Summer Intern - Product Management

Job Description

Paramount (NASDAQ: PARA; PARAA) is a leading global media and entertainment company that creates premium content and experiences for audiences worldwide. Driven by iconic studios, networks and streaming services, its portfolio of consumer brands includes CBS, Showtime Networks, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, BET, Paramount+, Pluto TV and Simon & Schuster, among others. The company delivers the largest share of the US television audience and boasts one of the industry's most important and extensive libraries of TV and film titles. In addition to offering innovative streaming services and digital video products, Paramount provides powerful capabilities in production, distribution, and advertising solutions.

Paramount believes in creating environments that allow our primary focus to remain on providing entertainment, education and information to our millions of viewers around the world. As part of this commitment to health and safety, Paramount requires COVID-19 vaccines for current US employees, including all newly hired employees, subject to applicable law.

Please note: for Technical roles, we may consider candidates who are rising Sophomores.

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Paramount is a global leader in premium streaming services with premiere content across CBS, Showtime, BET, MTV, Comedy Central, Nickelodeon, Smithsonian, Paramount Pictures and Epix. As a member of the Paramount+ product team, you'll build a world-class product experience across different international markets, all while putting customers first -- using data, market research, and user research to improve our products and grow the business.

Live TV & Video Product Team

The Live TV & Video product team collaborates closely with design, engineering, video operations and other global stakeholders to launch innovative new video playback features on Paramount+.

Paramount+ Production Management
Our team determines and executes the strategic vision for the Paramount+ service. We work with design and business intelligence teams to understand user behavior and develop improvements to the experience. We work with software engineering to prioritize and execute on new features and compliance initiatives.

Content Experience Team

The content experience team within product management works closely with brand, network, and BI to find the best ways to showcase our vast catalogue of content.

Consumer Product Department - Discovery & Experiences

Discovery & Experiences explore and build features for improving the discoverability of content and the viewing experiences across our platforms

Key Responsibilities (including, but not limited to):
• Drive delivery of new product feature initiatives.
• Develop feature ideas through competitive research, data analysis, and other available resources.
• Work cross-functionally with members of the product team, web developers, product designers, data & analytics engineers, and other team members on objectives and business requirements.
• Attend and participate in scrum ceremonies includes daily stand ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, backlog grooming, and retrospectives.
• Assist on initiatives/features (discovery work), digging into analysis around features, and conducting market research to assess market competition by comparing the company's products to competitors' products.
• Own a feature from end to end (ideation to delivery).

Qualifications:
• Microsoft Word Suite (Excel, PPT, Word)
• Studying Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Math or other related major.
• Interest in technology product management.
• Ability to apply critical thinking to solve business and technology problems.
• Competitive Analysis, Requirements Analysis, and Planning skills.
• Stellar oral and written communication skills.
• Familiarity with app development, product lifecycle, and scrum principles preferred.

Nice to have:
• Knowledge of online video formats of VOD / Linear / Live, and Ad-supported business model

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The hourly rate for this position is $38.00.

The hiring salary range for this position applies to New York City, California, Colorado, Washington state, and most other geographies. Starting pay for the successful applicant depends on a variety of job-related factors, including but not limited to geographic location, market demands, experience, training, and education.

https://www.paramount.com/careers/benefits

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ro694p-3-134-104-173-42 in your application.