Sameer Lokhande

M: +91-981*******

E: ac9gwp@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/sameerlokhande/

EXPERIENCE

Sr. Manager, Publisher Partnerships Media.net: July ‘15 – Sept ‘16 Mumbai Jan ‘17 – Apr’19 Dubai (3 Years 7 Months)

- Responsible for drafting the business plan and strategy for growth.

- Directly Managed Large Key Partners and Gross Partner Revenues in excess of $10 Mil a year

- Took over the Email Business in March 2019 and doubled the profits in 3 months (>$200k).

Ad Operations Manager – AdParlor (3 Months)

• Providing pricing and campaign strategy to clients to determine monthly/quarterly budgets.

• Managed campaigns daily to meet advertiser KPI’s on Facebook.

• Analyzing various reports and provide insights on ongoing campaign engagement (Installs, Brand awareness, New user acquisition etc.)

• Ensure that each assigned campaign delivers in-full and contract budget/KPI is fulfilled.

Manager, Publisher Partnerships Media.net: July 2014 – June 2015 (1 Year)

- Leading the entire Business Development Team responsible for on-boarding websites, A/B testing ad create ives, managing campaigns, publisher relationship; and ideating strategies to increase revenues on all accounts.

- Creating processes to track work effort & improve efficiency.

Single point of contact for all account management related activities in the team which involved testing new products/features across all accounts.

Associate Manager Media.net: July 2013 - June 2014 (1 Year)

- Managed two teams of 10 members each.

- Oversee all Business Development/Account Management related activities which directly impact Team revenues

- Responsible for recruitment, training and process definition for Account Managers

Account Manager Media.net: Dec 2012 - June 2013 (8 Months)

- Managed high profile key accounts

- Manage, analyze and optimize media placements for maximum ROI

- Testing Ad feeds from Ad networks to ensure 100% fill rate across all accounts.

- Managing campaigns on ad exchanges like AdX & Appnexus

Account Manager Skenzo & Domain Advertising: April 2011 - Nov 2012 (1 Year 8 Months)

- Liaising with the Business Development Specialists & Strategic Partner Managers in sales and operations.

- Client interaction & support via Email/Calls. Determine targeted pitch for each client segment.

- Grow existing accounts by coming up with Optimization Strategies & Revenue Improvements plans.

- Fraud mitigation and risk assessment across all customers

Research Analyst Team Lead Skenzo: August 2009 - March 2011 (1 Year 8 Months)

- Managed a team of 15 Research Analysts.

- Tracked and reviewed performance of the team on a consistent basis & delivered feedback to the team

Quality Analyst Skenzo: Aug 2007 - July 2009 (2 years)

- Spearhead testing initiatives for products and services to ensure highest quality standards

- Analyzed work effort and quality by Research Analysts and delivered feedback to more than 50.

Research Analyst Skenzo: April 2006 - July 2007 (1 year 4 months)

- Optimizing & Analyzing performance on domains of large customer portfolios.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

6 + years of experience in Publisher Management - Email, Leadgen, Contextual Websites, S2S, N2S

8 + years of experience in hiring and managing people, training and mentoring, defining processes

EDUCATION

2002 - 2005 R.D. National College, B.Sc. IT Mumbai University

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