Katlin Arps

Vice President of Product at Brightidea

Katlin Arps has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles.

Starting from 2021, they worked at Brightidea as the Vice President of Product. Previous to that, from 2022 to 2023, they served as the Head of Product & Strategy at Brightidea. Prior to these roles, from 2021 to 2022, they held the position of Director of Strategy & Innovation at Brightidea.

From 2020 to 2021, Katlin worked at Cambia Health Solutions as the Director of Innovation. In this role, they led the corporate innovation arm, focusing on consumer research and testing, as well as developing go-to-market approaches for products and initiatives. Katlin also worked on data curation, business design, and prototyping capabilities.

In 2020, they were the Assistant Director of Product Management at Cambia Health Solutions, where they added transparency and action for members within the complex world of healthcare. Katlin was responsible for leading the development, delivery, and support of the Health Pass Payment systems and applications as a product strategist and manager.

From 2017 to 2020, Katlin worked at Cardinal Health. From 2019 to 2020, they served as the Senior Manager of Digital Product Experience, leading a team of digital product owners and strategizing and defining technology and CX roadmaps for multiple digital products. From 2017 to 2019, they were the Senior Manager of Operations-Ecommerce, leading the web operations and production team and holding product owner roles for ecommerce systems.

Prior to Cardinal Health, from 2015 to 2017, they worked at Highlights for Children. Katlin held the role of Web Production Manager, Ecommerce, where they managed and led the web production team and worked on new initiatives and digital strategy. Before this, from 2015 to 2016, they were the Senior Marketing Associate and Senior Web Producer, Ecommerce, where they managed the strategy and execution of all digital products and promotions.

In 2013, Katlin worked at Upward Brand Interactions. Katlin held the roles of Interactive Strategist and Interactive Specialist, where they built effective digital properties, managed interactive projects, and worked directly with customers to find opportunities for business growth using interactive technologies.

From 2011 to 2013, they worked at Columbus College of Art & Design as the Online & Alumni Communications Coordinator. In this role, they worked closely with various departments, managed the college's website, initiated social media campaigns, and managed projects and clients.

In 2011, Katlin interned at Yelp.com as a Community Manager. In 2009, they worked at The Ohio State University as a Student Communications Specialist, where they coordinated and monitored social media campaigns and created and updated content for the website.

Lastly, in 2010, they interned at COSI - Center of Science and Industry in the Tourism and Marketing Department.

Overall, Katlin Arps has extensive experience in product management, strategy, innovation, digital marketing, and communications across a range of industries.

Katlin Arps holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Strategic Communication and Professional Writing from The Ohio State University, which they obtained from 2008 to 2011. In addition to their degree, they have also obtained the certification of Enterprise Design Thinking Co-Creator from IBM in December 2019. Furthermore, Katlin Arps has a certification in LSS Yellow Belt from MoreSteam.com LLC, although the details regarding the obtained month and year are not specified.

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Timeline

  • Vice President of Product

    June 1, 2023 - present

  • Head of Product & Strategy

    February, 2022

  • Director of Strategy & Innovation

    April, 2021

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