Marketing Associate

San Mateo, CAfull timeOn Site

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$105k–$140k

H1B: no

Ixllearning Marketing Associate at IXL Learning supports product management by understanding user needs and collaborating across teams to deliver effective educational products. The role involves contributing to product development from brainstorming to launch.

Responsibilities

Deeply understand the needs of our student, teacher, and parent users, and advocate for user experience throughout all phases of product development
Deeply understand IXL’s product philosophy and strategy to make feature design and development decisions
Gather context and clarify goals for new projects
Write and communicate product requirements, conduct product reviews
Collaborate with visual designers to co-create effective, engaging product experiences
Partner with your engineering team to align technical designs with product needs and to clear implementation roadblocks
Collaborate with marketing to ensure successful product launches, including crafting product positioning and messaging
Coordinate with teams and leads across functions to share information, seek input, and provide clarity on product and project statuses
Juggle multiple, often competing priorities and projects
Forge strong partnerships with your product lead, designers, engineers, product marketers, and other key stakeholders to ensure the success of your products
Become an expert on the IXL product, and gain domain knowledge in the education space broadly
Do whatever it takes to develop features and deliver value to our users

Qualification

Demonstrated technical abilitiesExceptionally organized self-starterInterest in design thinkingGrowth mindset

Required

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or a related field
1-3 years of experience in product management or adjacent roles
If you are a recent college graduate or a college senior, please apply to our Associate Product Manager, New Grad position
Demonstrated technical abilities; some computer science coursework or programming experience is preferred
Highly developed analytical-reasoning and problem-solving skills, with proven success applying them independently
Strong written and spoken communication skills, with an eye to clarity and conciseness
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work across teams to make things happen
Enthusiasm for tackling tough problems independently, from assessing high-level goals through to perfecting every detail
Exceptionally organized self-starter, efficient and thrives under pressure
Interest in design thinking; some coursework or experience in UI/UX design is helpful
Interest in K-12 education! Classroom/teaching experience is a plus
Growth mindset; you’re excited by challenges and you possess a can-do attitude