Full-Time

Associate Product Marketing Manager

Niantic Studio and Niantic Scaniverse

Posted on 10/1/2024

Niantic

Niantic

501-1,000 employees

Develops augmented reality games and experiences

VR & AR
Gaming

Compensation Overview

$124k - $145kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity

Mid

Palo Alto, CA, USA

Hybrid work schedule with a mix of remote and in-office work.

Category
Product Marketing
Product
Required Skills
Figma
Hubspot
Canva
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree or relevant experience.
  • 4-6 years in marketing, with a preference for experience in content marketing or product marketing.
  • Skills in drafting and implementing effective marketing content across multiple channels to build a new category.
  • Familiarity with Niantic’s vision and mission.
  • Ability to travel, both domestically and internationally.
  • Familiarity with CRMs like HubSpot a plus
  • Familiarity with design tools like Canva or Figma a plus
  • History of working with geospatial or XR communities a plus
Responsibilities
  • Content creation: Generate impactful marketing materials that support campaign objectives and amplify our message. This includes translating marketing goals into high-impact collateral such as landing pages, pre-and post-event emails, social media promotions, and content that enables our overall campaigns.
  • Launch Support: Provide content support for product launches, including blog posts, case studies, and customer stories that highlight product benefits and use cases.
  • Social Strategy: Working with our external agency, coordinate and guide the social media content calendar across products, ensuring all posts align with the product’s narrative and broader marketing goals.
  • Performance analysis: Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of your channels to drive continuous improvement, ensuring that our approach delivers on key business metrics.

Niantic creates augmented reality (AR) experiences that combine the digital and real worlds, encouraging users to explore and interact with their environment. Their popular AR games, such as Pokémon GO and Ingress, engage millions of players globally by promoting outdoor activity and social interaction. Niantic's business model includes in-app purchases for virtual items, partnerships with local businesses for in-game sponsorships, and branded merchandise sales. The company also offers the Lightship platform, an AR engine that allows other developers to create their own AR applications. Niantic aims to enhance real-world experiences through technology, fostering a sense of community among players.

Company Stage

Series D

Total Funding

$753.1M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2011

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

1%

1 year growth

2%

2 year growth

-12%
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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Partnership with Augment Therapy opens new markets in healthcare and wellness.
  • Large Geospatial Model positions Niantic as a leader in AI-driven navigation systems.
  • Pokémon Playgrounds feature enhances social engagement and monetization opportunities.

What critics are saying

  • Privacy concerns due to data collection for AI models may affect user trust.
  • Potential backlash from players over new features like Max Mushroom.
  • Dependence on Pokémon GO for data collection may limit innovation in other areas.

What makes Niantic unique

  • Niantic excels in creating AR games that encourage outdoor activity and social interaction.
  • Their Lightship platform supports large-scale user interactions and shared AR experiences.
  • Niantic's AR games like Pokémon GO have millions of active users worldwide.

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