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Liquid Digital Media provides software and services for delivery of digital media on the Internet. Founded in 1996 to sell music online, Liquid Digital Media continues to lead the way in the publishing, distribution, and commerce of digital media.
We offer a dynamic work environment full of talented and dedicated people who continually strive to develop the latest solutions for delivering digital media. Liquid Digital Media is the "powered by" fulfillment partner for a major retail channel for digital media.
Here are some of the other advantages of working for Liquid Digital Media:
Work/Life Balance - Not just buzzwords, we believe there’s more to life than just work and our management team is committed to maintaining that reality for our employees.
Music - While not everyone here is musically inclined, we definitely attract people who have a love for anything music related. Some of our employees are DJs, singers, song writers and many of them moonlight as bona fide musicians! And access to more music than you could listen to in a lifetime.
Food - Free snacks and sodas.
Location - A five minute walk from the CalTrain station, we're located in eclectic downtown Redwood City. We're walking distance to local gyms, restaurants of every kind, movies, shopping, Whole Foods and Safeway.
Weather - Redwood City offers the world's best climate. Don't just take our word for it, here's proof!
Events - Whether it's attending a mid week SF Giants game, having a nice dinner in the city or enjoying a picnic in the park, we do our best to get out and enjoy the many advantages of living in the Bay Area.
This position will be responsible for all aspects of Release Management at a digital media delivery internet site with a high rate of growth. This person will be responsible for the successful planning and deployment of all releases into our production environment. This position will work closely with members of Product/Project Management, Engineering, Content, QA and IT/Operations teams, as well as with all levels of management within the organization. The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to define, drive and manage all aspects of the release process including: running change control meetings, setting and communicating release schedules, identifying and resolving or escalating release risks and issues, developing and managing detailed release plans, and participating in basic hands on release tasks.
This individual must be able to handle a number of simultaneous projects, demonstrate a sense of urgency and ownership to drive projects to completion, and be successful in a collaborative environment. At least three to five years of disciplined release planning or project management experience in the Internet or software industry with increasing demonstrated responsibility and success is required. Strong problem solving skills is required as is the ability to create a release plan from various inputs. Must have the experience to understand how this plan comes together and how to test the plan before release time. We are looking for someone who is also a strong leader with the ability to handle stressful situations, motivate people and to run meetings. A working knowledge of computer systems, applications and networks is necessary. Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of management are also critical success factors in this role. Hands on experience performing releases is a plus. This job requires occasional work in the evenings.
- Work with Development, QA and IT to develop release project plans for the development, test and deployment activities required to successfully deliver a software release
- Create MS-Project project plan
- Work with Development, QA and IT to identify resources and apply resources to plan
- Communicate release progress to internal and external parties
- Manage change control process
- Maintain issue list and report project status
- Manage assigned projects successfully, on time, and within scope
- BS or equivalent experience in Computer Science or other technical field.
- 5 years project management experience at an Internet based company
- 5 years experience in software engineering / release engineering, system administration or Oracle database administration
- Experience working with Weblogic, Apache, Oracle, Windows, UNIX/LINUX
- Understanding of networks and highly available websites
- Knowledge and interest in digital music and distribution a plus
- Excellent working knowledge of project management software – such as MS Project
- Familiarity with version control systems, such as GIT or Perforce
- Experience working in an agile development environment
- Ability to work well with a wide variety of people from development, QA, product management, and IT/operations
- Strong organization and communications skills
- High level of problem solving skills
- Ability to be flexible and to think quickly – work and lead well under pressure
To apply, please send a word or pdf attached version of your resume to jobs at liquid.com.