Andrés Felipe Solano

Senior Paid Media Specialist | CRO & Adtech

Salary / Daily rate

Valencia, Spain

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Google AdsGoogle AnalyticsSEOShopifyGoogle Cloud PlatformA/B TestingSocial AdsBusiness DevelopmentMarketing StrategyWeb AnalyticsData AnalysisAWS

Languages

Spanish (Native)EnglishFrench

About me

Intro

Performance Marketing Strategist with 5+ years of experience driving ROI through strategic paid media campaigns across Google, Facebook, and programmatic platforms. As Head of Paid Media at Grupodot, I've optimized user experiences, implemented data-driven strategies, and led high-performing teams for major brands including LVMH and Dior. I deliver exceptional results through conversion optimization, audience segmentation, and cross-channel expertise to fuel your business growth.

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Work experience

Senior Campaign Manager

UProfitFreelance

Apr 2024 - Present

2 years 7 months

Remote, OR 97458, USA

Strategic Planning: Optimize comprehensive paid media strategies across multiple platforms, including Meta (Facebook and Instagram), and Google Analytics 4. Analytics and Reporting: Expertly analyze campaign and account performance using Google Analytics and other relevant tools. Generate in-depth reports that highlight key metrics, trends, and actionable insights to drive client success. Cross-Platform Expertise: Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices across all paid media platforms. Team Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams to ensure cohesive and effective execution of paid media campaigns. Provide mentorship and guidance to junior team members. Performance Optimization: Continuously analyze account performance to achieve client revenue goals.

Head of Paid Media and Service Design

Grupodot

Jun 2021 - Present

5 years 5 months

Bogotá, Bogota, Colombia

- Leading Grupodot media projects and interaction design offering base on data, a key capability alongside our Customer Engagement, Creative and Platform capabilities. - Connecting consumers across digital experiences via a range of talent, tools and intelligence and breaking down Digital’s walled gardens by using these assets. - Unlocking the power of digital media to drive insight to fuel Creative, On-site and 1P Data. - Building and engendering a culture of trust, collaboration and authenticity and connecting human experience to deliver of great work. - Run campaign performance audits (audiences & assets) - Create data-driven applicable recommendations for the media traders to improve performance - Follow-up with media traders on campaign performance - Monitor platform, tech tools, and industry changes - Test out new technologies, and help design the specs of new features for our proprietary tech tool - Provide data-driven forecasts and pricing in collaboration with the data team.

Media Specialist

BukzFreelance

Nov 2021 - Oct 2024

3 years

Medellín, Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia

On the daily pacing/reporting process on Google Search for the assigned verticals, ensuring campaigns are pacing to meet daily/monthly/quarterly projections, with opportunity for growth into additional Google channels (Display, Discovery, Video, Performance Max), Meta, Waze, and Pinterest. Performing routine health checks and in-flight optimizations to drive higher CTR, resulting in lower CPAs, and a higher return on ad spend Own an ongoing test log to document tests, wins, and losses over time, sharing results with the board member. Collaborate with broader internal teams (performance, account management, paid media) to provide performance and optimization updates, identifying head/tailwinds that could impact delivery Over time, expand Google's expertise to fully own campaigns and platforms from end-to-end (campaign creation, asset building, launch, optimization, etc.) Growing your Google ad buying skillset and staying up to date with platform best practices

Paid Media Specialist

MavityFreelance

Sep 2023 - Jul 2024

11 months

Colombia · Remote

Develop and execute innovative paid media strategies to meet client goals across platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Google ads, and Google Analytics 4. Manage budgets and campaigns, overseeing the bidding process and performance analytics. Conduct A/B testing to identify high-performing ads and scale successful campaigns. Collaborate with the creative team to tailor ad content for targeted audiences. Monitor trends and advancements in social media to leverage new tools and platforms. Prepare detailed reports on campaign performance and provide insights and recommendations for future strategies.

Senior Manager, Business Partnership

Labelium

Sep 2022 - Mar 2023

7 months

Miami, FL, USA

Leads overall day-to-day client relationship and execution, Oversees the performance of several paid media accounts, Drives digital advertising performance for various clients within the Company’s Beauty, Fashion, Hospitality, and Luxury brands portfolio: LVMH, Dior, Oscar de la Renta, and Dream Hotel Group. Key responsibilities include: - Oversee / Manage paid search and paid social acquisition & and remarketing campaigns for the Company’s clients across all major platforms (Facebook, Google), - Monitor, track, and optimize paid campaign performances based on client's objectives on a daily and weekly basis, - Analyze & and report on campaign performances to generate actionable insights, - Communicate, inform, and build a strong relationship on behalf of the Company with the Company’s clients, leading strategic conversations that are built on data-based performance results, - Build and maintain trust and transparency with the Company’s clients and the Company’s teams, - Work closely with various experts on the team on tactical implementation and automation, - Audit performance and pull the insights and learnings, - Manage the Company’s client satisfaction audits, working closely with the Director and MD to assure delivery of organic growth YoY.

