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832.274.3653
amit@HIREAMIT.com
Joshua Tree, CA / REMote

SKILLS & SOFTWARE

Marketing
Paid Social Advertising
Email Marketing
E-commerce / DtC
Conversion Optimization
paid search
Graphic Design
Facebook Ads
Facebook Ads
Instagram Ads
Instagram Ads
Google Ads
Google Ads
Klaviyo
Klaviyo
Mailchimp
Mailchimp
Shopify
Shopify
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop
DATA MANAGEMENT
Marketing Analytics
Data Visualization
Business Intelligence
Financial Analysis
Engineering
Google Analytics
Google Analytics
Google Data Studio
Google Data Studio
Google Sheets
Google Sheets
RJ Metrics
RJ Metrics
Metabase
Metabase
Optimizely
Optimizely
Glew
Glew
OPERATIONS / LEADERSHIP
Project Management
Leadership
strategic insights
Customer EXPERIENCE
Business Planning
Slack
Slack
Asana
Asana
Google Drive
Google Drive
Lever HR
Lever HR
Zendesk
Zendesk
Zapier
Zapier
Salesforce
Salesforce

WORK EXPERIENCE

FRACTIONAL CMO

Jul 2020
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Now
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This Is How To Grow

Launched a stealth growth marketing agency focused on scaling bootstrapped DTC eCommerce brands within their first year of launch. Notable clients include MATE the Label, Rowan, Graceful District, LATC, Dorsal Health, Saint Jane Beauty.
• Provided actionable guidance leveraging prior expertise in launching new channels, CRO, media buying, & retention.
◦ MATE: Functional Marketing Team lead. Managing $3M in annual spend. Establishing processes and leading in key areas to include budgeting, planning, strategy, new channel activation & retention.
◦ Saint Jane: Facebook pixel rehabilitation, consolidation, & best practices led to a 150% increase in ROAS.
◦ Dorsal: Bayesian split testing & media buying optimization yielded a 200% increase in conversion rate.

Growth Marketing Manager

Jul 2019
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Jul 2020
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Buck Mason

Recruited to bring all marketing agency operations in house & exceed previously unmet KPIs. Reported to the CMO, while working directly with business leaders to plan & execute a data-driven marketing strategy. Accountable for paid social, paid search, email marketing, display ads, direct mail catalogs & marketing analytics.
• Spearheaded $2M in annual spend driving record breaking acquisition, revenue, & conversions.
◦ 20% Increase in new customer acquisition, with an 18% reduction in CAC by completing a marketing stack overhaul which included consolidating campaign structure, implementing clean audience exclusions, optimizing asset placement, implementing a creative review process, & full funnel optimization.
◦ $600k increase in retention revenue by reducing cost per order (CPO) 21% with behavioral audience segmentation in tandem with bid optimization which resulted in the ability to scale spend profitably by 235%.
• Revitalized the strategy & execution of email marketing campaigns & automation which:
◦ 82% increase in $ per recipient by instilling strong split testing procedures for campaign email creative & audience segmentation based on order history, purchase intent & on-site behavior.
◦ 15% increase in list growth & 60% reduction in unsubscribe rates driven by implementing on-site behavioral targeting, incentives & offers, back-in-stock requests, & tracking performance to optimize triggered emails.
• Devised the audience & content strategy via direct mail catalogs to build brand awareness & new customer acquisition
◦ 900k+ door circulation, yielding a 5x ROI - accountable for acquisition modeling plans, product density, & analytics.
◦ 17% increase in prospecting response rate by Implementing cover variant testing against control groups.

Performance Marketing Manager

May 2018
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Jun 2019
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DSTLD, Inc.

Engaged to lead all marketing initiatives & establish marketing, supply chain, & operational analytics. Reported directly to C-level executives, & operated as the marketing team lead. Established, maintained, & visualized company wide KPIs.
• Optimized $1M in annual spend by establishing proper account structure & best practices:
◦ Drove profitability on first purchase after establishing a funnel, consolidating spend, excluding warm audiences, leveraging machine learning with predictive LTV audiences, & establishing unit-level economics.
◦ 30% reduction in CAC driven by embedding customer reviews, press placements (while granularly managing affiliate commissions) to drive new customer confidence leading to conversion.
• Established company wide KPIs & maintained 25 key dashboards visualizing near real-time data:
◦ 28% increase in overall ROAS by optimizing marketing efforts & budget to profitable channels by curating & providing channel specific attribution modeling reports that went beyond last-click attribution.
◦ 40% reduction in CPMs by increasing relevance scores 143%. Creative asset performance dashboards provided a feedback loop with strategic data to guide decisions in the production & testing of new creative.

Head of Marketing

Jun 2017
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May 2018
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Pistol Lake, INC.

• Scaled $50k to $500k spend at a 3x ROAS via paid social marketing, including acquisition, retargeting, & retention campaigns. Managed & strategized all email, organic social, & referral based marketing campaigns.

Founder / Owner

Aug 2015
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May 2017
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Spark Media, LLC.

• Provided consulting & marketing strategy implementations for SMBs (DTC & digital products) in men's & women’s fashion, tobacco, restaurants, dating, youtube production.

Founder / CEO

Mar 2015
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Oct 2016
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Zirby, LLC.

• Identified an opportunity to develop an SMS based SAAS product. Single-handedly built the internal platform utilizing 3rd party software to provide advice to 5,000 users covering topics such as fitness, dating, careers, & fashion.

Operations Manager

Nov 2014
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Jul 2015
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Jumpcut, Inc.

Sr. Financial Planning Consultant

Nov 2013
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Nov 2014
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Copra Oil, Inc.

Financial Planning Analyst

Nov 2011
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Oct 2013
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CVR Energy, Inc.

Gas Accounting Analyst

Jun 2010
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Nov 2011
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Sequent Energy Management, Inc.

EDUCATION

Bachelors of Business Administration, BS

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Accounting

Dec 2009
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Stephen F. Austin State University

Associate of Arts

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Industrial Design

May 2006
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University of Houston

REFERENCES

Hannah Laverty

PR + Investor Relations
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DSTLD

He is able to find, learn, and implement out-of-the-box solutions to accomplish large tasks in record time. Amit would be an asset to any team, providing they have a steady supply of donuts.

Laura Sokol

Marketing Manager
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DSTLD

Amit’s diverse skillset is something you can’t put a price on. His experience touches on almost every aspect of our marketing stack.

Michelle Finney

Graphic Designer
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DSTLD

Amit is one of my all-time favorite colleagues. He does an amazing job of blending creativity and analysis. Amit’s ability to see how one piece of content impacts the bigger picture is incredible.