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General Manager, Film Freeway

Ello

Product Engineer (Mobile)

ElevenLabs

Performance Marketing Lead

Ello seeks a Product Engineer (Mobile) to bridge design and engineering, focusing on seamless mobile front-end experiences.  Responsibilities include developing and integrating front-end components using React & Flutter, owning features end-to-end, acting as a liaison between design and engineering, building new components, and managing production workflows.  The ideal candidate possesses strong UI/UX design skills, mobile development experience (Flutter or native Android), and a computer science/engineering background.  They'll bring Ello's AI tutoring to life through character development and game interactions, ensuring engaging and educational experiences for children.

The world’s first AI reading coach that works with real books.

Tech Lead, Machine Learning

Senior Mobile Engineer (Flutter)

Senior Designer, New Products

Mobile Engineer (Flutter)

Design Engineer (Mobile)

<div class="_descriptionText_4fqrp_201">Engineering, full-timeSan Francisco (Relocation assistance available)Salary range: $140,000 - $210,000 + EquityAt Ello, our mission is to maximize the potential of all children. Our first product, Read with Ello, is an AI reading teacher that listens to children read out loud. Ello uses speech recognition to help them when they get stuck, makes up stories using generative AI, and inspires a love for reading.We’re now building on the success of Read with Ello and putting together the pieces of the world’s first complete AI teacher for all children. Together, we believe we can close the primary school education gap worldwide.Ello has been recognized on Fortune’s “Change the World” and Time’s 2024 Best Inventions lists. We are well-funded, backed by world-class investors, and ready to recruit new talent to help us achieve our vision.Who you’ll be joiningEllo is a rapidly growing, series A startup focused on revolutionizing the way children learn and interact with technology. You will work directly with Ello’s Co-founder &amp; CTO, Catalin Voss, on a small team (&lt;10) of engineers, learning designers, and PMs to develop new products. We work in-person out of our San Francisco office and we’re big believers in face-to-face collaboration.About the roleWe’re looking for a Product Engineer to bridge the gap between design and engineering, focusing on creating seamless front-end experiences on mobile platforms. You will own feature development from start to finish, at times acting as your own product manager, and collaborating closely with product and engineering teams. You don’t need to be an illustrator, but you’re able to take an existing component library and build new frontend tools from scratch on the frontend (React &amp; Flutter) without a designer. You’re responsible for bringing Ello’s tutoring AI to life through character development and game interactions. You pay attention to the details. You want to build products that delight users.We welcome candidates from both design and engineering backgrounds, but we prioritize strong technical foundations and demonstrated execution speed.Responsibilities<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Develop and integrate front-end components for mobile and web platforms, leveraging existing design systems and brand guidelines.</li><li>Own features end-to-end, from concept to delivery</li><li>Serve as a bridge between design and engineering, moving fluidly between UX/UI and technical problem-solving.</li><li>Build new components and maintain consistency within the app.</li><li>Set up basic infrastructure, manage production workflows, and handle continuous integration and app store delivery/release processes.