Community and Growth Manager

Job Title

Community and Growth Manager

Company

Early-stage sport social media mobile app based in Bangalore, India

The Role In One Line

Own everything that gets us from 0 to 5 lakh to 10 lakh real users using a show-string budget lakh total marketing budget in the first 6 to 9 months through paid ads + creators + WhatsApp virality + referrals + community + ASO + jugaad.

You will be the single most important hire we ever make.

What Youll Actually Do Every Day

• Run paid acquisition on Meta, Google UAC, YouTube Shorts, ShareChat, Moj, Josh and every platform that delivers in less than 40 CPI in India
• Onboard and manage 50–150 Reels/Shorts creators every month (3k–15k per video, performance-linked payout)
• Build & execute zero-budget growth hacks — WhatsApp viral loops, referral contests, college ambassadors, Telegram communities, rating/review hacking
• Own ASO (icons, screenshots, keywords, review management) for Play Store + App Store India
• Set up and obsess over the full analytics stack from Day 1 (AppsFlyer free plan Google Sheets daily cohort dashboards)
• Pump out or manage 50–100 new creatives every week (memes, Bollywood hooks, regional languages, UGC style)
• Work directly with the founder every single day — no layers, no agency, no bureaucracy

Must-Have (Non-Negotiable)

• 2–6 years hands-on growth experience with consumer apps/games in India
• You have personally taken at least one app to 5 lakh+ downloads with 30–60 CPI range
• Proven track record running Meta + Google + YouTube + native networks in India
• You can show real screenshots/dashboards: “I spent 6–10 lakh and got X installs at Y CPI with Z ROAS/retention”
• Fluent in Hinglish + at least one regional language is a big bonus
• Extreme jugaad + data obsession — you hate wasting even 1,000

Huge Bonus If You

• Can shoot & edit Reels/Shorts yourself
• Already have a list of 100+ performing creators
• Have built viral WhatsApp/referral loops before
• Previously worked in social, gaming, matrimony, edtech, fintech or hyper-local apps

Compensation & Upside (Very Transparent)

• Salary: we pay at the top of your current/last salary if you’re a proven 10x player
• Equity:
  – 0.5% guaranteed (4-yr vesting, 1-yr cliff)– Additional 0.5% milestone equity 0.25% instantly fully vested the day we hit 1.5 lakh downloads (but before April 2026) + next 0.25% over 4 years
• Hybrid (1-day from home)

How to Apply (We Move Lightning Fast)

Email only hr 'at' holisticlearningllc 'dot' com

Subject line “Community & Growth – [Your Name] – [Best CPI or Downloads You Achieved]”

Attach/send in the email body:

1. 2–3 campaign case studies (screenshots are fine) — spend, CPI, installs, retention
2. 2–3 minute Loom video telling us exactly how you will get our first 1 lakh users with 10 lakh budget
3. Your CV

No recruiters. No generic cover letters.

If we love your case studies + Loom, we will call you the same day and make an offer within a week.

We are tiny and hungry

Come build the next big India consumer story with us.

See you on the other side!