LORI L. O’MALLEY
914-***-**** **************@*****.*** Pleasantville, New York
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Dynamic, results-oriented marketing leader with 20+ years of experience and a proven track record of driving ROI, building audiences, and expanding sources of revenue. Skilled in demand generation, retention marketing, data segmentation, team leadership, and project management solutions to optimize marketing operations.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
• Strategic Planning • Team Leadership • Stakeholder Relations • Customer Retention
• Audience Development • Email Marketing • Testing & Optimization • List Segmentation
• Campaign Analysis • Budgeting • Revenue Growth • Project Management
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Emerald, New York, NY
MARKETING DIRECTOR, AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT November 2022 - June 2024
MEDIA MARKETING OPERATIONS DIRECTOR October 2020 - November 2022
Audience Management and Development
Oversaw marketing strategy, budgeting, audience development, demographic targets and campaign execution for 12 brands
Planned and developed marketing campaigns for multiple brands, driving subscriber growth and data collection, consistently exceeding goals
Identified email trends and initiated A/B tests resulting in 20%+ increases in open rates
Directed gated content strategies on Facebook generating over 10,000 qualified leads monthly
Leveraged AI for marketing content creation
Marketing
Executed multifaceted marketing plans, including direct mail, email, automated workflows, SMS, social media, and SEM to achieve growth benchmarks for newsletters, magazines and webinars
Implemented and optimized email campaigns in Marketing Cloud and HubSpot, leveraging advanced segmentation techniques to target specific customers and enhance engagement
Extracted and aggregated data from various sources to support marketing objectives
Analyzed multi-channel marketing initiatives, driving resource allocation based on ROI
Applied cost-effective retention and cross-promotion tactics to expand audience
Provided leadership for four remote employees, contributing to the development of a cohesive company culture while enhancing the marketing team’s effectiveness
Managed and assessed vendor and partner relationships, negotiating beneficial contracts
Marketing Operations
Successfully implemented and managed company-wide centralized targeted email program
Conducted training sessions on centralize email process, creative guidelines and best practices
Standardized marketing segmentations using taxonomy of demographic information collected
Played a pivotal role in the CRM migration team, ensuring seamless data migration, standardizing demo mapping, and conducting rigorous platform testing within HubSpot
Enacted data privacy and hygiene policies improving email quality, deliverability and retention
Independent Consultant, Pleasantville, NY
MARKETING AND CIRCULATION SPECIALIST November 2006 - September 2020
Clients included: Emerald, New York Media, Nielsen, NEJM, Scientific American, Dennis Publishing
Developed and executed subscriber marketing campaigns across direct mail, email, online and social media channels for industry-leading clients
Optimized retention strategies by implementing multi-point communication of benefits, improving customer satisfaction, and increasing renewal rate by 12%
Identified and tested new marketing channels targeting emerging consumers in the core market, leading to growth in the customer base
Analyzed current marketing initiatives and revamped strategies, boosting ROI by 11% through targeted promotions aimed at the most responsive audience segments
Networked and attained beneficial relationships and partnership opportunities for clients, including negotiating a reciprocal membership facilitating a 20% increase in international contest entries
Achieved operation savings of 32% through core vendor review
Created new corporate reporting tools and dashboards to analyze business sources and LTV
PRIMEDIA, New York, NY
CONSUMER MARKETING DIRECTOR November 2000 - December 2005
Managed subscription marketing for multiple magazines including New York, Chicago, Modern Bride, and American Baby
Repeatedly met or exceeded budgeted revenue and P&L goals
Increased direct mail net performance by employing package redesign and offer testing
Championed new subscription offer, saving $350K annually while maintaining response level
Successfully maintained subscribers through aggressive yet cost-effective retention strategies increasing profitability by 11% across portfolio
Provided effective leadership and accountability for marketing team of seven, handling hiring, performance evaluations, mentoring and day-to-day management
Directed prenatal and new parent sponsorship program overseeing audience engagement, customer service, auditing and fulfillment
Established partnerships with leading retail, entertainment, and consumer product companies
Initiated marketing of new list rental products creating annual revenue stream of $100K+
OTHER SKILLS
Certifications: HubSpot Email Marketing, HubSpot Social Media Marketing
Technical Proficiency: Experienced with HubSpot, Marketing Cloud, Pardot, Mailchimp, Canva, Jotform, WordPress, Tableau, Google Analytics, Meta Ad Manager, Smartsheet, and Jasper.ai for campaign management, data analysis, and content automation
EDUCATION
BS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY