Curriculum Vitae (CV)

CANNES LIONS AWARDED WINNING WORK:
GOLD LION:
Branded Content and Entertainment: Digital and Social
SILVER LION:
Excellence in Media Insights & Strategy
Excellence in Data-Driven Targeting
Excellence in Native Advertising
The Webby Award:
Best Use of Data Driven Media

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Account Director
April 2018 – Present
Reprise Media, IPG Mediabrands, London UK

 

  • Responsible for 65% of SEO client revenue across 55 global markets, spanning multiple industries such as eCommerce, Luxury, Financial services & FMCG.
  • Won award for “the best integrated campaign” at the UK Search awards for LV= and its “We’re Electrifying Car Insurance” campaign by unifying all digital channels. The campaign increased quotes by 183% and its share of voice from 0% to 15%.
  • Spearheaded the development of the 1st Amazon E-Commerce Audit, a new process that more efficiently mines insight from the data. Successfully scaled out across the organization to strengthen new business pitches and shape client e-comm strategies. A recent Fujitsu pilot is driving a +20% increase in online B2C sales since go live date.
  • Drove large-scale holistic search campaigns for both B2C and B2B clients such as Hiscox, Shred-it and Johnson & Johnson, improving PPC spend efficiency by 15%.
  • As global lead for Canada Goose, I drove +30% sales growth by optimising content performance across e-commerce and actioning search performance insights across 7 markets.
  • Led a talented team of 11 individuals, coaching them for success and securing 6 promotions for team members in last 2 years.
  • Presented pitch strategy best practices and case study to 150 colleagues at the Global Summit in New York, which received highly positive feedback from attendees and senior leadership.
Senior SEO Technical Account Manager
January 2017 – April 2018
Reprise Digital, IPG Mediabrands, London UK

 

  • As head of the technical SEO team, managed 12 client accounts across 45 European markets.
  • Led critical business workstreams from ideation through to completion, such as website re-platforming, migrations, and domain changes for Disney Store, Canada Goose, and Johnson & Johnson.
  • Seamlessly migrated all Acuvue’s global websites onto a standardized platform, reducing the local market workload by 30% through templated changes.
  • Created the new global audit template, which has been adopted as the standard best practice audit template and rolled out across our multinational offices.
  • Led team of 4 with focus on development of junior talent and diffusing best-in-class knowledge from global offices into the UK team.
  • Awarded Disney Store EMEA business after significantly exceeding client sales targets and expectations by delivering 30% YoY growth for the UK Market.

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Search Manager
June 2016 – January 2017
Reprise Digital Toronto

  • As key point of contact for over 30 Canadian accounts, shaped client strategy and drove excellent results by combining on page technical optimizations with off page link building initiatives.
  • Shaped client content strategy utilising Analytics to uncover “optimal recipe difficulty levels” for Hershey’s through custom GA tagging and event tracking analysis.
  • Won Cannes Lions award for an innovative campaign developed in collaboration with the Canadian Down Syndrome Society.
  • Trained and managed a team of 3 employees in best-in-class practices, Google Analytics, and client management.
  • Created 10 client-facing, custom automated data dashboards to help clients action insights from search data more effectively.
  • Collaborated with internal and external development agencies to successfully implement technical solutions for clients.
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Search Specialist
June 2015 – June 2016
Reprise Digital Toronto
  • Successfully implemented over 90% SEO compliance recommendations across 8 website launches, which drove significant organic growth.
  • Created custom excel macros to automate the reporting process, which saved over 450 hours annually.
  • Delivered detailed audits of clients’ websites, incorporating the latest developments in the search landscape to ensure that clients’ organic traffic was well positioned for Google algorithm changes.
  • Led the creation of an influencer outreach campaign toolkit for J&J, which drove significant ranking, referral, PR coverage & Domain Authority improvements.
  • Exceeded expectations by providing wireframes, image alterations, and mock-ups during website migrations.
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Search Strategist
May 2014 – June 2015
Reprise Digital Toronto
  • Developed best practice guidelines to help clients maximize the impact and reach from their PR campaign efforts via search
  • Exceeded expectations by providing wire-frames, image alterations, and mock-ups in new client business pitches, which helped win new clients and drive organizational growth
  • Drove high client satisfaction by helping clients develop relevant website content to deliver against unmet consumer search queries

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Marketing and Communications Specialist
LMS PROLINK Ltd:
May – November 2013

  • Created marketing content for over 15 different programs in order to strengthen LMS branding, improve the customer experience, and drive sales
  • Took the initiative to develop a portfolio of standardized templates, which improved efficiency of the electronic application development process by 50%
  • Led the creation of a social media policy for the organization as well as spearheaded the management of all LMS social media accounts and campaigns
  • Responsible for creating, reviewing, and finalizing client facing presentations and RFP’s for senior management in order to assure the highest level of quality and professionalism

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Independent Contractor
Rogers Communications: June 2013 – August 2013

  • Handpicked to be part of a team tasked with Rogers create a new flexible dashboard to effectively convey the TV viewership performance data in a report which is now utilized daily
  • Upgraded client from using excel spreadsheets to an automated visual dashboard which eliminated the need for manual data manipulation and saved at least 300 hours/year
  • Drove high client satisfaction by integrating over 10 additional features and filters into the dashboard, which enabled departments with different target demographics to easily adapt it to their specific needs

EDUCATION 
Bachelor of Commerce  |  September 2009 – Graduated  2013
Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University
  • Major in Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Minor in Finance
  • Recipient of the Bright Ideas Award

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Google AdWords
  • Google Analytics