Vice President, Marketing - Disney Infinity
✓ Co-founded, launched and managed the runaway success of DISNEY INFINITY, a creative powerhouse and category definer in video games generating over $1.5B in retail sales inside of 3 years. Recognized as the #1 franchise in Disney Interactive history and #1 Toys To Life video game in the world 2014 and 2015. Built, coached and supported the needs of a 22-person marketing organization, including brand, social, community and creative management teams. ✓ Led creative development and execution of large, "must win" consumer marketing campaigns at a scale above $50M, including broadcast, digital, out-of-home, SEO/SEM, PR and experiential. Achieved 80% awareness within key demographics inside of 3 years. ✓ Forged partnerships and integrations with Disney's marquee brands, including Pixar, Marvel, and Star Wars, overcoming a high degree of initial resistance, emphasizing win-win potential, and ensuring meticulous follow-through on promises made. End result: massive reach for DISNEY INFINITY from Day 1, a first-of-its-kind gaming experience yielding a loyal global fanbase, and sustained engagement across multiple releases. ✓ Spearheaded launch of DISNEY INFINITY mobile app within an aggressive timeframe, achieving 6M downloads within the first 60 days and outpacing internal goals by 33%.✓ Social Media Highlights: 35M+ YouTube views before launch. Full-scope execution of aggressive growth plans across FB, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Pinterest. 500M+ social impressions with a 38% growth rate for most recent release. ✓ Fan Engagement Highlights: high-traffic weekly web series nabbing 25M minutes viewed online. Engineered live streams, weekly contests and special events to drive community engagement.