Top Talent like Jon are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.
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Jon Tower Akerman

Community Manager • Product Marketing Manager • Toronto, ON, CA
Marketing Strategy
Community Building
Customer Analytics
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts
Engagement Advisor & Marketing Strategist
Achievements, life lessons, leading teams and individual contributor work experience in: customer research and audience analysis, segmentation, analysis, persona definition, value proposition writing, community engagement, in particular for media companies and subscription platforms, GTM strategies, especially for publishing and product launches or film releases, email and newsletter execution, strategy, and lifelong advocate of email as the unsung workhorse, creative campaign planning, connecting audience data to audience messaging, copywriting, community events and driving their demand, executing launches, project managing major creative events, aligning budget planning to performance analysis, cross-functional collaboration, sweating details. Achievements include being featured in The New York Times, Strategy, The Drum, AdWeek, Marketing Magazine, awarded a Telly Award for Social Activism, and delivering keynotes at Digital Innovation and Data Summits.

Work History

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Advisor

National Film Board of Canada
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Marketing & Strategy Advisor/Doer

Jon Tower Akerman
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Advisor

The LogicJan 2023 - Jan 2023 • 1 mo
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Advisor

ThentiaJan 2023 - Jan 2023 • 1 mo
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VP of Marketing

Swift MedicalSep 2021 - Oct 2022 • 1 yr 2 mos
5

VP of Marketing / Director of Growth

5&VineJul 2020 - Sep 2021 • 1 yr 3 mosEmbedded hands-on leader/advisor. Clients included The Logic (News media), Dialogue/SunLife (Healthcare B2B), notch (Food Tech B2B), BlocPower (CIimate tech), Atlas AI (B2B), Kard (B2C FinTech), Instant/Arise Financial (B2B & B2C FinTech)
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VP of Marketing & Community

VerticalScope Inc.Apr 2019 - Jul 2020 • 1 yr 4 mos
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Global Digital Director

MovemberDec 2016 - Nov 2018 • 2 yrsIn a senior leadership role, global head of digital across 20 countries, created the first global digital strategy and drove alignment across the organization for it. This included the strategy & operations of automation, brand communications, channel campaigns, community management, performance marketing, product, and publishing.
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Head of Marketing & Communications - Canada

MovemberDec 2015 - Dec 2016 • 1 yr 1 mo
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Head of Community Growth

VarageSaleJan 2015 - Dec 2015 • 1 yrConnected the moms of the world to create a safer, stronger community through a mobile peer-to-peer marketplace.

Education

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California State University, Northridge

Bachelor of Arts, Cinema Studies - Screenwriting2001 - 2005

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
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Recently Active
Engagement Advisor & Marketing Strategist
Achievements, life lessons, leading teams and individual contributor work experience in: customer research and audience analysis, segmentation, analysis, persona definition, value proposition writing, community engagement, in particular for media companies and subscription platforms, GTM strategies, especially for publishing and product launches or film releases, email and newsletter execution, strategy, and lifelong advocate of email as the unsung workhorse, creative campaign planning, connecting audience data to audience messaging, copywriting, community events and driving their demand, executing launches, project managing major creative events, aligning budget planning to performance analysis, cross-functional collaboration, sweating details. Achievements include being featured in The New York Times, Strategy, The Drum, AdWeek, Marketing Magazine, awarded a Telly Award for Social Activism, and delivering keynotes at Digital Innovation and Data Summits.

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call

Top Talent like Jon are on Pangea

Pangea, a YC company, connects companies with fractional talent. Fractional hiring allows companies to move faster and work with more specilaized talent, while giving talent more flexibilty and independence. If you are talent open to fractional work, apply here. If you’re a company looking for high-quality fractional talent, learn more here.

Jon Tower Akerman

Community Manager • Product Marketing Manager • Toronto, ON, CA
Marketing Strategy
Community Building
Customer Analytics
Available for hire fromNegotiable
Contracts

Work History

N

Advisor

National Film Board of Canada
J

Marketing & Strategy Advisor/Doer

Jon Tower Akerman
T

Advisor

The LogicJan 2023 - Jan 2023 • 1 mo
T

Advisor

ThentiaJan 2023 - Jan 2023 • 1 mo
S

VP of Marketing

Swift MedicalSep 2021 - Oct 2022 • 1 yr 2 mos
5

VP of Marketing / Director of Growth

5&VineJul 2020 - Sep 2021 • 1 yr 3 mosEmbedded hands-on leader/advisor. Clients included The Logic (News media), Dialogue/SunLife (Healthcare B2B), notch (Food Tech B2B), BlocPower (CIimate tech), Atlas AI (B2B), Kard (B2C FinTech), Instant/Arise Financial (B2B & B2C FinTech)
V

VP of Marketing & Community

VerticalScope Inc.Apr 2019 - Jul 2020 • 1 yr 4 mos
M

Global Digital Director

MovemberDec 2016 - Nov 2018 • 2 yrsIn a senior leadership role, global head of digital across 20 countries, created the first global digital strategy and drove alignment across the organization for it. This included the strategy & operations of automation, brand communications, channel campaigns, community management, performance marketing, product, and publishing.
M

Head of Marketing & Communications - Canada

MovemberDec 2015 - Dec 2016 • 1 yr 1 mo
V

Head of Community Growth

VarageSaleJan 2015 - Dec 2015 • 1 yrConnected the moms of the world to create a safer, stronger community through a mobile peer-to-peer marketplace.

Education

C

California State University, Northridge

Bachelor of Arts, Cinema Studies - Screenwriting2001 - 2005

How Pangea Works

Effortlessly discover top talent

We’ve distilled the candidate search from endless hours down to just a few minutes. Using Pangea’s AI-powered search tools, you can find top fractional talent able to take on your next project. Our system looks at your company’s niche and your needs to find the perfect match faster than any traditional hiring platform.

Start working with talent today

The top talent on Pangea is ready to get started with you right now. You can message or hire a candidate right from their profile page and start assigning work as soon as they respond. And the best part? Pangea’s fractional contract structure lets you start small and ramp up as your needs change, keeping your costs manageable and your team’s capabliities flexible.

Track work and invoices in one place

Assign tasks, track progress, and complete invoices all on Pangea. We’ve combined every part of the hiring process into one platform to eliminate the miscommunication that’s unavoidable on other freelance platforms. We even send out 1099s to your contractors at the end of the year!

Talk with a Talent Expert

Members of our team are available to help you speed through the hiring process.
Available Now
Book a Call
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