Simon Riker Email & Phone Number

New York, Us

• In August, 2022, I transitioned to this part-time role after we hired a VP of Product at Axial to take over the responsibilities of leading the product team. The shift was designed to allow me to pursue my creative writing goals, which I continue to actively pursue.• I remain highly engaged with the company, sharing expertise across a range of functions, leading our data team, and owning our data analysis and visualization work streams. I am also contributing as a low-code engineer, currently building out a set of internal tools in concert with the engineering team, on the platform Superblocks.

New York, Us

• Responsible for product strategy, roadmap, design, analytics, marketing, & QA.• Manage two direct reports: Product Manager & Lead Product Designer. Report into CEO.• Led product organization during two major business model shifts & gains to all-time highs across multiple key metrics.• I joined Axial in 2016 as the Associate Product Manager. In that role, I conducted experiments, assisted with qualitative research, designed / facilitated the development of internal tools for the customer success team, shadowed the Director of Product, became steeped in the product culture under VP Giff Constable.• Promoted from APM to PM during a major overhaul of Axial’s core legacy application (to transform user experience, enhance brand reputation, improve marketplace dynamics, & reduce tech debt).

New York, Us

New York, Us

• Developed and executed marketing strategies to drive enrollment and audience size at non-profit children's theatre.• Designed materials for web and print advertisements (copywriting, graphics, EBlasts, video).• Cultivated publicity opportunities in regional and local press.• Led a redesign of the website with a contemporary aesthetic.

Oxford, Gb

• Contributed to team that markets a selection of Oxford's online products• Gained experience in search engine optimization, graphic design, pay-per-click advertising, competitive analysis, mobile marketing, social media, and web design

• Launched an online network for collegiate a cappella groups, working alongside two Wesleyan peers: a full stack engineer and a graphic designer. Played roles of founder, product manager, marketer. Dozens of groups joined the network, built profiles, and shared their performances and arrangements. We sunset the site in 2013 to focus on school and other ambitions.

• Assisted the Executive Director of non-profit marketing agency• Gained experience writing press releases, developing local partnerships, grant writing, special event planning, community organizing, developing social media campaigns, and consulting for local businesses

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology, Music (Honors)

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