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Own and execute paid user acquisition across a portfolio of consumer apps. Strengthen attribution and measurement (AppsFlyer, SKAN, Amplitude), run channel-level paid campaigns, perform incrementality and geo experiments, integrate subscription cohort economics into bidding, build forecasts and executive reporting, and scale highest-performing channels while partnering with ASO, Brand, Product, Finance, and BI.

The Senior Product Designer will lead end-to-end design for MapMy's mobile and web experiences, using AI tools, mentoring designers, and aligning strategy with business goals.

Leads audience research, advertising effectiveness, brand lift studies, and first-party audience analysis. Partners with Sales, Creative Strategy, Media Planning, and leadership to develop actionable insights, sales narratives, measurement strategies, presentations, and client recommendations. Manages research vendors, budgets, contracts, and methodologies while scaling research tools, dashboards, benchmarks, and best practices across the organization.

Own the vision, strategy, roadmap, metrics, and P&L for Gaia GPS mapping products. Lead platform unification across Gaia, Trailforks, and MapMy while partnering with engineering, design, marketing, editorial, and other stakeholders. Conduct customer research, prioritize initiatives, define product requirements, launch features, identify opportunities, and mentor junior product team members.

Design and maintain automated testing frameworks for web, iOS, and Android fitness applications. Integrate tests into CI/CD pipelines, build API coverage, test GPS and location features through simulation and sensor mocking, and use AI tools to improve QA workflows. Perform targeted exploratory testing, document defects, collaborate cross-functionally, estimate QA work, and advocate for quality throughout development.

Leads the visual identity and creative strategy for Outside Magazine and digital editorial platforms. Oversees design, photography, illustration, photo shoots, budgets, freelancers, vendors, and cross-functional creative initiatives. Responsibilities include directing magazine and web features, developing newsletter and social assets, launching a photo hub, integrating video into editorial systems, partnering on site design, and creating branded merchandise.

Lead two engineering groups building shared foundational services (identity, subscription). Drive technical strategy, architecture, observability, CI/CD, and DORA metrics. Manage people, hiring, cross-team collaboration, product partnerships, and mentor engineers while occasionally prototyping and contributing to code and technical planning.

Sell Inntopia's SaaS commerce and marketing cloud to mid-market hospitality and destination operators. Own full sales cycle, conduct discovery, deliver demos, build ROI models, manage stakeholders, maintain Salesforce pipeline, collaborate with product and implementation teams, and represent the company at industry events.

Lead Brand, Growth, and Experiential Marketing for the Mapping Applications Division. Build and scale a marketing organization, drive organic-first growth, own subscriber lifecycle (acquisition, activation, retention, reactivation), architect the martech stack, apply AI and agentic automation, develop experiential community programs, and partner with Product, Engineering, and Editorial to inform product and marketing strategy.

Report and write short news stories (3–5/week), pitch story ideas, copyedit and fact-check content, optimize headlines/metadata for SEO and social, publish in WordPress, attend news meetings, film on-site video with the video team, and contribute to content planning and audience growth for the Adventure channel.