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At ExpressVPN, Jesse scaled influencer marketing from a few hundred thousand dollars to more than $800,000–$1 million per month and achieved a greater than 50% hit rate on first-test influencer placements without legacy conversion data. Jesse manages the full creator pipeline, from tailored talking points and script evaluation through go-live, sales measurement, landing-page coordination, and optimization. Jesse also developed an internal influencer-booking playbook with CPM benchmarks, genre strategies, and deal-evaluation criteria, while operating an in-house booking pipeline alongside an agency of record. Earlier roles at Veritone One and Pixly built Jesse’s experience in agency operations, client service, media planning, reporting, creative production, and influencer campaigns across major social platforms. ## Services - Branding - Conversion Optimization - Trend Analysis - Budget Management - Client Communication - Data Analysis - Media Planning - Sales Funnel Optimization - Creative Development - Campaign Execution - Business Relationship Management - Performance Monitoring - Advertising - Marketing - Marketing Strategy - Social Media - Marketing Communications - Digital Marketing - Social Media Marketing - Customer Service - Microsoft Excel - Teamwork - Social Networking ## Highlights - Serves as Senior Creator Marketing Manager at ExpressVPN, running the influencer and partnership marketing program. - Scaled ExpressVPN's influencer marketing program from a few hundred thousand dollars to more than $800,000–$1 million in monthly spend. - Achieved a greater than 50% hit rate on first-test influencer placements without legacy conversion data. - Manages monthly marketing budgets ranging from $100,000 to $1 million. - Leads paid-media performance through sales-revenue and CPA measurement. - Leads sales and conversion-optimization efforts by analyzing correlations between KPIs and test variables across campaigns. - Manages the full influencer pipeline from outreach, negotiation, and booking through go-live, performance monitoring, and optimization. - Developed an internal influencer-booking playbook from scratch, including CPM benchmarks, genre strategies, and deal-evaluation criteria. - Managed a hybrid model with an agency of record and in-house booking pipelines operating simultaneously. - Provides agency partners with strategy, creative direction, optimization guidance, and performance monitoring. - Manages relationships with influencers, agents, and networks across social-media verticals. - Researches emerging platforms and trends to identify creator-marketing strategies and opportunities. - Develops tailored talking points based on a creator's public persona, style, and audience. - Evaluates scripts, EDMs, and social-media posts, and oversees script rotation to keep copy relevant to current events and trends. - Coordinates the creation of landing pages and sales-funnel assets. - Manages junior team members while personally handling approximately two-thirds of execution. - Served as an Account Manager at Veritone One, overseeing creative production, strategy, projects, client reporting, campaign performance, spend, media assets, and logistics. - Conducted competitive analysis and acted as liaison between internal teams and clients at Veritone One. - Served as an Account Services Coordinator in influencer and podcast marketing at Veritone One's Performance Bridge operation, focused on direct-response customer acquisition. - Served as a Campaign Manager at Pixly, supporting influencer activations across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitch. - Earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the State University of New York at Oswego. ## Experience - **Senior Creator Marketing Manager at ExpressVPN** (2025-01-01–present) - **Creator Marketing Manager at ExpressVPN** (2023-12-01–2025-01-01) — Ensure the success of ExpressVPN's paid media expenditure, through the use of sales revenue and CPA measurement • Proactively research and stay abreast of emerging platforms and trends to identify new creator marketing strategies and opportunities • Effectively manage relationships among influencers, agents, and networks across diverse social media verticals • Monitor performance and propose optimization strategies to maintain a dynamic approach to maximizing sales • Develop tailored talking points based on a personality's public persona, style, and audience • Evaluate scripts and other creative assets, such as EDMs and social media posts • Oversee the rotation of scripts to ensure copy remains relevant to current events and trending topics • Manage and coordinate the creation of landing pages and assets for sales funnels • Lead sales and conversion optimization efforts/targets by examining the correlations between KPIs and testing variables across various campaigns - **Campaign Manager at Pixly - Influencer Marketing** (2022-02-01–2023-11-01) — Pixly is a full-service marketing agency specializing in authentic influencer activations across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitch. Our experienced team delivers successful marketing campaigns by building custom influencer strategies, providing data insights, and managing end-to-end campaign operations. We’re powering the influencer marketing programs for some of the largest globally recognized brands in the world such as Epic Games, Roblox, Wix, Mercari, and Turo. - **Account Manager at Veritone One** (2019-01-01–2022-02-01) — Oversee and manage the day-to-day production of creative, strategy and projects to assure client goals are met. • Coordinate all media assets, conduct competitive analysis, execute client reporting and monitor campaign performance and spend. • Liaison between all internal