Hot Topic

Manager

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of company websites and applications, with an emphasis on e-commerce.
• Oversee the work of third-party developers ensuring deliverables are on time and meeting expectations.
• Oversee the full software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Foresee capacity requirements for component usage and identify limitations. Provides input into story sizing, backlog grooming, and release planning
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, UX/UI Designers, QA, Marketing, and Web Engineering team to align web development initiatives with business goals.
• Monitors and actively participates in the engineering community, staying up to date on new software technologies and best practices and shares insights with others in the organization.
• Set coding standards and ensure best practices for security, performance, SEO, and accessibility.
• Prioritize, coordinate, and monitor development tasks to meet project deadlines and deliverables.
• Identify areas for continuous improvement in process, performance, and code quality.
• Participate in the design discussions and solutioning for various initiatives.
• Work with the latest architecture (SFRA) and additional ecommerce related platforms.
• Document design specifications, installation procedure, and other system-related information.
• Provide necessary documentation to assist the production releases and perform support handoffs.

Software Delivery Manager

Marketing

• At Hot Topic, help bring new and emerging pop-culture brands to life across digital, retail, and social channels.
• Coordinate the rollout of integrated marketing campaigns for new and emerging brands across digital, retail, and experiential channels.
• Partner with creative, merchandising, e-commerce, and social teams to ensure campaigns are delivered on time and aligned with brand voice.
• Attend meetings and liaise with internal/external partners to manage marketing calendars, timelines, and deliverables for assigned brands.
• Assist in developing creative briefs and campaign toolkits for emerging brands; coordinate asset requests, photo/video shoots, and creative approvals.
• Support social media content planning and partner with internal/external teams to increase emerging brand awareness.
• Gather and distribute campaign performance metrics (engagement, sales lift, traffic, ROI, dashboards) to stakeholders and share observations to inform future planning.
• Serve as primary liaison between the marketing team and merchant partners; support collaboration with external partners, agencies, licensors, and local event vendor coordination; attend on-site for local events.

Software Delivery Manager

Marketing Coordinator