EXPERIENCE


Director of Marketing Partnerships, Picsart (Photo + Video Editing Platform)

March 2018—May 2023 | Los Angeles, CA 

  • Spearheaded go-to-market strategy and execution of B2C and B2B marketing partnership campaigns  —collaborating cross-functionally and with partners to drive impressions, engagements, and revenue
  • Owned relationship with partners and developed land and expand approach — secured 75% return rate of partnerships, executed campaigns to meet both partner’s and Picsart’s OKRs
  • Managed and mentored team of campaign managers and designers — implemented process efficiencies that enabled the team to scale and execute 3X more campaigns per quarter
  • Led campaign creative direction to craft compelling copy and creative assets that met both Picsart’s and the partner’s brand guidelines — implemented a new creative process to reduce rounds of partner approvals
  • Developed a company-wide campaign performance reporting system, determined KPIs, and reported insights and key learnings to leaders and stakeholders — resulted in 2x more impactful campaigns with reduced output
  • Collaborated with the BD Team to secure deals and created sales collateral to communicate Picsart's value proposition — securing deals with partners like Discord, Bumble, Sony Music, Samsung, and Amazon
  • Liaised between partners and Picsart's legal teams to negotiate contracts driving mutal impact
  • Mentored International  Teams on partnerships strategy — driving growth in Japan, India, and LatAm markets

Selected accomplishments include:

  • Acquired Picsart's first revenue driving partner, Marc Jacobs Fragrances — resulting in +35% ROI
  • Identified and led strategy and execution of distribution partnership with Discord, resulting in the most successful partnership in Picsart’s history — driving 200K+ new subscribers to Picsart’s platform
  • Led product partnership with Discord — led the strategy + execution of a Discord server and integrated Picsart's AI editing tools as a Bot into the Discord App Bot Directory — Picsart’s Bot was the top performing new Bot
  • Led first-of-its-kind content partnerships with Sanrio Hello Kitty and Bob Ross — driving ROI positive revenue
  • Led high profile influencer partnerships with Kim Kardashian, J Lo, Aimee Song, and Chiara Ferragni — driving ROI positive revenue and thousands of new users to the platform
  • Aligned with Picsart’s rebrand, led the strategy and execution of brand perception campaigns with artists Laura Callaghan + Mojo Wang and Gen Z influencer mxmtoon — driving millions of impressions + engagements
  • Developed new campaign execution processes via Slack, Asana, and Google Suite adopted company-wide to improve cross-functional communication, transparency, and collaboration

Senior Marketing Manager, HelloSociety (A New York Times Company)

April 2016—March 2018 | Santa Monica, CA 

  • Strategically developed high value RFPs using the full suite of HelloSociety and New York Times digital products including influencer activations, in-house creative studio, experiential events, and social posts — driving deals with the NFL, Bose, La Marca, Stella Artois, Disney, and CVS
  • Managed team of Marketing Managers and Associates and implemented process efficiencies to direct the team to deliver quicker turnarounds and maximize sales opportunities
  • Managed external design agency and implemented new design templates to optimize process and reduce external costs

Social Media & Marketing Content Manager, Jimdo (DIY Website Builder)

August 2014—April 2016 | San Francisco, CA (Headquarters in Hamburg, Germany)

  • Developed RFPs using the full suite of HelloSociety and The New York Times digital products including influencer activations, experiential events, and paid ads — driving deals with the NFL, Bose, La Marca, Stella Artois, Disney, and CVS
  • Identified influencers to align with brand guidelines, values, and OKRs using platforms like Klear
  • Implemented micro-influencer program and created an outreach strategy to acquire new reportoire of brand-friendly influencers
  • Managed team of Marketing Associates — implemented process efficiencies that enabled the team to deliver against faster turnarounds and optimize sales opportunities
  • Managed external design agency — implemented new design templates to optimize process and reduce external costs
  • Equipped Sales Team with overview decks, infographics, and trend reports

Social Media & Content Marketing Manager, Conduit (DIY mobile app builder and toolbar company)

June 2010—February 2014 | Foster City, CA (Headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel)

  • Managed Jimdo's social media channels and developed a comprehensive strategy for various objectives: blog traffic, customer support + engagement, and behind-the-scenes company content — resulting in a viral blog post featuring comedian Chelsea Peretti, consistently drove 100-200 new customers via the blog, doubled Instagram followers within two months
  • Generated monthly social media reports using Google Analytics, Twitter Analytics, Facebook Insights
  • Established social media as an additional customer support channel and trained the Support Team to handle customer inquiries on social platforms
  • Launched the "Made with Jimdo" customer highlight program on social media and the blog, which later became a multi-million dollar brand ad campaign
  • Implemented a brand style guide for consistent copy and visuals across marketing touchpoints
  • Created and distributed bi-weekly newsletters through MailChimp, designed graphics using Adobe Photoshop and Canva, and optimized landing pages for SEO

EDUCATION


Bachelor of Arts, University of Oregon

Major: Journalism | Minor: Communication Studies

September 2006—June 2010 | Eugene, Oregon 

  • Member of Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA)
  • Member of National Society of Collegiate Scholars
  • Attended AHA International March 2009 – June 2009 London, England