Jamal E. Vann
**** ***** ********* #** . *****, NY 10466
*****.******@*****.*** . C 917-***-****
Direct Marketing Data Analyst
Dynamic and accomplished Marketing Analyst with over ten years of
progressive and meaningful work experience in Direct Marketing and
Advertising. Broad base of professional experience includes project
management, vendor management and staff management. Refined business acumen
with a demonstrated ability to effectively analyze target markets based on
critical demographic metrics. Strong interpersonal communication skills
with experience working alongside teammates, vendors and clients in order
to achieve campaign objectives within budget and time guidelines.
SELECTED COMPUTER SKILLS
Windows OS ~ MS Word ~ MS Excel ~ MS PowerPoint ~ AdMeasure ~ Kantar
Strategy ~ MicroStrategy ~ Zinc ~ Salesforce.com ~ Google Analytics ~ MS
Access ~ SQL Server 2012
Various Companies . Bronx, NY . 1/2014 - Present
Marketing Consultant (Independent Contractor)
. Maintain and manage direct marketing campaigns.
. Proactively monitor all campaigns for both delivery and performance.
. Recommend appropriate campaign optimizations when applicable.
. Assist in providing strategic guidance to clients in support of the full
life cycle of direct marketing campaigns.
@radical.media . New York, NY . 12/2013
Marketing Researcher (Independent Contractor)
. Researched the lasting impact socially, economically and environmentally
on Qatar and the Middle East.
. Examined the three-year strategic plan (2012-2015) and the successful
delivery of the World Cup games.
Apple Inc. . New York, NY . 11/2012 - 2/2013
iAd Ad Trafficker (Independent Contractor)
. Performed daily analysis and prepared status reports for client review
in determining effectiveness of advertising campaigns based on reaching
specified campaign milestones.
. Successfully targeted several unique market segments within the United
States and abroad including Latin America, England, Germany, Japan and
Australia.
Universal McCann . New York, NY . 2/2012 - 5/2012
Research Manager
. Launched a project that tracked and captured data for the HGTV account;
created several successful prototypes targeting audiences based on key
measures including median age and average household income.
. Worked with competitive system (Kantar Strategy) to track share of
market (SOM) related to sales data for L'Oreal account.
MRM Worldwide . New York, NY . 7/2007 - 2/2012
Manager, Data Solutions
. Identified an area of opportunity for process improvement and
collaborated with clients to establish expedited delivery of data;
decreased data arrival wait time by 4-6 business days (40-60% weekly
time savings).
. Assigned specific direct mail (DM) jobs to selected vendors, resulting
in $1M in revenue generation annually.
. Uploaded / downloaded 1,148 data files (input) for Verizon campaigns in
one-year from file transfer protocol (FTP) site for data vendor to
process 205,526,877 records.
. Managed offsite vendors located in New Jersey and Minnesota on a daily
basis, and ensured vendors completed ad-hoc requests in accordance with
objectives.
Draftfcb . New York, NY . 10/1998 - 7/2007
Senior Direct Response Data Analyst (8/2005 - 7/2007)
. Directly assisted the VP, Director of Marketing Technology Solutions to
create inaugural Data Summit; achieved and improved reliability of in-
house data and increased data processing speed.
Direct Response Data Analyst (10/1998 - 8/2005)
. Earned special recognition with managerial nomination to support highly
coveted Verizon DM campaigns; helped write RFP (request for proposal)
and analyzed cost / budgetary requirements.
. Spearheaded the development and implementation of a new data-driven
department that supported several key accounts including Verizon, Bank
of America, Hudson United Bank, AVIS, Iridium and Audi.
EDUCATION
Certificate of Completion . Introduction to Sequel Query Language . Borough
of Manhattan Community College . New York, NY
Bachelor of Business Administration . Major: Marketing . Howard University
. Washington, DC