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Strategic Product Leader & Data-Driven Media Executive

Proven expertise in digital product strategy, cross-functional team leadership, and subscription growth optimization across premier news organizations. Specialized in analytics-driven decision making, emerging technology implementation, and building scalable revenue products.
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Email
tyler@hutten.io
Phone
661-644-6466
Location
Columbia, SC
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EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

Director Data Analytics & Advertising Product

The Post and Courier
Columbia, SC

Leading cross-functional product strategy and data operations across advertising, news, and audience development teams. Driving digital transformation through strategic technology implementation, subscription growth optimization, and analytics-driven product development including BlueConic CDP and Piano Analytics platforms.

Key Achievements
Digiday Awards Finalist - Best First-Party Data Strategy
Cross-functional Product Team Leadership
Subscription Growth & Revenue Optimization
Digital Platform & Technology Implementation

Complete Professional Experience

RECENTRecent

Director of Digital Strategy (Advertising)

The Post and Courier & King and Columbus
Charleston, SC

Managed comprehensive revenue operations for media and agency entities. Led specialized Ad Operations team for campaign fulfillment and optimization while developing strategic initiatives for owned and operated advertising offerings.

Key Achievements
Programmatic advertising revenue growth
Viewability optimization initiatives
Performance benchmark establishment
Strategic advertising portfolio development
RECENT2020-Present

Digital Strategy Lead

The Denver Post
Denver, CO

Leading team of four in brand strategies across SEO, ecommerce, digital marketing, and email marketing. Driving campaign optimizations based on analytics and A/B testing results while managing client relationships.

Key Achievements
Multi-channel campaign excellence
Team leadership and development
Client satisfaction optimization
Data-driven strategy implementation
ARCHIVED2019-2020

Digital Account Strategist

The Denver Post
Denver, CO

Managed omni-channel digital campaigns with strategic optimizations. Executed ad buys across Facebook/Instagram, Google Ads, The Trade Desk exceeding $500K monthly spend.

Key Achievements
High-value campaign management ($500K+ monthly)
Premium account management
Cross-platform expertise
Strategic optimization leadership
ARCHIVED2018-2019

Account Manager

Digital Trends
Santa Monica, CA

Team Lead on dotCOMM Platinum Award-winning 'Qualcomm 5G' partnership campaign. Developed expertise in omni-channel marketing strategies and attribution modeling.

Key Achievements
dotCOMM Platinum Award winner
Technology vertical expertise
Campaign leadership excellence
Attribution modeling development
ARCHIVED2017-2018

Client Service Representative

Viacom Media Networks
Los Angeles, CA

Maintained and optimized media buys across Nickelodeon, MTV, and VH1. Coordinated campaign fulfillment and performance reporting for major advertisers.

Key Achievements
Enterprise-level operations management
Major brand campaign support
Performance reporting excellence
Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BACHELOR'S DEGREE

Bachelor of Science - Economics

Lindenwood University
2013-2017
NCAA Division II Swimming
3x NSISC All-Academic Award
4x Dean's Honor Roll

Technical Skills

Data Management
BlueConic CDP
Piano Analytics
SQL
Python
CMS and Paywall Technology
Piano VX
Piano DMP/C1X
Blox Digital
Optimizely
Advertising Technology
The Trade Desk
Google Ad Manager
Facebook Business Manager
Google Analytics
LiveIntent
Marketing Automation
Salesforce
HubSpot
Mailchimp
Constant Contact
Sailthru
Programming & Development
JavaScript
React Native
Swift
HTML/CSS
Tailwind
Analytics & Reporting
Tableau
Google Data Studio
Excel
PowerBI
Chartbeat
Marfeel

Career Progression

7

Years Experience

Progressive leadership growth
5

Cross-Functional Teams Led

Engineering, Data, Editorial & Analytics
2

Director-Level Roles

Executive leadership positions