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Katie Husa

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Accomplished leader in media and marketing, with twelve years experience in cross-platform strategy, planning, and publisher partnerships. Expert in strategic planning and relationship building, fostering collaboration with top-tier clients like Disney and NBCUniversal. Proven track record in revenue growth through innovative marketing strategies, leveraging analytical thinking to optimize performance and exceed goals.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Director, Client Partnerships

Vox Media
01.2024 - 08.2025
  • Media & Entertainment category lead
  • Led strategic partnerships and revenue growth initiatives for enterprise M&E accounts, including Walt Disney Co., NBCUniversal, FOX Corp., TikTok, NBA, and NFL, achieving a 126% quota achievement in Q1 2025.
  • Developed strong relationships with senior client and agency leadership, fostering collaboration and upper funnel growth partnerships.
  • Drove $5.5M in annual revenue, through advertising partnerships across Vox Media's owned and operated digital, social, print, experiential, podcast, and programmatic offerings.
  • Led proposal strategy from creative ideation to media plan analysis to ensure programs delivered on partner KPIs.

Director, Brand Partnerships

Gallery Media Group
05.2020 - 01.2024
  • Responsible for the selling, strategic ideation, and management of advertising and sponsorship programs spanning across Gallery Media Group's digital and social publisher portfolio, Influencer and Talent Offerings, and Experiential.
  • Consistently exceeded quota expectations, delivering 134% to goal in 2022 and 139% to goal in 2021.
  • Excelled at driving revenue to exceed quota by breaking new accounts in a variety of categories (Media & Entertainment, Travel, QSR, Retail, Wine & Spirits), and growing revenue from existing partners through relationship management and strategic solutions.
  • Through a strategic partnership offering, led the content creation and management of brand-owned TikTok channels - including with KFC, Zappos, and BodyArmor.

Senior Account Executive

Bustle Digital Group
06.2017 - 04.2020
  • Spearheaded the development and execution of partnerships across digital, social, branded content, influencer, and experiential, with key West Coast clients, enhancing brand visibility and engagement.
  • Developed and led Fashion category strategy implementation following the acquisition of The Zoe Report, resulting in a 125% increase in client engagement and revenue growth.
  • Built full-funnel integrated marketing programs designed to drive performance outcomes for brand partners, achieving measurable success particularly in upper funnel awareness and lift.

Account Executive

Vogue
10.2015 - 06.2017
  • Ideated, sold, negotiated, and delivered fully integrated programs across print, digital video, and social platforms, enhancing brand visibility and engagement.
  • Identified and implemented new marketing programs and strategies, driving new business in non-endemic categories such as Entertainment, Automotive, and Travel.
  • Led a team of account strategy, brand strategy, and media planning, in order to build and deliver strategic cross-platform programs for partners.

Digital Media Planner

Condé Nast
10.2013 - 10.2015
  • Strategic media planning and account management lead for multi-brand campaigns across the Condé Nast portfolio.
  • Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of digital media components into broader marketing initiatives.
  • Identified and monitored partner KPIs to ensure performance goals were achieved.
  • Leveraged advanced analytics tools to track campaign performance metrics and optimize strategies accordingly.

Education

Bachelor of Arts - English, Business, And Marketing

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

Skills

  • Strategic planning
  • Marketing and Media
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Negotiation
  • Relationship building
  • Client relations
  • Analytical thinking

Timeline

Senior Director, Client Partnerships

Vox Media
01.2024 - 08.2025

Director, Brand Partnerships

Gallery Media Group
05.2020 - 01.2024

Senior Account Executive

Bustle Digital Group
06.2017 - 04.2020

Account Executive

Vogue
10.2015 - 06.2017

Digital Media Planner

Condé Nast
10.2013 - 10.2015

Bachelor of Arts - English, Business, And Marketing

University of Southern California