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Alex Stevens

Danbury,CT

Summary

Senior management professional, bringing strategic leadership and operational excellence to drive organizational success. Skilled in project management, team collaboration, and process optimization with keen focus on achieving results. Adept at navigating complex challenges, fostering culture of accountability, and adapting to evolving business needs. Known for strong decision-making, effective communication, and building high-performing teams.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager Digital Operations

Alliant Cooperative Data
04.2024 - Current
  • Led cross-functional team of 3 to deliver high-quality results from client success to operational productivity and efficiency.
  • Managed Team that supported Digital Sales on all Sales Support and Operational initiatives related to support of 20+ Platform Direct Integrations, Agency and Hold Co Relationships, and Advanced TV Relationships, that resulted in $20M+ of revenue.
  • Spear-headed a custom audience program through sales support, operational process improvement, cross-departmental communication and which lead to annual revenue of $1M+.
  • Managed all new and existing onboarding and integration efforts with platforms from initial conversations, through onboarding to ingestion of data, to platform and taxonomy maintenance.
  • Worked closely with Data Strategy and Product on new taxonomy initiatives and management of taxonomies across 20+ integrations from Branded to Non-Branded initiatives.
  • Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organizational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
  • Established strong relationships with external partners that lead to strong process improvements and increased efficiency of work flows.
  • Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
  • Achieved operational excellence by streamlining processes and implementing best practices.
  • Managed internal sales reporting tool (DSR) for mapping of agencies, platforms, and advertisers.

Digital Operations Manager

Alliant Cooperative Data
01.2023 - 04.2024
  • Assisted new onboarding and integration efforts with platforms, monitor existing integrations, and facilitate custom audience processing.
  • Supported platform and agency team members by assisting with reporting, analysis, platform QA and troubleshooting.
  • Provided outstanding service to all individuals, promoting effective, and lasting business relationships.
  • Supported Digital Platforms with internal and external ad-hoc projects.
  • Spoke with peers to verify task completion, meeting tight deadlines, and schedules.
  • Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization.
  • Balanced competing priorities efficiently while maintaining focus on critical tasks requiring immediate attention.
  • Assist with internal sales reporting tool (DSR) mapping of agencies, platforms, and advertisers.

Partner Success Manager

Alliant Cooperative Data
03.2022 - 12.2022
  • Assisted new onboarding and integration efforts with platforms, monitor existing integrations, and facilitate custom audience processing.
  • Supported platform and agency team members by assisting with reporting, analysis, platform QA and troubleshooting.
  • Provided outstanding service to all individuals, promoting effective, and lasting business relationships.
  • Supported Digital Platforms with internal and external ad-hoc projects.
  • Spoke with peers to verify task completion, meeting tight deadlines, and schedules.
  • Assist with internal sales reporting tool (DSR) mapping of agencies, platforms, and advertisers.

Remote Media Strategist

Digilant
01.2021 - 02.2022
  • Attend pre-sales meetings to serve as a product expert, answering more technical questions on Digilant's product stack; build confidence with the client in Digilant's capabilities as a partner.
  • Gather information on Advertiser's business objectives for proposal development during pre-sales meetings.
  • Strategically align Digilant's products & capabilities to meet Advertisers' business objectives.
  • Determine pricing for proposals that is competitive and will drive campaign performance.
  • Build proposal deck utilizing Digilant Marketing collateral; partner with Marketing to develop any custom materials.
  • Answer Client questions during the Proposal phase in an effort to close the business.
  • Educates the Client on the best practices and trends in the programmatic space to enhance their marketing efforts.
  • Conduct vertical-specific research to incorporate into the campaign strategy. Assist Campaign Solutions with wrap reports, consumer audience insights, etc.

Digital Media Planner

MNI Targeted Media
04.2019 - 01.2021
  • Identified strategic and tactical opportunities that best fit the goals and KPIs of the campaign.
  • Collaborated with other internal and external teams in a cross-functional capacity to ensure alignment of campaign objectives and expectations.
  • Analyzed campaign results to determine optimizations and recommendations for future flights.
  • Prepared media recommendations for client approval and assured all campaigns launched as planned.
  • Day-to-day support of digital sales team through development of media plans and decks for advertising proposals.
  • Communicated directly with clients and agencies regarding campaign details.
  • Knowledge of multiple media executions: Display, Mobile, CTV/OTT, DOOH, Audio, Native, Social.
  • Managed and tracked online campaign implementation, delivery, and optimization processes and ensure that contract revenue is fulfilled.
  • Worked across multiple verticals of clients: Auto, CPG, Healthcare, Entertainment, Travel, Education.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing & Sales

Western Connecticut State University
Danbury, CT
05.2012

Skills

  • Platforms: Microsoft Windows & Mac OS
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Microsoft Excel
  • Media Planning
  • Salesforce
  • Strategic planning
  • Sales Support
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • Operations management
  • Cross-functional team coordination
  • Troubleshooting and problem resolution
  • Customer Service
  • Management and Team Building

Timeline

Senior Manager Digital Operations

Alliant Cooperative Data
04.2024 - Current

Digital Operations Manager

Alliant Cooperative Data
01.2023 - 04.2024

Partner Success Manager

Alliant Cooperative Data
03.2022 - 12.2022

Remote Media Strategist

Digilant
01.2021 - 02.2022

Digital Media Planner

MNI Targeted Media
04.2019 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Business Administration - Marketing & Sales

Western Connecticut State University

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