Product manager Audio
Job in
Greater London, London, Greater London, W1B, England, UK
Listed on 2026-08-26
Listing for:
Enfint
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-26
Job specializations:
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Creative Arts/Media
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Описание:
The Economist Group is a global media and information-services company delivering trusted analysis and insights through web, app, print, audio, conferences and film. Its audio products include article narrations, text-to-speech and podcasts that help subscribers build lasting listening habits.
Задачи:- Own the listening experience across the app, web and third-party platforms, including player quality, playback reliability and the end-to-end listener journey
- Lead delivery of article narration and text-to-speech scaling with Editorial and production teams
- Manage podcast hosting and distribution via Acast, including presence on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- Define and track success metrics for audio engagement, listening depth and habit formation
- Work with Engineering on audio infrastructure decisions, including streaming performance, content delivery and third-party integrations
- Partner with the Principal PM to feed audio insights into the broader Audio and Video roadmap
- Communicate progress, risks and priorities clearly to product, editorial and engineering stakeholders
- Experience shipping audio or media product features in a consumer app or digital platform
- Strong execution skills in a lean cross-functional team
- Attention to playback continuity, buffering and interface clarity
- Understanding of how listening habits drive subscriber value, engagement and retention
- Comfortable defining success metrics, running experiments and using data to make and defend product decisions
- Confidence working with editorial colleagues and balancing listener experience with journalistic standards
- Ability to collaborate within a small squad and across engineering, design and data science
- audio product experience with in-app and web players, narration pipelines, podcast hosting and distribution
- knowledge of text-to-speech technologies and editorial content products
- experience with Acast, Spotify and Apple Podcasts
- knowledge of engagement and retention metrics for audio formats
- multi-platform product delivery across web, app and third-party platforms
- enthusiasm for The Economist's mission, journalism and global audience
- Hybrid working pattern with 3+ days of office attendance required
- Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
- Private health insurance
- 24/7 Access to counselling and wellbeing resources through the Employee Assistance Program
- Work From Anywhere program for up to 25 days per year from locations where the employee has the legal right to work
- Generous annual and parental leave
- Dedicated days off for volunteering and moving home
- Free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, apps and podcasts.
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