Universal Music Mobile: VP, Product Development & Operations, Santa Monica

Universal Music Mobile (UMM)-US is currently seeking a VP, Product Development & Operations, Universal Music Mobile – US for the Santa Monica, CA location.

The VP, Product Development & Operations for UMM will be responsible for owning the mobile product roadmap and development path for the division. The candidate is also directly responsible for the production oversight of all mobile products that the division will create including master tones, ringback tones, voice tones, images & video clips. Specific areas of direct accountability include production management, product planning and the overall accountability for the development and delivery of the primary revenue generating products of the division.

The candidate is accountable for managing internal product development resources in addition to external resources or vendors as well as the budgets and timelines to support the overall strategic and financial targets of the division.

Responsibilities:

– Develop mobile entertainment product roadmap, including product categories and quantities (master tones, ringback tones, voice tones, images, video clips and voice tones) updated on a monthly basis.

– Work with other divisional units including Sales/Licensing, Marketing & Business Affairs to ensure that the product roadmap reflects the overall vision and direction of the division along with the spirit of our artists & labels as well as specific marketplace and consumer trends.

– Manage production staff and/or outside vendors to enable the timely and cost effective production of our product deliverables.

– Develop detailed product specifications, processes and best practices with input from our distribution channels and platform providers.

– Perform near-term R&D role to keep a spirit of innovation and experimentation infused in the division’s mobile content product roadmap.

Requirements:

– At least 5 Years of consumer focused mobile product development experience, including multimedia (audio/video/image) production management.

– Experience with music oriented product preferred. Experience with client (BREW/J2ME/XHTML) & server application development is a plus. Experience with enabling mobile messaging & discovery technologies (SMS, WAP, etc.) required.

– Proven ability to deliver results in production oriented environments and is not afraid to “get your hands dirty” and do whatever is necessary to get the job done.

– Demonstrate a clear vision and long term insight into the direction of mobile entertainment products & services.

– Be open minded and willing to discuss and learn from others.

– Outstanding presentation & speaking skills using various media including presentation software.

– Excellent communication and relationship skills with all levels of executives, management, administrative staff.

– Ability to troubleshoot and provide feedback, guidance and solutions for product development plans.

– Strong technical, creative and business acumen – results and execution oriented.

– Strong knowledge and proficiency in MS Power Point, Excel, Word & Visio.

– Experience in managing people and projects.

– Ability to be a leader & demonstrate passion for mobile entertainment

Universal has always been part of your entertainment experience. Now you can be a part of the Universal experience. We offer competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and the opportunity to bring your talent and professional expertise to the world of entertainment.

Contact: For prompt consideration, please visit www.universalstudios.com/jobs and submit your interest for Requisition # 05-0102. EOE.

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