www.ignaq.com

Ignacio Sarasola's website



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Open to collaborate with projects and messages that need to be spread ♥



About


A digital media experimenter with a love for solving problems through empathic thinking while identifying opportunities, measurable insights and profitable improvements.

A crafter, a tool user.



Professional Experience


IGNAQ.COM/MARKETER - Digital Consultancy

Freelancer | Mar 2018 – Present


- Empowering independent projects and small business with the tools needed to identify their audiences & spread their messages

- Designing and managing websites to ensure an adequate conversion funnel and data collection

- Ideating KPIs and live dashboards for reporting, data visualization and growth measurement

- Providing cost efficient tactics for social growth and site relevance



GOOD MOOSE - Brand & Performance Marketing

Associate Director of Performance Marketing | Jun 2022 – Nov 2022


- A brief but great opportunity to confirm the need to invest my time and efforts towards a single mission with positive impact, in contrast with agency services

- Responsible for the strategy and media planning for D2C clients as Culture Hustle, Climate Candy, Silver Fern Farms, True Botanicals

- Supervised media implementation of the Ad Operations team

- Guided Account Manager members into data visualization & storytelling for compelling decks and presentations

- Audited existing and new clients advertisement structure for performance and tactical optimizations



MEDIA.MONKS - Digital Transformations

Project Lead | Apr 2019 – Sep 2021


- Lead strategic insights and consultation for clients’ holistic digital advertising efforts

- Developed project management processes focused on maximizing the efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability of large internal and external teams

- Established documentation and implemented methods for standardization and best practices across the book of business

- Collaborated with Engineering Teams to create and test tools for scalability and time efficiency related to audits and daily optimizations

- In charge of guiding career development, plus training & mentoring colleagues, within the Learning & Development team

- Founder of Search Office Hours, a weekly space for Q&A, ticket resolutions, new feature adoptions and implementations



SUPERBOLT - Growth Marketing

Search Paid Director | Sep 2017 – Dec 2018


- Built, trained and consolidated the agency Search Team, responsible for campaigns over 30+ clients

- Planned and implemented search architecture across Google & Microsoft Ads, Apple Search Ads, Amazon Advertising

- Developed marketing strategies including search, display, video & social campaigns

- Monitored US$200K monthly total investment plus weekly performance reports

- Maintained and fostered client relationships with brands such as Public Goods, Boka, Biossance, AuRate, Porter Road, This Saves Lives, The Webby Awards



DESPEGAR.COM - Largest Online Travel Agency in Latam

Regional Marketing Online Analyst | Apr 2015 - Mar 2017


- Daily studied the market, tendencies, seasonality and competitors

- Managed online marketing campaigns for Latin America -search, display, retargeting, app installs and app engagement- with 25% reduction on cost per conversion by tactics designed to increase the overall quality score

- Controlled U$S 500K quarterly budget on online marketing expenditures representing U$S 15.5MM in revenue

- Maximized data-driven profit applying portfolio theory optimization

- Contributed on creating new tools to simplify workflows and improve in-house bidding algorithm

- Acquired a 75% YoY growth of the product owned



CHESCA BAGS - Leather Fashion & Accessories

Freelance Brand Consultant | Jun 2013 - May 2014


- Planned and executed a business plan for cost efficiency and scaling the business

- Researched, acquired and followed new commercial proposals extending wholesales across the country, adding 25+ new point of sales

- Developed press relationships and a communication strategy - publishing in fashion editorials as Catalogue, Gente, Ohlalá, Para Ti; actively participated in “Puro Diseño” BA Fair

- Built a new website and online sales platform increasing 3X retail sales

- Managed the strategy of the social media, organically reaching 25K fans on the FB Page



DANONE - ‘Levité’, Non Alcoholic Beverage

Assistant Brand Manager Internship | Apr 2012 - Mar 2013


- Tracked the brand performance, budget and the impact on the P&L

- Worked on repositioning the brand identity to recover 3% of market share, earning an additional 3%

- Introduced new packaging and POS advertising aligned to the new image of the brand

- Procured and executed summer activations introducing in & out seasonal products

- Briefed advertising partners generating content for digital and social media



Education


UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA ARGENTINA

Industrial Engineering - M.S. Equivalent Degree | Mar 2007 - Dec 2012

Buenos Aires, Argentina


GPA: 6,77/10


Thesis: How to Introduce a Sustainable Production Process: Eco-friendly Glasses“

A micro-entrepreneurship built to engage excluded parts of society, empowering them to raise a business while making a positive impact on the environment by upcycling.



Languages


Spanish - Native

English - Bilingual

Portuguese - Intermediate


HTML & CSS

Javascript

C++

Marketing Platforms


Search

 SEO, Google, Bing


Social Media

 Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter,

 LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit


Email Marketing & Retention

 MailChimp, Klaviyo


Hosting & E-commerce

 Shopify, SquareSpace, Wix, Magento,

 Wordpress


GMP Stack

 SA360, DV360, CM360, Creative Studio


More

 Amazon Advertising

 Apple Search Ads

Tools


Google Analytics

Google Tag Manager


Looker Studio

Tableau

QlikView


More

 InDesign

 Lightroom

 Photoshop

 Procreate

 Canva



Hobbies


Photograper

Developing an alternative and creative language. An avid photographer and composer of imagery.


Yogi

As a permanent connection with my body, a necessary way of balance.


Green Thumb

A seasonal farmer rooting in nature.