(Temporary) Technical Program Manager, Digital Content Platforms

WELCOME TO HARTBEAT. WE ARE COMEDY. WE ARE CULTURE.

HARTBEAT is the global, multi-platform media company founded by Kevin Hart with a mission to keep the world laughing together. Operating at the intersection of comedy and culture, we are dedicated to creating, producing distributing, and marketing compelling content and experiences that make your heart beat a little faster.

Led by an award-winning team, Hartbeat is a trusted creative partner for the world’s top entertainment companies, platforms, and brands. We drive cultural impact and generate sales, subscriptions, buzz, and conversation with some of the most coveted audiences.

We are committed to nurturing the next generation of diverse comedians while collaborating with established comedy legends. Our ecosystem supports talent, content and brands across various formats, platforms, and opportunities in TV, film, digital, audio, and experiential.

Our flagship consumer brand, LOL! Network, engages audiences through its owned-and-operated social media channels, audio content, and partnerships with OTT platforms.

THE ROLE:

Hartbeat is seeking a Technical Program Manager (Temporary) to support the launch of a direct-to-consumer app for an exciting new initiative. This role will oversee the delivery of the consumer app, and serve as the primary liaison between Hartbeat stakeholders and an external development team to ensure the app delivers from a technical and business needs perspective. This role will ensure timelines are met, technical decisions support business needs, and the platform is set up for scalable content management and distribution.

Please note: This is NOT an Engineering role - this is a role that requires technical fluency, program leadership, experience working with external vendors, and managing all moving parts of an app development process.

PROJECT LENGTH: This temporary assignment will be a 4-month engagement with high ownership and visibility.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program & Vendor Leadership

• Leverage external development team in execution of consumer app development, managing and owning timelines, milestones, and dependencies across multiple workstreams

• Identify risks, unblock issues, and drive decisions to keep app delivery on track

• Ensure tech vendor execution aligns with agreed scope and business priorities

Business–Technical Translation

• Partner with Distribution, Creative, and Business stakeholders to clarify requirements

• Translate business needs into clear technical expectations for external development team

• Communicate technical tradeoffs and implications to non-technical leaders and stakeholders

Platform & Asset Readiness

• Bring working knowledge of media or digital asset management (MAM/DAM) concepts

• Advise on content ingestion, metadata, storage, and versioning considerations

• Ensure backend systems and data structures support AI-generated content and future scale

• Oversee UAT and app functionality sign-off before launch

Stakeholder Communication

• Run weekly status meetings and executive updates as needed

• Communicate costs involved in the development and day-to-day management of consumer app

• Maintain clear documentation on decisions, workflows, and assumptions

• Ensure alignment across internal and external teams

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

• 5+ years experience as a Technical Program Manager, Technical Project Manager, or similar

• Must have experience managing the development of consumer-facing apps

• Must understand video streaming app backend

• Must have experience leveraging external development team and manage product development, design, and testing (both iOS and Android) process from end-to-end

• Experience sourcing and identifying data maintenance and storage costs for consumer-facing app

• Must be adept at stakeholder communication, including communicating associated costs involved in the app-development process, and day-to-day management of consumer-app technology

• Track record of successfully navigating iOS and Android app store submission and approval cycles would be a nice-to-have

• Familiarity with content platforms, media workflows, or asset management systems

• Strong judgment, organization, and ability to operate in ambiguity

WORK HARD, LAUGH HARDER

Look, it’s called work for a reason. We show up for our teammates, our partners, and our audience. We’re a high-energy culture, where EVERYONE IS A HEADLINER, expected to give their best performance. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be fun, meaningful, and inspiring. Because if you’re not having fun at work, you’re missing a good time!

So, if you hate fun, never like to laugh, and hardly ever smile, we have the job for you – somewhere else. But if you believe in a culture of creativity, entrepreneurialism, inclusion, hustle, and heart – while prioritizing fun and funny – you belong here.

Must be 18 years or older and willing to submit to a reference check and must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.

BENEFITS

We got you! Hartbeat provides eligible employees competitive benefits, including: Medical, dental and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, paid vacation and holiday pay and generous family leave policies. We also offer 401(k) retirement savings plan, flexible spending account and an unlimited supply of laughs on company time (aftershock giggles may spill into personal time) and more!

COMPENSATION

Actual compensation within the pay range will be decided based on factors including, but not limited to, skills, competencies, prior relevant experience, and work location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses and incentives.

Hartbeat also offers a comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees, that include healthcare benefits, a 401(k) plan including an employer match, family planning, paid time off, paid parental leave, several paid holidays, and more.

NOTICES

We take this seriously. Hartbeat provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. As an equal opportunity employer, Hartbeat will provide reasonable accommodations as required by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.