As you may have seen we recently received a $300,000 grant to work on multimedia usability.

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimedia_Ford_Foundation...

A critical position for the project is the product manager role. We've just posted the position as we're imagining it. Originally we conceived of this as two part-time roles, but if we can find the right skills in a single person, we'd prefer that. This job is in some ways tailored to an experienced Wikimedia Commons community member who also knows a thing or two about designing good software and optimizing user experience. (Please no jokes that the current site is evidence that such a person doesn't exist. ;-) Take a look at the job description here:

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Job_openings/Product_Manager_%28Multimed...

Ideally we'd like to bring the person to San Francisco if they aren't already there, but I'm open to investing in the right person for visa process and relocation if we think there's a long-term perspective beyond the project. (We would likely only initially be able to commit to a project contract, though.) If you're interested please send us your background and some thoughts on the project and how you feel you could work together with an engineer to make good things happen (see application instructions in posting above).

Thanks, Erik