Digital Product Manager - Sporting News
ABOUT SPORTING NEWS, THE COMPANY
The underlying ethos of Sporting News is positivity and passion for sports. To help drive those tenets, we have three core objectives:
At Sporting News, we celebrate the diversity of our employees and our leadership. Sporting News is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
ABOUT SPORTING NEWS, THE BRAND
One of the world’s most iconic sports brands, The Sporting News was founded in 1886 as a weekly U.S. newspaper. Later transitioning to a magazine, it became the dominant sports publication, acquiring nicknames like "The Nation's Oldest & Finest Sports Paper" and "The Bible of Baseball."
Sporting News is now a dynamic digital publisher offering a trusted perspective across multiple sports and topics all over the world. It features localised editions in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, U.K., Australia, India, Japan, Spain, and Argentina, with more territories and languages across the world.
TIMELESS & CRAFTED. No publisher has the heritage of The Sporting News (TSN). Established in 1886, it became the essential source for baseball and boxing content.
IMAGINATIVE & SCALABLE. Fast forward to today, TSN now covers all major sports worldwide with 15 local editions, leveraging a global network that understands local market nuance.
RELIABLE & RELATABLE. With a historic, trusted brand and unprecedented local media knowledge, TSN will be the leading international sports portal for right holders, gaming partners, advertisers, broadcasters ... and most importantly, fans.
Acquired by an international investment group in 2021 with deep sports, media and gaming experience, TSN is poised to become the first truly global digital sports media platform business.
ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE
Sporting News is growing and is searching for a Product Manager to help drive the strategy and development of both the website and native apps.
Sporting News, a sports media publication that originated in the United States in 1886, already has editions in 15 regions and in 5 languages. In 2023, we’re excited to expand our international footprint and digital offering.
We are looking for a motivated and driven Product Manager who will be able to strategise and work with globally-distributed internal and external stakeholders to make Sporting News become the leading global digital sports destination with world-class product experiences for the modern sports fan.
This high-profile role will have exposure to all aspects of the business, from the tactical to the strategic. Your innate creativity combined with your product management experience and results orientation will enable the business to drive timely product and market decisions that will be crucial to achieving our goals. Over time you will set the bar for how we imagine, build and deliver great products.
If you are looking to make your mark on a global product with a team of talented, driven, and ambitious people, now’s the time to raise your hand!
This permanent position can be based in our office in Vauxhall, London, or on a flexible, hybrid, basis, or there could be the opportunity to work fully remotely within the UK. It will report to the Delivery Manager.
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