departments and clients on current and upcoming campaigns. • Responsible for campaign management, project management, and media logistics. - **Account Services Coordinator - Influencer/Podcast Marketing at Veritone One** (2018-03-01–2019-01-01) — Performance Bridge is a direct response, customer acquisition agency that focuses on utilizing various marketing channels for leading brands. Our tactics based approach allows us to grow these channels effectively and efficiently for our clients. Every campaign is measured by one goal: to find the optimal media mix to acquire new, high quality customers in the most efficient way possible. ## Education - Bachelor's degree, Marketing — State University of New York College at Oswego (2011-01-01–2015-01-01) - Bachelor of Science, Marketing — State University of New York at Oswego ## FAQ ### What does Jesse do at ExpressVPN? Jesse Whittaker is a Senior Creator Marketing Manager at ExpressVPN. Jesse runs the influencer and partnership marketing program, with responsibility for paid-media performance, sales, conversion optimization, creator relationships, and campaign strategy. ### What parts of the creator-marketing process does Jesse manage? Jesse manages the full influencer marketing pipeline: researching creators, building creator lists, outreach, negotiating and booking talent, developing talking points, reviewing scripts and creative assets, coordinating go-live, monitoring performance, and optimizing campaigns. ### How did Jesse scale ExpressVPN's influencer marketing program? Jesse scaled ExpressVPN's influencer marketing program from a few hundred thousand dollars to more than $800,000–$1 million in monthly spend. ### What performance result did Jesse achieve with first-test influencer placements? Jesse achieved a greater than 50% hit rate on first-test influencer placements without the benefit of legacy conversion data. ### What budgets and performance measures does Jesse manage? Jesse has managed monthly marketing budgets ranging from $100,000 to $1 million and uses sales revenue, CPA measurement, KPIs, and test variables to evaluate performance and guide optimization. ### What internal process did Jesse build at ExpressVPN? Jesse developed ExpressVPN's internal influencer-booking playbook from scratch. It established CPM benchmarks, genre strategies, and criteria for evaluating potential creator deals. ### How has Jesse worked with agency partners? Jesse successfully managed a hybrid operating model in which an agency of record and in-house booking pipelines ran at the same time. Jesse provided agency partners with strategy, creative direction, optimization guidance, and performance monitoring. ### How does Jesse balance leadership with hands-on execution? Jesse has managed junior team members while personally handling approximately two-thirds of execution. Jesse can build creator lists, book talent, and negotiate deals directly, while specializing in management, strategy, and high-level oversight. ### How does Jesse develop creator strategies and relationships? Jesse researches emerging platforms and trends, identifies creator-marketing opportunities, manages relationships with influencers, agents, and networks, and develops tailored talking points based on each personality's public persona, style, and audience. ### What creative and sales-funnel work does Jesse oversee? Jesse evaluates scripts, EDMs, and social posts oversees script rotation to keep copy relevant to current events and trends and coordinates landing pages and assets for sales funnels. ### What did Jesse do as an Account Manager at Veritone One? At Veritone One, Jesse served as an Account Manager, overseeing day-to-day creative production, strategy, and projects to support client goals. Jesse coordinated media assets, conducted competitive analysis, executed reporting, monitored campaign performance and spend, served as a liaison between internal departments and clients, and handled campaign management, project management, and media logistics. ### What was Jesse's earlier role at Veritone One? Jesse was an Account Services Coordinator in influencer and podcast marketing at Veritone One, whose Performance Bridge operation focused on direct-response customer acquisition. Its campaigns sought the optimal media mix for acquiring high-quality customers efficiently. ### What did Jesse do at Pixly? Jesse worked as a Campaign Manager at Pixly, a full-service influencer-marketing agency that creates influencer activations across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Twitch. Pixly builds custom influencer strategies, provides data insights, and manages end-to-end campaign operations for brands including Epic Games, Roblox, Wix, Mercari, and Turo. ### What agency experience does Jesse have? Jesse has experience working at multiple marketing agencies, including Veritone One and Pixly, across influencer marketing, podcast marketing, client service, campaign operations, media planning, creative production, and performance reporting. ### What is Jesse's education? Jesse holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from the State University of New York at Oswego, also listed as the State University of New York College at Oswego. ### What are Jesse's professional skills? Jesse's skills include branding, conversion optimization, trend analysis, budget management, client communication, data analysis, media planning, sales-funnel optimization, creative development, campaign execution, business relationship management, performance monitoring, advertising, marketing strategy, social media marketing, digital marketing, marketing communications, customer service, Microsoft Excel, teamwork, and social networking. ## Links - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAABm1W5EBOBytX8X-Auh3Mq6myZNfrm6JNsE