Associate Product Manager
- Full-time
Company Description
Her Campus Media is the #1 media portfolio for college students and Gen Z. Our brands -- Her Campus, Spoon University, College Fashionista, InfluenceHer Collective, and Generation Hired -- reach an audience of over 130 million social followers and 19 million monthly unique users, and count more than 50,000 influencers and student ambassadors at 1,500 colleges in our global network. Whether through content, resources, events, or other experiences, our mission is to support, celebrate, inspire, amplify, and equip Gen Z to realize their dreams as individuals and for society. We also power full-service, integrated marketing programs for the world’s top brands, who partner with us to create authentic, meaningful connections with our audience.
Her Campus Media is made up of passionate, entrepreneurial, ambitious doers who are fired up about cultivating the next generation of leaders and changemakers. We are a small but mighty team of individuals, most of whom identify as women, committed to continuing to build a dynamic and inclusive organization where we want to work. Visit our Careers page to learn more about our culture and what makes us tick at hercampusmedia.com/careers!
Job Description
We are seeking a passionate, solutions-oriented Associate Product Manager (APM) to support our growing product team and kick our product growth into high gear. You’ll collaborate with every team at Her Campus Media, balancing competing priorities without losing sight of our north star: building the most beloved, authentic, and cutting-edge brand and products to inspire and empower college women.
This role is ideal for a confident problem-solver who relishes any opportunity to tackle a project and run with it. You’ll work closely with a wide variety of internal stakeholders and build relationships with everyone from sales to editorial. From your first day, you’ll play an integral role in helping our team set our development roadmap for 2022 and beyond. We are rapidly scaling our development resources and product goals, giving this role tremendous opportunity for growth.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the Director of Product and other team members to scope, prioritize, QA, and implement new features and improvements for HerCampus.com, SpoonUniversity.com, CollegeFashionista.com, and our smaller properties
Spearhead the launch and communication of new features and updates to our internal teams
Maintain internal-facing documentation for stakeholder use
Synthesize feedback gleaned from our internal stakeholders via brainstorming sessions and regular check-ins into actionable to-do list
Monitor, document, define, and prioritize site bugs and performance issues, as reported by our internal stakeholders
Research, vet, and help implement new third-party technologies, tools, processes and/or vendors for department- or company-wide adoption
Act as an evangelist for third-party tools - assisting with training, onboarding, and support as needed
Liaise with our editorial, marketing and events teams to digitally promote content, digital events, in-person events, or other initiatives on HerCampus.com, SpoonUniversity.com, CollegeFashionista.com, and our smaller properties
Provide ad-hoc product and operations support to the wider team
Qualifications
1-2 years of experience in a relevant product, project management, scrum, or operations role
Ideally, experience with any of the following: digital media, content management systems, scrum framework, project management
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Tech savvy with a willingness to learn
Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize data into meaningful insights
Self-motivated entrepreneurial thinker with a problem-solving mindset
Genuine passion for Her Campus and our mission
Additional Information
The Associate Product Manager will report directly to our Director of Product and collaborate widely across the company. This position includes a base salary plus opportunities for performance bonuses, with benefits including Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance, dental and vision insurance, 401k plan with company matching, commute stipend, unlimited vacation days, generous number of company-wide paid holidays, fun yet focused office environment, and more.
Please submit a cover letter and resume with your application. Incomplete applications will NOT be considered. We intend to move quickly to finalize a hire. You can expect 2-3 rounds of interviews, including an initial phone screen and an interview with the Director of Product.
Please note: Her Campus Media hopes to recruit and advance minorities, women, LGBTQ+, persons with disabilities, and veterans—we welcome and encourage all applicants. Our goal is for our team and culture to reflect the diversity of the global community of women we serve.