LORI R. GILLEN
**** ********** *****, *******, ** 75454
806-***-****/ **********@*****.***/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorirgillen/ LORI R. GILLEN Page 1
Key Accomplishments
• AI Early Adopter - adept at using AI for research, branding, customer analysis, media planning
• Gained over 100% more conversions, less money, lower CPA. Increased lead conversion metrics over 90% with optimized AdWords campaign.
• Lowered CPA from over $130 - $250 CPA to $90 - $45 CPA
• Dropped CPA from $338 to $50 - $75 CPA in Google AdWords
• Reputation Management – increased online reputation from previous vendor to new vendor – increased reviews by 116% and increased overall Google Review rating to 4.8 LORI R. GILLEN
1608 Grandberry Drive, Melissa, TX 75454
806-***-****/ **********@*****.***/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorirgillen/ LORI R. GILLEN Page 2
Where I’ve Worked
Freelance Marketing Consultant – Hello, Nanny! January 2025
• Strategy Development: Designed marketing strategies to drive sign up of families for Hello,
• Nanny! services through website, with additional strategy for social media
• HubSpot Management: Data clean-up and development of automation flows for drip,
• nurture and retention email campaigns
• SEO: Advised on strategy to optimize content/website for search engines, including
• audience research and segmentation
• Content Development: Collaborate with the copywriter and content development team to
• create compelling marketing content that resonates with our audience.
• Partnerships: Identified and advised strategic collaborations Hawke Media (Agency) (May 2023 - July 2024)
Account Director & Digital Strategist
• Strategy & Relationship Management: The Getty, Natural History Museum, SoftFrame Designs,
• LoveHandle, The Getty Store, Kevin’s Catalog
• Leading Teams: Lead all client facing calls with cross teams
• Project Management: Coordinate cross channel initiatives to ensure work is completed on time
• to support the overall strategy
• Responsible for development of growth strategies for clients and the oversight of their
• execution.
• Craft reporting that efficiently communicates a clear picture of performance and creates
• strategic recommendations to clients based on the findings. Identify KPIs, set targets,
• continuously monitor, and measure digital strategy effectiveness, and regularly deliver analysis
• and insights to key stakeholders.
• Create and guide near and long term digital media buying strategies that are direct response performance marketing focused
Medix Infusion March 2022 – April 2023
Role: Marketing Manager
• Lead, Manage and provide strategic support to Sales team for lead development and
• management, worked directly with Sales management
• Launched Listings, Pages products from Yext, strategy to optimize map pack, organic results in
• Google; Reputation Management – developed strategy; launch reputation management with Yext product
• From concept through go-live worked with graphic designer and WordPress developer to launch
• new website focused on referrals and providers, added value for patients. Wrote all copy and
• managed project timeline, look and feel, QA and launch of site including UI/UX, reporting,
• functionality
• Monitor and improve marketing insights including SEO; analytics reporting and optimization of
• campaigns
Cheaper Than Dirt August 2021 – March 2022
Role: SEO Manager
• Plan, develop and implement SEO strategy, optimize results for key products and target
• personas, drive business to product landing pages, Identify buyer persona to better target
• identified audiences
LORI R. GILLEN
1608 Grandberry Drive, Melissa, TX 75454
806-***-****/ **********@*****.***/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorirgillen/ LORI R. GILLEN Page 3
• Balance and identify organic search opportunities with ROI maximization for spend
• Regularly perform thorough keywords research; SEMRush, Identify key SEO KPIs across website
• and cornerstone products, monitor redirects, click rate, bounce rate, and other analytic KPIs;
• weekly and monthly reporting
• Worked with UX website manager for improvements in website UX for purchase path
• optimization
Digital Strategy Director - Contract and Consultant July 2020 – August 2021
• SEO, Growth, PPC, Analytics, Email, Project Management)
• Build Digital Marketing Roadmap; Develop, implement and advise quarterly and annual
• digital marketing and communications strategy
• Google AdWords campaign strategy - search, keywords, audience, conversions, goals, etc.
• Manage and improve online content, SEO/Google Analytics, and reporting with KPI
• Measurement & Analytics of both earned, paid, PPC, SEO and other media
• Lead the Marketing team in social media and websites (client websites, Twitter, Facebook,
• Instagram, LinkedIn, etc.)
• Copywriting & Editing for both print and Web - website, blog, brochures, and newsletter
• Develop, maintain, and implement a digital content strategy
• Develop strategy, content/conversion metrics for Email, drip, remarketing, social, push and other campaigns, etc.
RumbleOn 04/2020 – 07/2020
Role: Digital Marketing Director
• Google Ads campaigns. Gained over 100% more conversions, less money, lower CPA.
• Increased lead conversion metrics over 90% with optimized AdWords campaign.
• Ad Spend Management/Daily Spend Tracking – AdWords $5K per day up to over $100K per day
• Daily optimization required on running campaigns, lead generation, and CPL. Lowered CPA
• from over $130 - $250 CPA to $90 - $45 CPA
Healthcare Associates of Texas 1/14/2019 – 3/15/2020 Role: Marketing Director - Growth Strategy/Marketing
• SEO/SEM, PPC and lead generation strategies/execution – dropped CPA from $338 to $50 -
• $75 CPA in Google AdWords
• With WordStream, re-tooled all campaigns and optimized metrics for a successful AdWords
• strategy that increased conversions by over 100%
• Reputation Management – increased online reputation from previous vendor to new vendor
– increased reviews by 116% and increased overall Google Review rating to 4.8 AT&T (Contract) 05/2017 – 11/2018
• Brand Manager – Strategy & Naming and Verbal Team/IT Vendor Management
• Worked with internal ATO technology group for technology products and services for the
• Business team including smart cities, cloud computing, 5G, IOT, Managed Services Brierley & Partners, Plano, TX (Contract) 04/2016 – 01/2017
• Marketing Manager, Client Services / Client: Chevron – Loyalty Program
• Client & Brand Management + Strategy: Provided strategic insight to clients on best
• practices for data-centric marketing strategies in all areas of loyalty marketing and CRM
• including communication strategy, user experience, effective use of promotions and
• campaign execution – omni-channel including direct mail, email, SMS, social media, mobile /app, IOT, beacons
LORI R. GILLEN
1608 Grandberry Drive, Melissa, TX 75454
806-***-****/ **********@*****.***/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorirgillen/ LORI R. GILLEN Page 4