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Melanie Colton
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Chief Technology OfficerAxiosDec 2021 - Current (4 years 6 months)Oversees Product, Technology, Data Engineering/Science/Insights, DevOps, and Design for Axios Media. We build and support the products that get folks smarter faster, with what they need to know. We power the tooling and operational efficiencies needed to scale a growth stage modern media company.- SVP, Product and TechnologyAxiosOct 2020 - Dec 2021 (1 year 3 months)Responsible for Product and Application Development, Mobile, Administrative Platforms, Infrastructure, Security, and Data Engineering of a growth-stage startup, dedicated to providing trustworthy, award-winning content and content platforms in an audience-first format.
- Vice President, EngineeringAxiosApr 2020 - Oct 2020 (7 months)
- Vice President, Talent ProductsAndelaJan 2019 - Apr 2020 (1 year 4 months)
- Senior Director, Product and EngineeringEquinoxJun 2017 - Nov 2018 (1 year 6 months)Overseeing Product and Engineering across Equinox's vast Consumer Technology division. We build killer products for some of the most passionate people around. Mobile (iOS, Android, ReactNative), Web, Operational Tech, Core services, and IoT/Connected.
- Senior Director, Product & TechnologyHearstDec 2013 - Apr 2015 (1 year 5 months)Overseeing all aspects of development, DevOps, QA, and application development. Built and led a killer team to create intelligent products that engage the users of Hearst Digital Media's amazing digital brands, such as Cosmopolitan.com, PopularMechanics.com, Esquire.com, and Elle.com. Developed a media platform to allow editors and contributors to easily create, syndicate, and access real time data to be aggressively competitive in both long-form journalism and up to the minute news.
- Vice President, Product & TechnologyHearstDec 2013 - May 2017 (3 years 6 months)As the department head for Hearst Digital Media's Product and Engineering team I built the department and team, overseeing all aspects of Product Development and Management, Application Development, Development Operations & Infrastructure, and Automated & Functional Testing. We built performant, scalable, platform and distribution systems for award-winning brands, such as Cosmopolitan.com, Elle.com, Esquire.com, and Delish.com. During my time with Hearst, I successfully built a highly functioning Product and Engineering organization from a group of 11 individuals to a team of approximately 80 and incorporating partner teams up to 120. We hired a passionate and diverse group to build great products in the ever-changing and 24/7 world of
- Digital Media Group ManagerHBOOct 2012 - Dec 2013 (1 year 3 months)
- Senior Product Development ManagerMcKinsey & CompanyJan 2011 - Dec 2012 (2 years)Responsible for the product development and digital strategy for McKinsey & Company’s central platform.
- Manager and ArchitectCondé NastJan 2007 - Dec 2009 (3 years)Responsible for the management and direction of developers, analysts, and QA staff, as well as product development. Core focuses included business and publishing systems, as well as custom apps, APIs, and third-party integrations. Key Projects • Product development and architecture of Epicurious.com’s recipe data to support search, lifestyle applications, and feeds, including the management of offshore teams. • Content-management and publishing strategy development across all brands. • Inaugurated Agile Development practices into CondéNast • Managed all aspects of analysis, development, rollout for Wired.com acquisition.
- CSenior AnalystCondeNetJan 2003 - Dec 2007 (5 years)Responsible development, analysis, and output for web sites, custom applications, mobile initiatives, content/media management, integration with third-party applications and APIs, and reporting / analytics. I managed third-party relationships, as well as the selection, engagement management, and contracts, for professional services consultants.
- Senior Manager, TechnologyCondé NastJan 2001 - Feb 2011 (10 years 2 months)As Senior Manager, I led multiple development and analyst groups, ultimately responsible for all aspects of 27 major web sites, 40+ specialty-marketing sites, and 10+ mobile iPhone and tablet applications that totaled 1.7+ billion monthly page views. 35+ million unique visitors engaged with our applications as well as the content of 500+ editors in our publishing systems. I oversaw the building and support of operational, editorial publishing, and user-facing applications for award-winning lifestyle brands, such as Epicurious.com, Wired.com, Reddit.com, Style.com, NewYorker.com, and VanityFair.com. In this role, I defined and implemented projects that reduced per publish times up to 10 minutes, support tickets by one-third, cut tech b
- CTechnical Project Manager and EngineerCondeNetJan 2001 - Dec 2003 (3 years)As part of the core technical team of a media startup, my roles were endless, but primarily included hands-on development and operations, project management, product development, E-commerce, publishing, and CMS. My focus was on fledgling brands Epicurious.com, Style.com, and all of CondeNet's co-branded E-commerce initiatives.
- EManager of Technical ProjectsEvolution Online SystemsMar 2000 - Mar 2001 (1 year 1 month)Hands-on development, project management, product development, analysis, and marketing for consultancy. Clients ranged from private entrepreneurs to startups, such as Bluefly and Eyeglasses.com, as well as major institutions.