Cristin Mc Grath

Cristin Mc Grath

$90/hr
Social Media Strategy & Community Management
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Hourly ($/hour)
Location:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Experience:
13 years
C R I S T I N D I G I T A L S T R A T E G Y M C G R A T H & L: Brooklyn, NY E:- S T U D I E S Temple University E N G A G E M E N T EXPERIENCE C O N T A C T P: (267) 443 - 7483 C O N S U M E R V Y ZIO N AR Y , NYC/LA, Aug ’19 – Feb ‘21 Founder, Chief Consultant Clients: DigitalKitchen, Cashmere Agency, theAudience, Impossible Burger, OsteoStrong Agency consultant for new business acquisition & social media strategy, helping agencies retain existing clients & attain new accounts through interdepartmental collaboration, in-house trainings & fulfillment of RFPs for new B.A., Public Relations business (Hulu, Netflix, Trafalgar, BMW, SheaMoisture, Ubisoft, etc.). Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity, 2007 - 2010 S OC IA L FLY , E X P E R T I S E Paid Owned Influencer S e nio r Dir e ctor , S tr a te gy & Acco unts Reported into CEO, responsible for creation and execution for all client strategies, inbound client onboardings; led agency to win 5 VEGA Awards for digital work on Investigation Discovery (influencer strategy) and Whisps (content UGC strategy); supervised divisional Directors across Paid, Influencer and Creative departments and responsible for management of the Strategy & Accounts department. • Experiential Q1’21 alone, with a strong focus on 360 digital activations cross-division. Project Management Entertainment - Parenting -CPG - Spirits - Education Auto - Beauty - Weight Loss T O O L S CreatorIQ Successfully retained ~85% of clients from 2020 into 2021 and exceeded agency’s revenue goal despite pandemic and smaller budgets; pitched and won Agency’s first 3 global AOR retainers in New Business V E R T I C A L S NYC, Aug ’19 – Feb ‘21 D i re cto r , S tr a te gy & Acco unts Clients: Investigation Discovery, Univision, Happy Family Organics, American University of Antigua, etc. Led agency’s digital strategy team, managing 15 paid and owned social media clients (AOR, project) and directly supervised a team of 5. • Successfully restructured the Accounts department into a strategy team, introducing the idea of multifaceted social specialists to replace the traditional model of staffing; audited all in-house SMMS platforms and reporting dashboards, cutting spends by 20% through consolidation; continually pitch and close several incremental spends cross-client, including additional projects fees inclusive of community management, influencer marketing and increased media spends. Wiland Sprout Social SocialBakers Falcon.io HeyOrca Mintel eMarketer ComScore NetBase Asana Basecamp C A S HM ERE A G E N C Y , NYC/LA, Nov ’18 – Aug ‘19 Director, Media Strategy Clients: SheaMoisture, MCJW, Amazon Music, BMW Responsible for all paid media efforts across agency’s client roster; successfully led new business across 4 pieces of new media business, winning each; built the paid media department to a team of 4, responsible for all media planning, buying and optimizing across Automotive, Beauty, Entertainment and Gaming verticals. C R I S T I N S O C I A L S T R A T E G Y M C G R A T H & C O N S U M E R M A R K E T I N G E X P E R I E N C E T E NGR A M C A PIT A L , NYC/LA, Jan ’17 – Mar ‘18 Manager, Social Media Strategy (DevaCurl) Grew DevaCurl’s social footprint +85% monthly with CTRs up +8%; launched first lead generation campaign, growing CRM +2K; implemented brand’s first cross-branded social collaborations, with SEPHORA, ULTA & Nordstrom. Manager, Social Media & Public Relations (Algenist) Corporate communications lead responsible for social strategy, influencer marketing & public relations. Grew brand’s social footprint +350% in 6 months, delivering cross-platform digital/social campaigns for 3 product launches, producing +22% increase in SEPHORA sales; launched brand’s first influencer strategy. V A Y N E RM E D I A , LA, Feb ’16 – Aug ‘16 Account Director, Turner Broadcasting (TBS, TNT) Account lead responsible for cohesive social linear Tune-In & Fan Acquisition campaigns for Turner programming, including Angie Tribeca, Wrecked & Good Behavior, supervising team of six. Drove profitability of account team to 95% - highest in west coast office; managed $9MM in national advertising, overseeing tactics across paid social strategy & influencer marketing. H O R I ZO N M E D I A , NYC/LA, Aug ’13 – Feb ‘16 Associate Director, Social Strategy & Community Clients: ABC, Stoli, Oberto, Theranos, Snyder’s Lance, Maryland LIVE! Casino Grew Community & Reputation Management departments by $3.5M in 2 quarters, responsible for new business acquisition & client services, supervising a team of 20; drove retention 90%; successfully pitched, won, staffed & onboarded five new clients. Supervisor, Social Strategy & Community / Senior Paid Social Strategist Clients: Travel Channel, Food Network, StarKist, OSCAR Insurance, Vonage, Estroven, Culturelle Led Community & Reputation Management departments, while acting as paid social strategist for key accounts, supervising a team of 12; increased department profitability by $1MM in 1 quarter; developed paid/owned strategy for 360 media plans in collaboration with OOH, Broadcast, Print & Digital. F L E I S H M A N H I L L A R D , Social Channel Strategist DET, Mar ’12 – Jun ‘13 / Community Manager Client: Chevy Trucks (Silverado, Colorado, Suburban, Tahoe), Chevrolet (Malibu, Impala, Equinox, Traverse) Responsible for the Trucks business, overseeing community management & experiential integrations, supervising a team of 3. Led the development & execution of Chevrolet’s 2014 Silverado launch strategy, including company’s first-ever 360 channel activation. A DDI TIO NA L EX PE RIE NC E W h i s t l e S p o r t s , Director of Audience Development / May ’18 – Nov ‘18 V a u l t C o m m u n i c a t i o n s , Associate Account Executive / Mar ’11 – Mar ‘12 P h i l a d e l p h i a E a g l e s , Communications Specialist / Jun ’10 – Mar ‘11 M o s a i c S a l e s S o l u t i o n s , Senior Digital Sales Representative / Mar ’09 - August ’10
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