Doug Silkstone•WithSeismic · for Contra

Indy.ai

Freelance opportunity discovery for Contra

Product engineering · Built the extension and discovery pipeline

Indy.ai is a Chrome extension built for Contra that helps freelancers discover work by finding opportunities in their LinkedIn and X feeds. The engineering engagement through WithSeismic covered the extension and discovery pipeline, connecting browser-based collection with AI analysis to turn social posts into structured job opportunities for Contra's marketplace.

Built Contra's Chrome extension and its browser-based opportunity discovery pipeline.
Acquired 35,000+ users and doubled marketplace inventory.
Reached #1 Product of the Week on Product Hunt.

Indy.ai by Contra on Product Hunt contra.com

#typescript #react #growth #gtm

Allison NultyHead of Product @ Contra

Doug was incredible to work with. He operated quickly & efficiently, and even proposed ways to improve the feature to exceed our expectations. 10/10!

Verified on Contra•5.0

Doug Silkstone

Reach Robotics

MekaMon AR battle robot

Digital Marketing Manager · Led acquisition, ecommerce and measurement

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Led marketing and digital operations for MekaMon, an AR battle robot launched globally in Apple Stores. As Digital Marketing Manager, owned go-to-market strategy and delivery across acquisition, content, ecommerce, customer success and measurement.
Managed a £100K paid-marketing budget, alongside social media and influencer campaigns.
Led and curated the YouTube influencer campaign, including partnerships with SuperSaf and KhanFlicks, with campaign videos accumulating 750K+ views.
Hired and managed the marketing, video-production and customer-support teams, with responsibility for customer success.

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Reach Robotics hiring presentation (PDF)MekaMon digital strategy, 2017–18 (PDF)

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