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dreward.cowe help startups, media companies, b2b companies and dtc + ecomm brands with growth strategy + modeling, performance marketing, lead gen, customer + user acquisition, media planning + buying, influencer negotiation, and digital marketing.clients (past and present)//consumer + mediamr beast burger, 88 rising, orca coolers, maev dog food, ta.pe, tom segura + ymh studios, grid finance, vanta leagues, ephemeris, tishman speyer, A&E, yaysay, joy wallet, pbs, gannett, today tix, garage//b2bair, noumena, ideo u, shift, podium, first round capital, nuts, paradigm, netchex, check, empeon, bessemer venture partners, percent, rippling, brightwheelif you're a non-profit, pre-seed or pre-revenue startup - we offer free consultation. just shoot us a note at info@dreward.co

New York City, New York, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

New York, Us

Oversaw a team that managed growth strategy + tactics across user acquisition, audience development, retention, email, push, distribution partners and in-product growth for eko interactive entertainment + commerce experiences for eko's Joint Venture with Walmart. Managed budgets, external agencies and worked cross functionally on experiences with product, data, marketing, revenue and brand partnership teams to align on business goals and objectives.

Austin, Tx, Us

Founded a venture backed video licensing B2B SaaS company that helped simplify licensing workflow for media companies, talent agencies, video creators, and traditional video licensing companies. Led all facets of the business from fundraising, marketing, sales, partnerships, product management​,​ and UX design. For over two years, I got to build a product and a company with some really smart people and though it was ultimately an unsuccessful venture, it was one of the greatest experiences of my life.

Austin, Tx, Us

Managed cross-functional team that oversaw PR/marketing initiatives, audience development, design, acquisition, subscription business, content analysis/optimization and distribution across email, push, social, SEO and paid media for CMG's portfolio companies: theCHIVE, CHIVE TV, and theBERRY.

New York, Ny, Us

Part of team that focused on paid media and digital strategy to increase traffic, email subscribers, awareness, engagement, app downloads, and overall audience development for MTV News and MTV Consumer Marketing. Managed multi-million dollar marketing budget across several digital platforms. Worked closely with design, data science, and product to optimize campaign and distribution tactics.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

Growth lead for marketing and content strategy. Developed growth strategy for launch of company. Worked with internal teams such as product, data science, design, operations, and external partners to ensure growth tactics matched business objectives and goals. Managed budgets, strategies and social team as well as campaigns and reporting across social, search, display, customer acquisition, CRM, and email.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Part of a team that included strategists, developers and designers that focused on digital strategy, campaigns and experiences for startup tech clients. Clients included: Enjoy, Dolby, DARPA, Bystander Revolution, Talko, Robinhood, and New Relic.

New York, Ny, Us

Developed strategy and execution for large scale social and digital media campaigns that increased traffic, distribution, engagement, community growth and awareness for MTV shows/tentpoles, MTV.com, and MTV Mobile Applications. Researched new vendors and platforms for potential partnerships.Led marketing + digital strategy, audience development, and community management for MTV(other).

Remote, Us

Managed and implemented SEO/SEM/Social Media strategies for clients. Responsibilities included: content strategy, keyword research, competitive analysis, on-page SEO, link building, assisting with content generation and community management for Single Grain's internal social media and blog properties.

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Assistant Coach to Men's Basketball team at the Academy of Art University. Only Art School in the country with a certified NCAA athletic program. Assisted with practices, film exchange and equipment.

San Rafael, Ca, Us

Worked on various accounts, but primarily focused on Hewlett Packard. Trafficked email and display campaigns using analytics software. Conducted research across social/digital campaign trends and competitive market analyses. Helped develop relevancy index to find best potential publishers for clients. Assisted with research, outreach and implementation of media buys and planning.

Cambridge, Gb

Organized and created content for Social Media and SEM campaigns. Assisted with community management for Facebook and Twitter pages. Managed SEM campaigns and created strategy with keyword focus and specific campaigns to increase web traffic and awareness.

Helped launch a non-profit physically interactive wellness gaming league. Managed digital marketing efforts by utilizing search, social, email, and CRM tools and strategies.

Ba, History-War, Revolution And Social Change

Masters Of Fine Arts

Business-Economics