What You’ll Do
- Own the Imgur product vision, roadmap, and full P&L responsibility.
- Assess the current state of the product and lead a strategic reset to prioritize growth, engagement, and monetization.
- Introduce fresh, data-backed ideas and test them rapidly. Cut what’s not working, and double down on what is.
- Lead and inspire a team that includes an Associate Product Manager, Community Manager, Designer, and a dedicated engineering group.
- Bring energy, urgency, and creativity to a team in need of revitalization. Influence change through empathy, persuasion, and smart decision-making.
- Drive product execution from ideation through launch. Set aggressive OKRs and ensure they are achieved.
- Break down silos and foster tight collaboration across other brands, sales, social, and leadership teams.
- Leverage metrics, user research, and competitive intelligence to uncover new opportunities and guide prioritization.
- Act as both a strategist and an operator.
What We’re Searching For
- Strongly preferred qualifications include experience working on UGC platforms, community-driven products, or media/ad-supported ecosystems; familiarity with SEO, editorial tools, or content moderation frameworks; and a demonstrated entrepreneurial background—particularly in building products from the ground up or successfully leading turnaround initiatives.
- 5+ years of product management experience, ideally within consumer internet or media platforms.
- Proven track record of driving meaningful revenue and user growth, particularly in legacy or turnaround environments.
- Experience leading successful product transformations.
- Deep understanding of user engagement and monetization strategies (e.g., ads, subscriptions), especially within social or community-driven platforms.
- Willingness to make tough decisions when necessary—you’re not afraid to “rip the band-aid” and bring people along with you.
- Strong communication, influence, and stakeholder management skills—able to win people over with clarity and conviction.
- Passion for internet culture and a belief in the power of community-driven platforms.
- Hands-on experience with product management and collaboration tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, analytics dashboards).
- Empathetic and inspiring leadership style; not afraid to challenge the status quo.
- Bachelor’s degree (BA or BS) preferred, ideally in a product-focused discipline such as Business, Computer Science, Product Design, or a related field.
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What We Do
@MediaLab we build, acquire & grows internet brands.
Driven by our mission to build community among our social media and mobile platforms, we invest in shared services and programmatic monetization through our social media exchange to connect purposeful brands with our vast audience of 95M+ Monthly Users (& growing).
Assembly Exchange is our owned and operated social media exchange providing programmatic access to diverse and elusive social audiences via our portfolio of owned & operated social networks including Kik, WorldStarHipHop, Amino Apps, Genius, Imgur and more.
MediaLab HQ is based in Santa Monica, California, with a growing presence in Mexico, Argentina, Brazil & broader Latin America.
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There are so many startups out there. What makes MediaLab so special?
1. We're small but tenacious. Motivated & hungry. Excited by the growth we've seen each year since our founding.
2. You see the day in and day out impact of YOUR work.
3. No sitting in a corner working on a tiny fraction of something impactful. Come here and actually OWN stuff.
