Product Manager

  • Full-time

Company Description

Founded in 2009, Digital Theatre was the world’s first consumer platform to bring the highest-quality theatre into people’s homes, and has since grown to become a leading subscription video-on-demand brand.  

Job Description

(In-office, or hybrid working, but must be based in or near London)

We’re looking for a Product Manager excited by our mission to bring best-in-class theatre into homes globally, and who can help us grow and manage our platform. Working in a dedicated “intrapreneurial” D2C division within the wider (Education-focused) Digital Theatre group, this is a great opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, likes “getting stuff done”, and is enthused by bringing joy to our consumers.

In the role you will:

  • Be responsible for product functionality and UX across our web and expanding app platforms

  • Manage the tech relationship with our 3rd party white-label platform vendor & other integrations

  • Optimise our platform UX by working cross-functionally with production, marketing, customer services and external partners

  • Develop the end-to-end technical architecture required to support an ambitious scaling plan

  • Help mould our long-term ambitions to be leading the field technically and artistically

  • Analyse data, spot problems and devise solutions, reporting direct to the GM

Qualifications

In this wide-ranging role, the ideal person is someone who:

  • Has 2-5 years experience of product management, which must include experience of managing 3rd party vendors

  • Delivers high quality technical projects on time and to budget

  • Understands the tech complexity of multi-tiered web solutions and systems integration

  • Project manages by gathering requirements, breaking them down into executable steps and then ensures our 3rd party platform vendor delivers on time

  • Builds in quality assurance at every step

  • Strives to learn new skills and stay ahead of tech developments, successfully applying them to build better product

  • Is used to working in fast-paced or start-up environments

Desirable (but not essential) experience:

  • Experience of Video on Demand or content management platforms

  • A familiarity of the performing arts sector

  • Experience of working in a start-up or other fast-paced environment

Additional Information

To support and inspire you, you will have:

  • A world-class content library

  • A core tech platform built by a global-leader in streaming content

  • A highly knowledgeable and respected Content and Publishing Department

  • An energised team dynamic with a big growth story
     

Benefits and company culture:

  • 25 days holiday

  • Day off for your birthday 

  • Fab Friday drinks & nibbles and company updates 

  • Wellness Wednesday once a month

  • Book club

  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave 

  • Pension (statutory) 

  • Socials: End of year retrospective and culture-building event, pub quizzes, karaoke, breakfasts.

Application process:

Please send you CV, plus a covering note explaining why the role appeals to you, and your current notice period.

n.b. Job descriptions sometimes feel like they are asking for the moon on a stick. We are interested in hearing from you if you are interested in the arts and working for us. Digital Theatre is an equal opportunities employer, we celebrate multiple approaches and points of view. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our growth and success so we are building a culture where difference is valued. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills and we actively encourage applications from everyone.