
Timeline
About me
Account Manager, Political & Advocacy @ StackAdapt AdTech / Programmatic Strategy
Education
George brown college
2019 - 2020Hospitality and tourism management diploma hospitality and tourism management 3.92Graduated with honours in April 2020
Experience
Funk lounge hostel
Mar 2010 - Oct 2014Event managerResponsible for managing all talent bookings, fee negotiations, equipment set up, logistics, promotions and bar management during the event days.Created and organized 50+ Backpackers parties – seasonal clubbing events in collaboration with over 40 hostels in Zagreb, Croatia.Performed guerrilla marketing initiatives and implemented social media strategies for the Pub Crawl resulting in increased ticket sales for 60% in four months.Coordinated staff and produced daily reports, managed meetings and the delegation of tasksResponsible for all the budgeting and reporting to the General Manager. Show less
Exit festival
Aug 2010 - Jan 2014Event promoterStreet Team Leader – responsible for daily promotional strategies for multiple teams and brand ambassadorsResponsible for day-to-day communication and strategy consultation with festival producers, staff members and volunteers,Transportation Coordinator – prepared and fulfilled border crossing paperwork between Croatia and Serbia.
Outlook festival
Sept 2010 - Jan 2013Event promoterClub Brand Ambassador - street promotion team member.
Unicef
Oct 2010 - Jun 2011F2f field workerWantad school
Jun 2012 - Mar 2013Social media managerGladstone hotel
May 2014 - May 2015Marketing assistantAssisted the Marketing Manager and supported the marketing team with marketing strategies, event and exhibition’s planning and executing. Responsible for writing articles and blog posts for the website in WordPress . Uploaded marketing material on the website and social media, coordinated campaigns and measured the success. Responsible for talent booking for different events, managing the events and promotion.
Hostelling international - canada
May 2015 - Nov 2017Entertainment managerOrganized, coordinated, budgeted and delivered all tours, activities and events in the HI Toronto Hostel.Educated the guests along with the local community about travel, cultural understanding, entertainment and special events (In collaboration with HI USA organized Sleep For Peace Pub Crawl for 60 people in Toronto).Directed the hiring, training and performance evaluations for volunteers and supervised their daily activities. Increased the volunteer bank for HI Toronto from three to 15 active volunteers.Created and implemented content and new strategies for social media that resulted in higher following and increased engagement. Defined and tracked campaign effectiveness and adjusted strategies accordingly. Responsible for tracking event participation, increasing average length of stay, and creating monthly reports for the head office. Show less
The cavern bar
Feb 2016 - Nov 2017Event managerA cozy Toronto bar complete with live music, nightly events, delicious food, and cheap drinks. Open from 6:00pm 7 nights a weekhttp://www.thecavernbar.ca
Le germain hotel toronto maple leaf square
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020Guest servicesAs a Guest Services Intern at Le Germain Hotel Maple Leaf Square, I received training in the Guest Reservations Department as well as Front Desk Operations. During my time at Le Germain I was using Opera system on daily basis for any new or current reservations that needed to be made or modified.
Acuityads inc.
Jun 2021 - Mar 2022Campaign managerWorking on multiple AI based programmatic platforms as illumin, UI3, DV360 and Yahoo I managed a multitude of digital campaigns for clients. Through assessing the data and optimizing accordingly I was able to achieve client’s KPI benchmarks, while maintaining the profit margins for the company.• Planning, coordinating, implementing, and overseeing various marketing campaigns for clients in all sectors• Setting up, monitoring, assessing, and measuring RIO of client’s campaigns• Proactively managing more than 150 campaigns with high degree of accuracy meeting therequired KPIs by making data-lead optimizations• Ensuring a successful consumer journey of target audiences through awareness, engagement andconversion stages while focusing on client goals and expectations• Surpassing the client’s goals (CTR, VCR, ROAS, CPA, CPE) and securing incrementalbudgets while maintaining the performance and the margins• Skilled in common industry platforms as MOAT, DV360, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager,Salesforce, Jira, and Tableau Show less
Stackadapt
Apr 2022 - nowProgrammatic Account Manager, Political & Advocacy
Jul 2023 - nowProgrammatic Strategist
Apr 2022 - Jul 2023
Licenses & Certifications
- View certificate
Google analytics essential training
LinkedinJun 2020 - View certificate
Social media marketing: strategy and optimization
LinkedinJun 2020 - View certificate
Developing cross-cultural intelligence
LinkedinMar 2020 Worker health and safety awareness
Ontario ministry of labour, training and skills developmentJan 2020Certified travel counselor (ctc)
Travel industry council of ontario (ontario's travel regulator)Jun 2019Certified marketing manager
Wantad schoolJun 2011Emergency first aid & cpr level c with aed awareness
Workplace medical corp.Mar 2019Smart serve
Smart serve ontarioMay 2015Certified event manager
Wantad schoolJun 2012Food handler and sanitation certificate
Ctc traincanada (acquired by global knowledge)Mar 2019
Volunteer Experience
Lobby Coordinator
Issued by TEDxZagreb on Mar 2013Associated with Jelena Perkec
Event Staff
Issued by Exit Festival on Jul 2008Associated with Jelena Perkec
Languages
- enEnglish
- crCroatian
- boBosnian
- seSerbian
- spSpanish
- geGerman
- itItalian
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