{"id":11595,"date":"2012-04-17T11:42:23","date_gmt":"2012-04-17T15:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=11595"},"modified":"2012-04-17T11:42:23","modified_gmt":"2012-04-17T15:42:23","slug":"job-product-architect-kbsp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2012\/04\/17\/job-product-architect-kbsp\/","title":{"rendered":"[JOB] Product Architect, KBSP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>KBSP is looking for a Product Architect to join its Product Development team. Product Development is responsible for managing a marketing product&#8217;s life cycle from start to finish.\u00a0 Current products take the form of web sites, mobile apps, hardware installations, social media programs, e-commerce storefronts, etc.\u00a0 The responsibilities of the Product Architect would be:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Participating in brainstorms\/workshops\/hot-houses during the development of an idea.<\/li>\n<li>Serving as a thought partner with art-directors and copywriters, as well as an assessor of technical feasibility<\/li>\n<li>Synthesizing input from internal and external stakeholders to develop product vision and serve as a central record-keeper for that vision<\/li>\n<li>Turning high-level software requirements into client facing proposals and SOWs<\/li>\n<li>Developing business requirement documents<\/li>\n<li>Partnering with account staff to provide client-friendly explanations of technical solutions and vision.<\/li>\n<li>Collaborating with developers, U\/X designers, and vendors to establish the technical vision and analyze tradeoffs between usability and performance needs<\/li>\n<li>Providing input to producers to develop timelines, work estimates, and cost estimates<\/li>\n<li>Collaborating with producers to drive technical development<\/li>\n<li>Working with new business teams on client pitches<\/li>\n<li>Working on multiple projects and clients concurrently<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The job of Product Architect touches most disciplines in the agency and is the perfect role for a person who is comfortable working with and able to understand the many roles within an agency.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You\u2019re into the big-picture<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re interested in developing technology that can drive marketing solutions<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019re well versed in integration with popular technologies (facebook, twitter, foursquare, etc) at the API level and able to learn the capabilities and limitations of new technologies quickly<\/li>\n<li>You have an understanding of various programming languages and patterns<\/li>\n<li>You have some coding experience and have built projects on your own<\/li>\n<li>You have a curiosity around technology and explore it even in you free time<\/li>\n<li>You have a masters (computer science, mba-operations, mis, creative technology) or equivalent experience<\/li>\n<li>You have 2-3 years experience in either an advertising agency or business analyst role<\/li>\n<li>You are comfortable owning a project from start-to-finish<\/li>\n<li>You have a pleasant attitude<\/li>\n<li>You are good at explaining complex concepts in a simple way<\/li>\n<li>Documentation is your friend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Spies &amp; Assassins\u00a0<\/strong>is a new creative technology company specializing in the development of intellectual property and new product innovation. A joint venture between MDC Partners and kirshenbaum bond senecal + partners, it is dedicated to creating opportunities beyond digital to capture new non-advertising revenue streams. Edward Brojerdi, Chief Creative Technologist, kbs+p, who conceived of the new venture, will helm the firm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Spies &amp; Assasins, we are going full throttle after the innovation bucket and taking our game to a whole new level,\u201d said Brojerdi. \u201cIt\u2019s incredibly liberating because, for the first time, we will not be working against a client brief but inventing products for ourselves. Each new product has the potential to be a stand-alone micro-business. If it makes sense to pair up with a brand, we can go that route. If not, we can market our products direct to consumers ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spies &amp; Assasins was born out of a major kbs+p\u2019s strategic initiative called Speed to Genius, a new industry model that delivers world class creativity and a higher return on clients\u2019 marketing investments in a dramatically shorter period of time.<\/p>\n<p>Apply here: \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hire.jobvite.com\/CompanyJobs\/Careers.aspx?c=qI29Vfwy&amp;page=Job%20Description&amp;j=ooDkWfw1\">http:\/\/hire.jobvite.com\/CompanyJobs\/Careers.aspx?c=qI29Vfwy&amp;page=Job%20Description&amp;j=ooDkWfw1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KBSP is looking for a Product Architect to join its Product Development team. 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