MONTY R. HOBBS
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Digital Director
MONTY R. HOBBS
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Digital Director
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Monty R. Hobbs

Digital Director
Business leader with decades of experience leading digital communications, marketing and corporate communications programs.

Work
Experience

Work
Experience

  • Digital and Email Marketing Manager, ACS.org
    2014-2018

    • Manage the email and digital marketing efforts for the membership marketing division of the world’s largest scientific society.
    • Conduct A/B testing of emails and landing pages using Real Magnet, Google Experiments and CQ5.
  • Senior Email Marketing Coordinator, CEIP.org
    2014

    • Planned and conducted A/B and multivariate digital experiments for an international policy think tank. .
    • Increased segmented email click-through rate by 88 percent, with a 17 percent increase in opens.
    • Improved total clicks on the international 55,000+ subscriber newsletter by 25 percent.
    • Implemented marketing automation using Marketo, SalesFusion and Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
  • Digital Community Consultant, Nielsen
    2013

    • Directed the creation of an online community for Pivot, a television network with 40 million subscribers.
    • Provided consulting expertise to Nielsen’s Strategic Marketing Science group regarding online community building fundamentals, community management best practices and email marketing principles.
    • Trained market research staff on the use of the Passenger Community Platform for publishing content, managing online communities and gathering research insights.
  • Online Community Manager, GFK
    2010-2012

    • Developed overall marketing strategy and managed the day-to-day operation of an exclusive, private Market Research Online Community (MROC) with a focus on discussions about news and public policy.
    • Managed digital qualitative studies for various clients, including CNN and AARP.
    • Doubled user engagement by analyzing email metrics and adjusting marketing strategy.
    • Managed an editorial team that consisted of several researchers and account executives.
    • Analyzed social media sentiment-tracking using NetBase, working with clients ranging from Toronto Pearson International Airport to BP plc.
  • Digital Content Producer, NBC17.com
    2007-2009

    • Promoted stories on social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook, while tracking campaign effectiveness using Omniture, resulting in tripling the site’s page view count.
    • Managed the interactive elements of the weekly television sports show, enabling online participation.
    • Produced Web content and led social media initiatives for the news and sports sites.
  • Interactive Producer, The News & Observer
    1999-2006

    • Increased page views in the forums by 10,000 percent within two years by marketing on news site, highlighting user-generated content and by encouraging cross-promotion in print.
    • Coordinated online community and social media areas for The News & Observer's award-winning news site and regional portal. Also served as editor for the sports, news and blog sites.
    • Launched five news Web sites and was responsible for the training of the digital publishing staff.
    • Oversaw usability testing for two site redesigns.
  • Promotions Director, Fathom Productions, L.L.C.
    2002-2007

    • Oversaw a part-time event-production company that planned and executed dozens of successful events.
    • Used social media, email marketing and text-message lists to effectively market product.
    • Was responsible for managing company budgeting and overseeing P&L.
    • Managed vendors in the production and distribution of advertising material.
  • Interactive Content Producer, FayObserver.com
    1998-1999

    • Built and maintained interactive elements for the news site of the Fayetteville Observer.
    • Launched community publishing site for non-profit organizations and made promotional presentations to community group leaders.
    • Managed message boards, maintained community publishing tools, administered the online chat program and produced breaking news.

Address: Washington, DC, USA

E-Mail: montyhobbs@gmail.com