Software Project Manager/Producer: Digital Blue, Inc
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- Job Description and Responsibilities:
- Software Project Manager/Producer
Looking for growth potential? Digital Blue is a leading maker of electronics and software for the youth market. Digital Blue’s innovative consumer electronics are used by millions of kids and teens worldwide each day. Award-winning educational products, including the Smithsonian Computer Microscope and the Digital Movie Creator 3.0, are used in classrooms around the world. Digital Blue has partnered with Warner Bros. Consumer Products to develop an innovative line of youth electronics for the upcoming Batman movie to be released in the summer of 2008. Other hot products include the American Idol Digital Camera and Camcorder, along with top sellers that include the Disney Pix line of digital cameras, the Disney Mix line of personal media players, and the new Disney Flix Digital Video Camera.
Digital Blue is looking for a Project Manager to grow with the product development team.
This position will be responsible for supporting the Director with project development tasks. In addition, to supporting the Director, the Project Manager will own the day-to-day development tasks of sku feature update projects.
This position will:
+ Work with marketing, engineering personnel, and 3rd party development firms on fulfilling product line strategies
+ Maintain project schedules and development
+ Capture specifications
+ Serve as primary point of contact and coordination for 3rd party vendors
+ Manage production of branded and non-branded product content, including any editing for inclusion in software
+ Partner with Quality Assurance personnel in test planning, defect resolution, and milestone approval
Flexibility is critical in this position! It is expected that this person will be responsive to various needs and new project duties as they occur during the course of development.
This position will be staffed in our Atlanta, Georgia office. Digital Blue is a unique organization, operating with a West Coast culture while taking advantage of a lower cost of southern living. The city of Atlanta has world-class offerings in professional sports, music, food, and is home to various industry leaders like Coca Cola, Home Depot, Bellsouth, and UPS.
Digital Blue provides medical, dental, vision, 401k, and life insurance benefits. Salary DOE.
- Requirements:
- This position requires a minimum of 2-4 years of experience in direct creative development and project management. The candidate must have completed at least one full consumer software product lifecycle. Experience with kids’ products desired, but not required. Candidate’s skill set must include excellent communication skills, project management experience and the ability to work comfortably and effectively to bridge technical and creative environments. A bachelor’s degree in related field is required.
- Desired Skills and Pluses:
- Experience in producing interactive games, DVD, rich media, interactive media is a plus for this position.
