Job openings/Product Manager - Multimedia Usability

 YOU ARE ...

.. ideally familiar with Wikimedia Commons, have a background in user experience and research, are excited about the prospect of working for a non-profit organization, can manage the development of a software product, and are able to crank out a user interface design or coordinate a user study on your own.

We're well aware that these skills may be hard to find in a single person. :-) This project has a total budget of $300,000 (including travel and research costs), and we'd love to put two full-time people on the job, a product manager and a software engineer. If the skills match well, this should allow us to make rapid iterative improvements to the multimedia uploading workflow for Wikimedia Commons.

If you feel you have a good set of some of these skills, we may still be able to figure out a way to make it work. Just send us your thoughts on how you think we could complement any skills gaps. We're also open to the option of making this a part-time position, and allocating additional funds for commissioning contractors.

JOB TITLE

Product Manager [CLOSED]

EMPLOYMENT DURATION

September 2009 until July 31, 2010

REPORTS TO

Program Manager

About the Multimedia Usability Project

The Multimedia Usability Project was realized by a grant from the Ford Foundation. The goal of this initiative is to make it easier to contribute to Wikimedia's multimedia repository, Wikimedia Commons. This includes improvements to the media upload interface, the workflow and documentation for choosing an appropriate license, the metadata interface, and the integration of Wikimedia Commons into Wikimedia's other projects, including Wikipedia.

More information: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimedia_Ford_Foundation_Grant_July_2009

JOB PURPOSE

Create all requirements documents related to the Multimedia Usability Project, manage the product roadmap, create or commission user interface and workflow designs, and coordinate user testing.

JOB SUMMARY


 * Draft requirements documents related to improvements to the multimedia contribution workflow
 * Create or commission user interface and workflow designs
 * Manage the development roadmap in coordination with the software developer
 * Coordinate collaboration opportunities with Wikimedia volunteers and third parties
 * Support the development of project reports to the Ford Foundation, as well as public updates on blogs and wiki pages
 * Plan and coordinate user testing, and help to develop recommendations based on results

QUALIFICATIONS


 * 3+ years of product management or project management experience on software projects, or comparable experience, is a requirement
 * Experience with Wikimedia Commons or a comparable multimedia-focused community project is a requirement
 * Experience documenting functional requirements is a requirement
 * Experience with open source development processes is a requirement
 * Budgeting and resource management experience is a requirement
 * Understanding of free content and open source licenses is a major plus
 * Experience with user research, user interface design and workflow design is a major plus
 * Strong analytical skills; excellent written and verbal communication skills