</li></ul> Required Experience<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Design:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Proven UI/UX design skills, with experience across both mobile and web interfaces</li><li>Very high level of attention to detail. For example, you see how small changes in a character’s facial expression or the shading of a background affect the emotional impact of the end product</li><li>Demonstrated ability to work within existing design systems and brand standards to build new front-end components</li><li>Cross-functional skills, having either picked up engineering from a design domain or design skills from a computer science background</li></ul></li><li>Engineering:<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Experience with object-oriented programming and production-grade mobile development</li><li>Computer science/engineering background or equivalent extensive front-end engineering experience</li><li>Knowledge of front-end development platforms (web and mobile)</li><li>Understanding of mobile app architecture, design patterns, and performance optimization techniques</li><li>Experience with Flutter or native Android development in Java/Kotlin</li><li>Familiarity with Git flow, basic infrastructure setup, and production workflows</li><li>Exposure to continuous integration, app store delivery, and release processes</li><li>Exposure to agile development methodologies and project management tools, version control systems, and collaborative development tools</li></ul></li></ul> Nice to have experience<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Experience as a product manager or in a role with significant ownership over features or components.</li><li>Experience with game development</li><li>Experience with generative AI applications</li><li>Experience with designing products for children</li></ul>We look for candidates who<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Have something to teach us</li><li>Want to do work they are proud of to ship products they are proud of</li><li>Have an urge to make a real impact on child development at scale</li><li>Take initiative and full ownership of their work</li><li>Prefer open and direct communication grounded in empathy to beating around the bush</li><li>Exemplify integrity in their actions, decisions, and communication</li><li>Want to build meaningful relationships at work</li></ul>Here are some reasons to be a part of our team<ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li>Immerse yourself in a collaborative environment surrounded by an A+ team</li><li>Dive deep into the rapidly evolving world AI and interactive learning.</li><li>Experience the joy of turning your designs and code into engaging and educational experiences for children worldwide.</li><li>Work in tandem with our engineering teams to harness the full power of technology to reimagine education.</li></ul>About ElloEllo is a public benefit corporation on a mission to maximize the potential of all children. We’re currently around 45 people, headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in São Paulo, Brazil; Nairobi, Kenya; and New York.Our team has deep expertise in artificial intelligence, K-12 education, and child development across institutions such as Stanford, Berkeley, Google, Apple, and more. We were part of Y Combinator’s W20 batch and are funded by world-class investors including Goodwater Capital, Homebrew, Reed Hastings, Common Sense Growth, Ravensburger, Project A Ventures, Reach Capital, Khosla Ventures, WndrCo, Visible Ventures, and K9 Ventures.We’re a small, collaborative team that takes each other’s voices very seriously. Because our mission is to support all children, it is critical that our team is representative of the communities we work in; we place significant emphasis on ensuring diversity in our team and inclusion in our culture.We feel enormously privileged to be one of the few companies that has the opportunity to take a shot at truly revolutionizing education with AI at this inflection point in technology. We don’t take it for granted, so we work quite hard to turn that vision into reality with urgency. We want to create an environment in which we can all be our best selves, use our strengths to take Ello forward, and develop our own skills. We want to have fun while working hard to do impactful things that we’re proud of – and we believe it’s possible to do both.At Ello, we view diversity as a moral imperative and a competitive advantage. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, skin color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We plan and structure our interviews to directly assess skills and experience. If you need any accommodations throughout the interview process, please reach out to jackie@ello.com.Compensation Range: $140K - $210K</div>

