Resumé
EXPERIENCE
CRM Strategy and Marketing Consultant – The Nova Comedy Collective (June 2024 – present)
Spearhead CRM strategies and build the foundations to a strong program to elevate brand presence, drive sales, and bring traffic to the website.
Deploy newsletter campaigns and create email templates that encourage user engagement.
Create copy guidelines to effectively communicate and connect with the target audience.
Maintain list hygiene to ensure the unengaged and bounced do not negatively impact deliverability, performance, and customer experience.
Educate the wider marketing team on best practices and compliances.
Associate Director, Connections Strategy – Digitas (Publicis) (June 2024 – Nov 2024)
Built strategic CRM recommendations for clients, like CVS Health and WKKC (previously Kellogg’s), that addresses their programs and business goals.
Led the development of consumer experience journeys, identifying key moments for brand engagement and advising clients on global email marketing strategies that connect with consumers at pivotal touchpoints.
Cultivated strong client relationships, delivering actionable insights on consumer trends and competitive activity to fuel ongoing growth.
Collaborated with the creative team, data analytics team, and others to integrate email marketing with broader media architectures, ensuring cohesive and effective cross-channel strategies.
Utilized consumer insights and data analysis to refine customer segmentation strategies and optimize engagement across multiple channels.
CRM Marketing Manager – KAL Design (Nov 2023 – June 2024)
Developed and executed B2B cold email outreach strategies, enhancing lead generation.
Led segmentation strategies to target high-value prospects and managed list growth on a daily basis.
Analyzed data and lead collection to optimize the user journey and increase conversions.
Reported on engagement and lead conversion on a bi-weekly basis to clients.
Senior CRM / Lifecycle Marketing Manager – Zwift, Inc. (Oct 2021 – Nov 2023)
Led the development of global CRM and communication strategies (B2C, SaaS, and e-commerce) to drive engagement with 2M+ subscribers, actively optimizing all parts of the user lifecycle.
Devised go-to-market campaigns, tailored messaging for specific customer segments, and increased user retention and conversion from seasonal to year-round.
Leveraged brand storytelling and effectively communicated value propositions to create compelling content, incorporating data-based strategies.
Collaborated with internal stakeholders and channel leads to ensure campaigns were aligned with broader brand strategies, delivering consistent messaging across channels.
Led a winback campaign leading to ~20,000 resubscriptions within 3 months.
Utilized data-driven insights and A/B testing to refine strategies, consistently delivering strong engagement and increasing subscriber loyalty.
Collaborated across the company with up to 12 teams at any given time, delivering on campaigns with international visibility.
Delivered ~800 product sales and subscribers, an accomplishment for a project facing severe chain supply issues.
Reported weekly on engagement and project development to senior and executive levels.
Email Marketing Specialist – WHOOP, Inc. (Jan 2021 – Oct 2021)
Crafted lead nurture journey strategy to convert potential subscribers using branding, narrative, target audience information, and design.
Designed and built A/B tested communications for product launch and managed multiple ESPs (CRM systems).
Oversaw production and brand standards for 2 ESPs (CRM systems).
Worked with data analytics, performance tracking, marketing automation, and cross-selling.
Email Marketing Strategist – iZotope, Inc. (June 2019 – June 2020)
Managed large-scale email campaigns reaching 1M+ subscribers, generating $4M+ in sales.
Delivered CRM strategy recommendations to senior leadership.
Developed, built, tested, and deployed HTML email templates to a variety of audience segmentations.
Worked cross-functionally with product marketing, copy, and design teams to create engaging email content.
Presented engagement and A/B testing data reports on a weekly basis.
Email Marketing Producer – Guitar Center Corporate Offices (June 2017 – June 2019)
Collaborated with stakeholders across the marketing and creative departments to build, coordinate, and deliver Guitar Center (8M+ subscribers) and Musician’s Friend (2.6M+ subscribers) emails and marketing communications.
Developed the brand, messaging, and email communication strategy for Guitar Center’s largest growing business with 5.8M+ subscribers. Conducted research on industry standards and examined our key audience and their behaviors (included in portfolio).
Led a brand refresh of Musician’s Friend email design creating a 9% increase in net sales. Examined industry trends and consumer research to inform the new design.
Marketing Copywriter – Yellowpages Corporate Offices (Sept 2015 – Nov 2016)
Wrote and edited national consumer-facing content, telling the stories of small businesses across the United States, and distributed to an audience of over 500,000.
Crafted over 100 social media posts, 5 national editorial pieces, and interview materials for cross promotional campaigns.
SKILLS
Marketing Strategy: Audience Segmentation, Target Audience Analysis, Consumer Insights, Campaign Development, Content Writing, Messaging Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Guidelines, Demand Generation, Demand Capture, Inbound Marketing, Lead Generation, Journey Mapping
Lifecycle Marketing: Lead Generation, Acquisition, Lead Nurturing, Onboarding, Retention, Reactivation, Win-back, Post-Purchase, and List Hygiene
CRM Systems (ESPs): Iterable, Klaviyo, Salesforce, Adobe Campaign, HubSpot, Customer.io, Apollo
Technical Skills: HTML, CSS, SQL, A/B testing, Marketing Automation
Analytics and Reporting: Periscope, Amplitude, Tableau, Google Analytics, Data Studio
Project Management: Jira, Basecamp, Smartsheets, Wrike, Monday.com, Trello, Quickbase, Agile, Asana
Industries: SaaS, e-commerce, retail, tech, music, entertainment, art, education
Regulatory Compliance: GDPR, CAN-SPAM, Data Privacy Standards
CERTIFICATIONS
Mark Pollard’s Sweathead Strategy Accelerator
EDUCATION
University of California at San Diego, B.A.