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VP, Digital Media Technologies
Gannett
Mc Lean, VA, United States
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Explore the possibilities as a Vice President - Digital Media Technologies reporting directly to the CTO.
We are looking to add an Executive Leader who is a forward thinker, agile, and understands that growth happens through collaborating with diverse mindsets as well as empowering their team. This role seeks an individual who is able to articulate a vision and step outside of their comfort zone by embracing opposing sides for successful digital transformation.
Core competencies
• Technology skills:
◦ Digital media publishing and content management systems
◦ Consumer-facing digital technologies (web, mobile web, native mobile apps)
◦ Application and system development management in an iterative, agile, and fast-paced environment
◦ Application architecture and design in a complex technical ecosystem.
◦ Creation, management, and delivery of dynamic content at large scale
◦ Personalization and recommendation engines
◦ Content creation and curation workflows and tools
◦ Digital advertising and revenue systems
◦ Content Delivery Networks
◦ Taxonomy, tagging, Natural Language Processing
◦ Digital audience analytics and instrumentation
• Product / Business skills
◦ Operate at the intersection of Technology and Product Development
◦ Consumer digital product landscape
◦ Digital monetization models and revenue generation
◦ Act as valued partner and liaison with internal teams such content creators and editors in the newsrooms, as well as marketing, sales, and product development teams.
• Management and communication skills
◦ Management of team of approximately 50 software engineers, systems architects, analysts, and project managers.
◦ Translate product and business goals into technical strategy and roadmap
◦ Vocal and engaged participant in product strategy conversations, with rich understanding of the consumer digital world
◦ Close collaboration with partner technology teams such as Platform as a Service and DevOps, infrastructure, Data, cybersecurity, and program management
◦ Attract and retain key digital talent
◦ Build an engaged and creative team
• Qualifications
• 15 years or more of relative work experience within Technology
• 10 or more years of senior managerial experience within Technology, Digital Media/Internet driven business experience preferred
• Knowledge and/or hands on experience within the cloud based platforms, cybersecurity and audience data and analytics
• Experience in large national or international companies with a geographically widespread workforce.
• Demonstrated leadership in executing against strategic and operational goals by managing workflows, allocating resources, identifying gaps and communicating and partnering with key stakeholders.
• Experience with budgets and schedules to meet corporate requirements
• Well versed in development of corporate methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people.
• BS or MS in an Information Technology related field, or equivalent relevant experience.