Principal Product Manager, Fandom

Video

$144-240k

+ Equity

Expert level
Remote in US
Fandom

Fan platform for entertainment and gaming

Open for applications

Fandom

Fan platform for entertainment and gaming

501-1000 employees

B2CPublishingContentEntertainmentDigital MediaCommunity

Open for applications

$144-240k

+ Equity

Expert level
Remote in US

501-1000 employees

B2CPublishingContentEntertainmentDigital MediaCommunity

Company mission

To understand, inform, entertain and celebrate fans by building the best entertainment and gaming communities, services and experiences.

Role

Who you are

  • 8+ years of product management experience with 2+ years on content-related consumer products
  • Track record of building new, innovative, and engaging customer experiences that are informed by customer data from various sources
  • Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and analytical skills, with the ability to adapt to a changing environment
  • Excellent quantitative skills, with an ability to run A/B tests, conduct analysis, and draw meaningful insights to guide decision-making
  • Demonstrated track record of product leadership with the ability to lead and influence teams
  • Ability to quickly absorb technical concepts and communicate them to a non-technical audience
  • Proven experience defining and measuring engagement metrics
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Passion about the entertainment space and are a fan yourself

Desirable

  • Experience with digital video player products
  • Experience in digital advertising or working with a publisher

What the job involves

  • Fandom is seeking an entrepreneurial product manager to initially develop and execute a 3-5-year vision for Fandom Video products
  • This role will own the customer experience for video players across Fandom, experimenting with new content formats and features to drive increased engagement and consumption
  • Partner closely with the Content Organization to define the vision, roadmap, and goals for new products and features focused on increasing engagement and growing the business
  • Develop ROI targets and incremental investment cases for Video products & features
  • Improve Video Discovery and optimize the Fandom Video Player placement, content, and features
  • Collaborate with Data Science to personalize video content for each Fandom visitor
  • Develop best-in-class experiences while balancing the need to generate revenue through Ad products
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders from groups across the company including senior leadership, community, revenue, marketing, product, engineering, design, data, and more
  • Develop new monetization features and sponsorship opportunities with the Revenue Organization
  • Collaborate with Marketing & Analytics to develop ways to drive new Video engagement across Fandom
  • Use A/B testing, UX research, and other data, both quantitative and qualitative to inform product decisions and prioritization
  • Create product requirements and functional specifications to guide product development
  • Define what success looks like, how it will be measured, and how it will impact company-wide goals
  • Help analyze data and metrics to inform decisions
  • Create buy-in for the product vision both internally and with key external partners
  • Work closely with engineering teams to reliably deliver high-quality products and features
  • Work closely with the community team to drive feature adoption and user engagement

Our take

Fandoms are on the rise, with companies and cultural brands recognizing the lucrative potential of increased fan engagement and increasingly courting audiences with additional content. Fandom (previously Wikia) is a company leveraging this trend by providing a mainstream multi-platform home for the rise of fan-targeted content and experiences through a multi-property, multimedia business.

Fandom has more than 350 million monthly active users and 250,000 wiki communities. Its advertising revenue model, in an industry defined by internet participation and loyal engagement, has been an astute move from the start and has helped propel it to a leading position, as have a spate of multimedia and media asset acquisitions since 2018.

New features long requested by the community rolled out in 2022, including Interactive Wiki Maps and Fandom Trivia. Fandom is still working on evolving map tools and implementing further new features, such as custom map markers and more. This will provide its community with more immersive opportunities for fan exploration, with the company aiming to attract new users to continue its growth.

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Top investors

Many candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-3% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 6 rounds)

Jun 2018

$106.4m

SERIES E

Aug 2014

$15m

SERIES D

Total funding: $161.4m

Company benefits

  • Robust health plans
  • Flexible time off
  • Retirement programs including 401k match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Learning resources
  • Paid volunteer time

Company values

  • We serve a global community
  • We build experiences
  • We bring joy

Company HQ

Union Square, San Francisco, CA

Founders

Jimmy Wales

(Co-founder & Owner)

Founded Wikipedia. Was Executive Chairman at The People's Operator. Has been a Board Member of the Wikimedia Foundation for over 18 years. Is the Founder & CEO of WikiTribune.

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