Deri Cleland

Sr. Paid Media Specialist

From: Boca Raton, FL
Salary range: $95k - $110k

Results-oriented professional with 5+ years of Digital Marketing and a proven knowledge of campaign management, client relationship management and competitive analysis. Dedicated worker experienced in problem-solving, time management and planning. Ready to make an immediate contribution to your organization.

Open for freelance
Working on side project

Skills

I want to learn

How I can help

Creation maintenance of paid search campaigns
Consultation on overall marketing strategy

Work experience

Senior Paid Search Specialist

BPD Advertising

March 2021 - now

  • Create, plan, organize and implement digital media processes and best practices within the agency.
  • Manage campaign performance expectations across all digital media including Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, and Programmatic Display.
  • Own and manage campaign delivery roadmap of optimization, ensuring campaigns are driving results, ROI and cross-channel alignment.
  • Maintain positive relationships with direct media partners while staying up to date on vendor capabilities, costs, media kits, and creative options and technology.
  • Monitor media campaigns via third-party ad serving software, having daily, weekly and/or monthly campaign performance meetings internally and reporting results to client.
  • Utilize digital resource tools and other available resources during campaign plan development.
  • Execute plans and report on campaign performance and effectiveness ensuring accurate reporting.
  • Develop and maintain campaign documents, including budgets, creative specs, plan outlines, and best practices.
  • Monitor campaign deliverables, timelines, budgets and results to ensure the client goals are met.
  • Prepare and lead client calls to discuss campaign performance, interpretation of data, and actionable plans based on findings.
  • Research new media trends that are most effective at target audiences.
  • Provide high level of account service to clients with effective communication, timely responses to requests, and proactive solution of potential issues.
Technologies:

Sr. Digital Media Planner

Zimmerman Advertising

March 2010 - April 2021

  • Work alongside offline Integrated media planning and buying teams to provide digital insight for objectives and strategies applied to overall client media plan
  • Research, plan, execute and manage performance reporting and analysis/optimization efforts for digital media campaigns that may include most or all of the following: Digital Display (both rich and standard executions), Online Radio, Video, Mobile Display
  • Work alongside paid search and SEO teams to manage internal communications, performance reporting and budget allocation for assigned accounts
  • Oversee and train assistant level employees for the support-level work they perform and also help guide their overall growth and development
  • Presented recommendations, POVs and select analyses to clients and Account Service personnel as well as performance reporting delivered and presented to client on regular basis, often weekly
  • For all assigned accounts, manage client media billing approval and invoice reconciliations;
  • Issue IATB documents for client approval and insertion orders
Technologies:

Education

Coding Bootcamp

BrainStation (formerly Wyncode)

January 2016 - April 2016

Ruby on Rails coding bootcamp

Business Administration

University of Florida

September 1994 - January 1999

Bachelor's degree. Specialization in application development.