General Manager for FilmFreeway, leading product strategy, roadmap & team. Must have experience launching consumer-facing brands and film industry knowledge.

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 At Cast &amp; Crew, we've empowered creativity and supported the global entertainment industry for decades. Together with our family of brands - Backstage, CAPS, Checks &amp; Balances, Final Draft, Media Services, Sargent-Disc, and The TEAM Companies – we operate as a combined entertainment technology and services provider offering industry standard screenwriting accounting software, digital payroll products, data &amp; reporting, and a host of creative tools. The industry continues to move faster than ever, and the need for our expertise, our technology, and our people has never been greater. We are a production's best ally every step of the way. #OneCastOneCrew About FilmFreeway FilmFreeway is the home of the Film Industry's top festivals and filmmakers. Trusted by brands including HBO, The Oscars®, ESPN, NBC-Universal, Lionsgate, PBS, NPR and more, FilmFreeway is the world's leading film festival marketplace. Every day, thousands of filmmakers, writers and artists use FilmFreeway to submit to over 12,000 of the world's best film festivals and contests (including 150+ Oscar and BAFTA qualifying festivals). FilmFreeway is setting the industry standard for how filmmakers and fans discover, submit, and get tickets to thousands of film festivals and creative contests worldwide. Backstage Holdings is part of Cast &amp; Crew, a family of individually innovative companies modernizing the ways in which content is created. The Role: FilmFreeway is seeking a General Manager to devise our product strategy, own the roadmap for all our product offerings, set our future product vision, and oversee our general operations. This is a great opportunity for someone to run a fast growing and exciting business. We are a scrappy team of six, and together we've built a revolutionary product and platform that has accounted for over $10M in annual revenue and significant year-over-year growth over the last five years. Our platform has transformed the film industry by providing a digital solution to the expensive and laborious process of traditional mail-in film festival submissions. We are a stable, high-margin business looking for a leader to help us scale while providing the framework and structure to do so effectively and efficiently. You will be charged with both strategy and execution of product initiatives, including ideating opportunities for expansion, new feature development, and improvements to our existing products. You will be managing a team of engineers, customer success, and marketing professionals. We value independence and autonomy, and trust our team to execute their tasks while working collaboratively towards mutual goals. As we are a lean team in a scaling organization, you must covet the opportunity to be a hands' on contributor in a senior leadership role. The General Manager will report to the President of TCS, the creative services division of Cast &amp; Crew. What You'll Do: <ul><li>Set the strategic product vision for FilmFreeway and our products; envision the future landscape of the film industry, and how we may provide solutions that solve the pain points of our customers</li><li>Lead extension of FilmFreeway brand into new verticals and partnerships; work closely with Growth team to increase awareness of evolving brand and product offerings</li><li>Manage a fully distributed high performance team across multiple disciplines; foster a positive environment that encourages collaboration, upholds commitment to process, and provides professional development and mentorship</li><li>Own P&amp;L and set metrics to measure success of product and team against business and growth objectives</li><li>Drive penetration of product in new global markets, leveraging deep primary and secondary research accessed through surveys, competitive landscaping and other methodology to understand and meet specific localization challenges</li><li>Work closely with executive stakeholders to strategize and plan the roadmap, including resource allocation, budget, and timeline</li><li>Leverage analytics tools to measure and report product and project success, and guide pivots and iterations as necessary</li><li>Serve as subject matter expert for product needs; implement new processes, technology, and tools to improve efficiency and effectiveness</li><li>Work closely with other TCS teams to strategize mutually beneficial partnerships; research, ideate, and prioritize new opportunities </li></ul>
What we're looking for from you: <ul><li>Proven experience launching a new consumer-facing brand or moving a successful product into a new category or region; marketplace experience a plus</li><li>Film industry experience, interest, or knowledge strongly preferred</li><li>Executive presence; you possess gravitas and authority, and you're a leader that your team and organization trust implicitly to make appropriate and data-driven decisions</li><li>Experience hiring, managing, mentoring, and leveling up a remote team</li><li>Exceptionally strong process that you can articulate clearly, thoroughly, and concisely to technical and non-technical audiences</li><li>Adept at using qualitative and quantitative research methods and methodologies, including market landscaping and competitor analysis, to support product decisions</li><li>A deep understanding of trends, technologies, and best practice, you possess the adequate knowledge and flexibility to determine the appropriate software development methodology (Scrum, Kanban, etc) for each unique situation</li><li>Technical acumen; you may not be a developer, but you are able to understand and confidently communicate with engineers, analysts, designers, and other resources</li><li>Advanced written and verbal communication skills that can be tailored to suit a variety of individual personalities and levels of seniority</li><li>Excellent stakeholder management skills, including driving consensus and alignment</li><li>Experience with web products and web technologies; SAAS experience a bonus </li></ul>
Special Work Conditions <ul><li>Sedentary – Involves sitting most of the time but may involve walking or standing for brief periods of time. Some positions may entail exerting up to 15 lbs. of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force to lift, carry, push, or pull. </li></ul>
Compensation is commensurate with various factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, skills, training, licensure, certifications, geographic cost of labor, and other business and organizational needs. Compensation range for candidates in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location. The compensation range for this position is: $180,000—$220,000 USD Benefits Cast &amp; Crew provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, health and wellness programs, employee discounts, and more! Note: Cast &amp; Crew benefits are subject to eligibility requirements. Due to the high volume of applicants, it is likely that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. CA residents: Your personal information may be collected in connection with certain services provided by Cast &amp; Crew or its affiliated companies. A summary of your California privacy rights can be found at: https://www.castandcrew.com/privacy-policy/ Cast &amp; Crew is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce and sustaining an inclusive culture. It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on job-related qualifications and ability to perform a job, without regard to age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, disability, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship or marital status, and to maintain a non-discriminatory environment free from intimidation, harassment or bias based upon these grounds.
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