Coordinator, Digital Products

About Sesame Workshop:

Sesame Workshop is the global impact nonprofit behind Sesame Street and so much more. For over 50 years, we have worked at the intersection of education, media, and research, creating joyful experiences that enrich minds and expand hearts, all in service of empowering each generation to build a better world. Our beloved characters, iconic shows, outreach in communities, and more bring playful early learning to families in more than 150 countries and advance our mission to help children everywhere grow smarter, stronger, and kinder.

Learn more at www.sesame.org and follow Sesame Workshop on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X.

Position Summary:

The Coordinator, Digital Products is a member of the Marketing Operations and Digital Product team in Marketing & Communications and reports to the Senior Director of Digital Products.

The Coordinator supports the Digital Products team in the creation and maintenance of interactive web, app products, and digital services. They work closely with all members of the Digital Products team as well as assisting with outside vendors and other departments within Sesame Workshop.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the development and maintenance of our domestic and international sites: SesameWorkshop.org, Sesamestreet.org, pbskids.org/sesame, ss4mf.org, and SesameCentral.org as well as other web properties and mobile apps around the world. Support includes uploading, trafficking, getting approvals, publishing, and proofing content.
• Support producers in the creation of interactive content for children, parents and educators.
• Proofread, aid in metadata collection, review content and curate assets, support Quality Assurance testing.
• Draft dialogue for interactive games, and web copy.
• Maintain and update game asset and audio library
• Transcode and proof video edits, record and/or edit placeholder dialogue, basic digital image editing (resizing, etc.)
• Manage delivery of games or apps via project tracking systems such JIRA; maintain and meet tight deadlines for daily deliverables. Research and stay abreast of our competitive landscape on digital platforms
• Utilize Google Analytics to present monthly reports for multiple properties as needed.
• Contribute to creative content brainstorms and design meetings
• Gather, review, create, repurpose and traffic content assets to other team members
• Schedule meetings, take notes, communicate effectively with the team and to internal stakeholders
• Communicate and collaborate with external vendors/game developers and internal Engineering team

Minimum Qualifications Required:

• The ideal candidate should have 1+ years of professional relevant experience: digital media content production or publishing and development experience (with exposure to interactive media and/or non-profits preferred)
• Familiarity with content management tools (Wordpress, Drupal or another CMS), HTML/CSS, Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Audacity, Microsoft Word/Excel, Google Analytics
• Applicants should have excellent reading and writing skills and be detail-oriented.

Other Preferred Qualifications:

• An interest in children’s media and experience with games and videos is strongly suggested.
• Bilingual Spanish / Verbal and/or written helpful.

Equal Opportunity Employment (EOE) Statement

Sesame Workshop is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, predisposing genetic characteristics, pregnancy-related condition, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

PSEA Statement

Sesame Workshop is an equal-opportunity employer. All employment decisions are based on the business needs, job requirements & suitability of the candidate. Sesame Workshop strictly follows the Child Safeguarding Policy, and the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Policy. These have been developed to ensure the maximum protection of program participants from exploitation and to clarify the responsibilities of Sesame Workshop staff, consultants, visitors to the program and partner organization, and the standards of behavior expected from them.