TV networks business that will include ION Media’s entertainment programming, Newsy’s straightforward headline and documentary news content and the five popular Katz broadcast networks including Bounce and Court TV. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company. If interested, please apply at www.scripps.com/careers.

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