Principal Product Manager
Senior hands-on product manager owning The Economist's audio & video product strategy — podcasts, audio narration and long-form video shows. Owns the roadmap end to end, partnering with Design, Editorial, Engineering and Analytics to grow subscriber engagement and retention across web, app and third-party platforms.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- London - Commercial
- Work setup
- Hybrid
- Seniority
- Principal
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
- Product
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Shipped audio or video product features in a consumer app or digital platform
- Knows how to move a lean, cross-functional team from idea to launch
- Thinks in strategy and roadmap terms, setting direction for a whole product area
- Understands how listening and viewing habits build long-term subscriber value
- Comfortable defining success metrics, running experiments and using data to make and defend decisions
- Experience working with editorial teams and understanding their constraints and priorities
Nice to have
- Audio product experience: in-app and web players, podcast hosting and distribution (Acast, Spotify, Apple Podcasts)
- Video product experience: VOD, live events, cross-device playback, casting (Airplay/Chromecast)
- Engagement and retention metrics for audio and video formats
- Multi-platform delivery across web, app and third-party platforms
- Enthusiasm for The Economist's journalism and global audience
Full description
Who we are
Since 1843, The Economist Group has championed independence, excellence and openness, helping people understand and tackle the critical challenges shaping the world. Today, we are building on that legacy as a global media and information-services company powered by digital innovation, analytical rigour and evidence-based insight.
Across our three businesses -The Economist, Economist Enterprise and Economist Education - we deliver trusted analysis and insights to individuals and organisations in more than 170 countries. United by a shared purpose to drive progress, we empower decision-makers to make sense of change and chart a course through an increasingly complex world.
As a colleague, you will be part of a culture that values ideas, encourages ownership and holds itself to high standards. We invest in people who are curious, thoughtful and adaptable, whether they are launching new products, reporting on global events or harnessing emerging technologies such as AI to improve how we work. Here, fresh thinking is taken seriously, ambition is matched by integrity, and great work is recognised. Working across disciplines, geographies and perspectives, we are united by a commitment to innovation, excellence and creating meaningful impact.
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The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs. We deliver thought-provoking journalism across formats: web, app and print. What unites us is our independence, our global perspective and our commitment to clarity of thought.
Audio and video are two fast-growing ways our subscribers experience The Economist. From podcasts and article narration to Insider long-form video shows, these formats give our journalism a human dimension and a growing role in the habits that keep subscribers with us.
We are looking for a Principal Product Manager to own our Audio & Video product strategy. This is a senior, hands-on role for someone who wants to shape a whole product area directly and build one of the most distinctive parts of our subscription.
About the role
The Principal Product Manager for Audio & Video owns launching new formats and features that add value to the subscription, then engage and then retain subscribers. You will set the roadmap for our audio and video proposition (podcasts, audio narration, Insider long-form video shows) and work with Design, Editorial, Marketing, Engineering and Analytics to ship it. You will report to the VP of Engagement.
This is an individual contributor role. You will own strategy and delivery directly, working hands-on with a cross-functional team.