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Category Manager, Reviews and Q & A (San Francisco, CA) 
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Wikia is searching for a talented Category Manager with a passion for social media, consumer pop-culture (videogames, TV, film, anime, etc), and, of course, building amazing consumer experiences on the web. While we don't expect your thumbs to have gaming blisters or you to be a walking TV Guide, you should have a solid understanding of social media, what's popular, future trends and why everyone seems to love vampires.
What you will be doingEdit
- Develop and own a content, traffic and user acquisition plan for growing Wikia's Q&A and Reviews Platforms.
- Be "the contact" for the founders and communities. Answer community questions, mentor users on how to get the best out of the platform and surface issues to product team.
- Define and execute targeted community marketing, social media, events and PR to drive traffic and content creation.
- Work with sales team to package content for sponsorship opportunities with Brand Advertisers.
- Work with product team to develop vertical specific feature sets.
- This opportunity will start out as a contract position, with the ability to move to a full time staff role.
About youEdit
- You want a chance to run your own startup, where you're the CEO, The Social Media Evangelist and the Customer Support Team.
- You are a strategic thinker that can keep their eye on the prize, while diving into the details and make stuff happen at all levels.
- You've marketed to consumers before and understand that nothing can buy a user's loyalty better than an authentic product.
- You have a strong voice that people often listen to.
- You work well with others and play even better.
If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!
ApplyingEdit
Please send resume and cover letter explaining how you currently resemble or how you could become the ideal candidate. Send to hiring@wikia.com and include "Category Manager" in the subject line.
