Blue Ant Media
Manager, Web Development and Digital Experience (1-Year - Maternity Leave Contract)
TELLING CAPTIVATING STORIES TO AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE
Blue Ant Media (TSX: BAMI) is an international streamer, production studio, advertising sales and rights-management business. The company operates a diverse portfolio of free streaming and pay TV channels internationally, including Love Nature, Cottage Life, Smithsonian Channel Canada, BBC Earth Canada, HauntTV, Homeful, and Love Pets, as well as the subscription streaming service MagellanTV. Its studio business produces and distributes a wide range of premium content across key genres for streaming and broadcast platforms worldwide. Blue Ant Media is headquartered in Toronto, with a presence in Los Angeles, New York, Miami, Singapore, London, Washington, Sydney, Halifax, and Ottawa. blueantmedia.com⼁Instagram⼁LinkedIn
Our employees are passionate experts in all of our business areas. They are fanatical about creating outstanding content and experiences, and about delivering them on new and evolving platforms. We actively seek new employees who embody our core values. We want them to think big, act with purpose, celebrate creativity, do the right thing, respect one another, and succeed together. We attract creative talents who are optimistic about the evolving future of content and who take pride in recognizing opportunities where others see challenges. At Blue Ant Media, we give them the flexibility to think like entrepreneurs, take ownership of their projects, take risks, and embrace innovation in a rapidly evolving media landscape. Our team members excel at collaborating with internal and external partners by building trusting, respectful working relationships.
Manager, Web Development and Digital Experience (1 Year – Maternity Leave Contract)
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Manager, Web Development and Digital Experience to oversee and evolve our global network of B2B and B2C digital platforms, including corporate, sales, brand, title-specific, and client-facing experiences. This role is responsible for ensuring our external digital footprint is cohesive, on-brand, high-performing, and technically sound - while delivering seamless, UX-first experiences for a wide range of end users, from buyers and partners to audiences and fans.
The ideal candidate brings a strong mix of website strategy, UX thinking, CMS and WordPress expertise, analytics, SEO, and digital marketing support, and thrives at the intersection of brand, marketing, and technology. This role plays a critical part in unifying our digital experience externally, supporting both content discovery and commercial objectives, while enabling marketing, editorial, sales, and business teams to work smarter and more efficiently.
This role will report to the VP, Marketing, Studios, Rights and Corporate and is a hybrid position requiring in-office attendance at our head office in Toronto for a minimum of three (3) days per week.
The anticipated salary range for this role is $70,000 - $80,000 per year, with final compensation determined by experience and qualifications.
Core Responsibilities & Duties
- Own the end-to-end strategy and management of Blue Ant’s digital properties, including corporate, brand, title-specific websites and key platforms such as the screening portal, ensuring best-in-class design, functionality, performance, accessibility, and security
- Lead digital experiences across B2B and B2C platforms, including corporate sites, sales, microsites and screening platforms, and consumer-facing sites for content discovery, marketing, and ticketed experiences - always prioritizing clarity, usability, and conversion
- Oversee and continuously optimize the screening portal experience, managing updates, UX improvements, content organization, and performance to ensure an intuitive and effective experience for clients and partners + maintaining and inputting metadata for all titles in the screening portal
- Own Google Account Manager access, permissions, and integrations, and manage Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager to ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and insights
- Own Typeform forms and surveys, including integrations, data integrity, and reporting
- Act as liaison for monetized video player management (Voltax), supporting implementation, performance tracking, and optimization
- Manage relationships with external development and technology partners, ensuring quality delivery, cost control, and clearly defined technical requirements
- Continuously evaluate, optimize, and evolve the tools, platforms, and workflows used by internal teams, identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and effectiveness
- Explore and implement AI-powered and automation-driven solutions to streamline website development, content publishing, analytics, and digital experience optimization, ensuring scalable and future-ready practices
- Identify emerging trends, technologies, and best practices in digital experience and web development, translating them into practical improvements across platforms
- Ensure all digital properties follow web security, privacy, and accessibility best practices and standards
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in digital platforms, websites, or digital experience roles
- Proven experience managing multiple websites and CMS platforms, ideally within media, entertainment, or consumer brands
- Experience working across both B2B and B2C digital ecosystems, with an understanding of distinct user journeys and business objectives
- Strong understanding of UX, SEO, analytics, CRO, and digital performance optimization
- Hands-on experience with WordPress and website publishing workflows
- Experience working with Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, email marketing platforms, and form tools
- Strong project management skills with the ability to work cross-functionally across creative, marketing, sales, and technical teams
- Comfort managing external vendors and translating business objectives into clear technical execution
Blue Ant Media Toronto, Ontario, CAN Office
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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