Overview

Brainjolt is a leading digital media company with two sites in Quantcast’s top 75 mobile sites in the U.S. We are a team of constant learners who value scrappy cleverness as much as best practices.

And it’s working. Despite a lean team, we reach 36 million users a month across our properties and social media channels with engaging, smile-inducing viral stories, quizzes, and more.

Highlights…

  • Our flagship viral site, 22 Words, is ranked in the top 20 mobile sites in the country with 20M unique visitors a month.
  • MagiQuiz is ranked in the top 75 mobiles sites, boasting 3-minutes on site per visitor and whopping 60% completion rate.
  • Our social following is at 26 million and is growing fast.

Brainjolt is a culture of constant and continuous learners, who strive to better themselves every day.

THE OPPORTUNITY: PRODUCT MANAGER (REMOTE)

We are in need of a product manager who loves to plan, iterate, test, document, and solve problems while creating software to surprise + delight end users! We’re eager to partner with a PM who can bring a high level of energy and execution to a team that moves fast, loves to scale, and wants to continually improve how we do everything. We’re based in Pasadena, CA, but have a distributed team across the USA (Florida, Hawaii, Minnesota, South Dakota, San Francisco) and even the UK. We’re results-oriented, with flex schedules.

Specifically…

  • Gain a deep understanding of customer experience, identify and fill product gaps and generate new ideas that grow market share, improve customer experience and drive growth
  • Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
  • Develop product pricing and positioning strategies
  • Translate product strategy into detailed requirements and prototypes
  • Scope and prioritize activities based on business and customer impact
  • Work closely with engineering teams to deliver with quick time-to-market and optimal resources
  • Drive product launches including working with public relations team, executives, and other product management team members
  • Evaluate promotional plans to ensure that they are consistent with product line strategy and that the message is effectively conveyed
  • Act as a product evangelist to build awareness and understanding

REQUIREMENTS

  • EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree (or equivalent)
  • EXPERIENCE: 1-3 years as a PM and 1-5 years as Business Analyst (prior to becoming a PM)
  • PMP / PMI / Agile / SCRUM certification is a huge plus
  • Strong command of Jira, Asana, Slack, and/or other project collaboration tools
  • Proven working experience as a PM in digital, tech, or media
  • Solid technical background, with understanding or hands-on experience in software development and web technologies
  • Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
  • Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem solving skills
  • Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets with business acumen
  • Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly, and master diverse web technologies and techniques
  • Self-starter, energetic go-getter
  • No drama

EXPECTATIONS

    • Communication: you write clean, well-designed project plans that consider risks + resources, and can effectively communicate at all project phases with developers, designers, and executive stakeholders.
    • Radical Ownership: you think 5 steps ahead and can provide strategic thinking to improve efficiency. You OWN the project, outcome, and communication!
    • Team Player: you manage complex revenue and product-focused projects, while interfacing with teams across the company.
    • You Love to Test: you know that testing is the foundation of successful growth. You question assumptions, ask how we can improve, and survey industry best practices.

Growth Mindset: 

    From learning new skills to pioneering new strategies, you’re always looking to grow.

BENEFITS

This position is fully remote.

Brainjolt is a fun, fast-paced and entrepreneurial environment that empowers its employees to work independently and drive results that greatly impact the business. Since early on, one of our go-to values has been Fight boredom, spread happiness. We strive to do this not just for our audience, but for our team, too. In addition to basic benefits, here are some additional ways we support your continued success and happiness:

  • Unlimited PTO
  • Home internet & mobile phone assistance
  • Gym membership assistance
  • 2 tickets to a concert of your choice per year
  • Spotify, Netflix, & Audible subscriptions.
  • Monthly Personal & business-related book budget
  • And more…