Digital Marketing Consultant

La Hechicera - Fine Aged Rum from Colombia

Aug 2022 - Jan 2023

6 months

London, UK

Establish a short to mid-term digital marketing roadmap per brand, aimed at elevating the consumer journey across multiple consumer touchpoints Drive digital marketing initiatives from creation to execution by collaborating with the Digital Manager, and brand marketing teams. Ensure synergies across digital 360 and all other marketing initiatives, to contribute to a comprehensive and strategic marketing plan

Google

Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

3 years

On-site

Digital Marketing Transformation Consultants at Google

Aug 2020 - Jul 2021

1 year

On-site

Lead all Digital Maturity strategic conversations, objectives, plans and initiatives for a portfolio of Clients and Agencies. Support our portfolio’s signal activation efforts and digital marketing transformation framework troubleshooting. Manage the different resources and tools available to accelerate digital marketing transformation. Work closely with x-functional teams like (but not limited to) Cloud, Gtech, Platforms and Android to develops ad-hoc digitalization plans besides Ads

Education go to market Lead at Google

Aug 2019 - Jul 2021

2 years

On-site

Development of digital content: advertising and data at scale through partner universities. Manage and share course structures, teachers and themes based on the needs of the industry. Position Google as a reference in the market and as business partners of the Agencies to solve one of its key strategic problems (talent acquisition)

Account Strategist, Large Customer Sales (Momento Google) at Google

Aug 2018 - Jul 2021

3 years

On-site

Search Optimization Framework, works on the 5 pillars of search starting with basic concepts such as the structure to then work on the efficient adoption of more advanced products such as smart bidding and audiences. I have a set of advertising accounts focused on education in best product practices and optimization ways for your accounts to have the best performance and results aligned to customer objectives Customer Facing (30%): Pitch optimizations directly with clients, give training, manage the relationships with the Agency Optimizers. Owner of the relationship with the Pods: Manage the workflow of tasks between the dupla and the pod. Proactive (70%): Perform live optimizations with clients, proactively set and monitor performance targets and identify optimizations for the account optimizer to perform.

Education Mentor

Arukay

Aug 2020 - Jan 2021

6 months

Colombia · Remote

Develop courses for Coursera, focused on digital skills from Google Docs to Google Analytics, generating the process of accompaniment and satisfaction to students in their learning processes.

Account Executive and Co-founder

Yadko Digital Agency

May 2017 - Jul 2018

1 year 3 months

Bogotá D.C., Colombia · On-site

Independent digital agency, with e-commerce solutions, development and digital strategy. We develop solutions based on interdisciplinary teams between development, design and administration for different industries. 4X growth in clients from small businesses to le Coq Sportif, as the agency's main client. Achievement of the quota for a year at 120% of the objectives set.

Staff Assistant

Off Bound Adventures SAS

Feb 2015 - Aug 2015

7 months

65000 Colombia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Through trips to different parts of Colombia and the world, OBA provides students with learning opportunities that generate understanding of reality, respect for diversity and empathy with different communities.

Especialista en ventas

Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá

Apr 2010 - May 2010

2 months

65000 Colombia, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Management and responsible for official points of sale of festival products. In its special edition Homage to Fanny Mikey


Education

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Esp. Gerencia de Diseño

2017 - 2017

1 month

Universidad Jorge Tadeo Lozano

Diseñador Industrial

2013 - 2017

4 years 1 month


Licenses & certifications

Intro to Generative AI Course

Issued: Nov 2024

Certified by Codecademy

Conversion Optimization Certification

Issued: Nov 2024

Certified by Google

Privacy for Agencies and Partners Certification

Issued: Oct 2024

Certified by Google

Google Analytics Certification

Issued: Oct 2024

Certified by Google

LinkedIn Marketing Strategy

Issued: May 2023

Certified by LinkedIn

Brand Building

Issued: May 2023

Certified by Mercado Libre

Google Analytics Certification

Issued: Aug 2022

Certified by Google

Display & Video 360 Certification Exam

Issued: Aug 2022

Certified by Google

Amazon Advertising Foundations Certification

Issued: Aug 2022

Certified by Amazon

Service Design

Issued: Jul 2022

Certified by Platzi

Business Model Canvas

Issued: Jul 2022

Certified by Platzi

Leadership for work teams

Issued: Jun 2022

Certified by Platzi

Certification on Google Ads Video Campaigns _ Google

Issued: Jun 2022

Certified by Google

Reservation

Issued: May 2022

Certified by TikTok

Measurement

Issued: May 2022

Certified by TikTok

Brand Safety

Issued: May 2022

Certified by TikTok

Auction

Issued: May 2022

Certified by TikTok

Ads Manager 101

Issued: May 2022

Certified by TikTok

How to give feedback

Issued: Apr 2022

Certified by Platzi

Business Strategy

Issued: Apr 2022

Certified by Platzi

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