Jake
Horvat
digital Marketing leader
Maximizing ROI with data-
driven advertising through
organic and paid media
I am a sales and marketing
leader
I have spent the last ten years growing a $150MM ARR
Amazon apparel business to over $500MM, building
digital capabilities for a $2B company, and managing
and nurturing organizational change through employee
growth programs
I'm a problem-solver at heart, constantly seeking out
opportunities to tackle complex challenges. I'm driven
by a passion for innovation and a desire to make a
difference through my work.
I believe our work in life is meant to impact the
community that we live in and we should always give
back to our neighbors
Expertise
Marketing Strategy and Leadership
- Digital Transformation Leadership
- Brand Strategy and Positioning
- eCommerce Marketing Strategy (Amazon/DTC)
- Paid Media Strategy and Optimization
- SEO Governance
- Mobile Product Strategy
- Integrated Campaign Development
- DOOH Advertising
- Social Media Brand Advocacy
- Traditional Marketing Strategy (TV/Mail)
Performance Optimization and Analytics
- Digital Performance Optimization
- Google Ads Management
- Google Analytics Management
- Customer Journey Optimization
- Marketing Automation
Client and Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning and Alignment
- Client Partnership Development
- Strategic Account Relationship Management
- Talent Development and Leadership
Background
Flow Automotive
- Director of Digital Marketing and Video Production, 2023-Present
- Digital Marketing Director, 2022-2023
Hanesbrands
- Sr. Manager, Amazon Digital Marketing and Sales, 2020-2022
- Manager, Amazon Digital Marketing and Sales, 2018-2020
Tokyn
- Founder / Head of Marketing, 2018-2020
Altria Group
- National Key Account Manager, 2016-2018
- Marketing Business Unit Manager, 2015-2016
- Sales Development Associate, 2015
- Territory Sales Manager, 2013-2015
Digital Strategist#
Situation: Managing digital strategy, I saw a large need to improve the effectiveness of our campaign
performance across multiple channels, including Amazon, Google, Meta, and programmatic campaigns
Task: I developed a more comprehensive and efficient process to analyze campaign data from various
sources, identify key performance indicators, and leverage new data sources to gain deeper insights
Action: Utilized a holistic approach to identify KPI’s that most closely related to leads through
connecting data to performance between analytic sources
Result: Implementing a more comprehensive and data-driven approach to campaign performance
analysis, I improved the efficiency of our marketing efforts and driving better results. The new process
enabled us to make data-informed decisions, identify underperforming campaigns, and allocate
resources more effectively
Situation: Declining Tobacco category sales within a National Retail Chain by double digits two
straight years in same store sales
Task: Identify root causes of category decline and develop a marketing play with category
manager for the National Retail Chain
Action: Analyzed 500+ locations and local area pricing with the help of the advanced analytics
team and identified a trend involving the category assortment mix and pricing within those
areas that were not tailored by each specific store
Result: Created robust pricing, merchandising, and additional category SKUs that was
individualized on a store-by-store basis that increased sales 14% year over year and increased
category profitablity for retailer by 8%
Marketing Leader
Situation: Board Gaming industry had needs from gamers finding and meeting others that enjoy
playing similar games with 73% of gamers in 1,063 person poll saying they had trouble finding like-
minded gamers
Task: I developed an app that matched board gamers using a simple algorithm within a 20 mile radius
utilizing
Action: I developed an app, approved and published both within the App store and Google Play Store,
by working with a development agency that logarithmically matched board gamers with other board
gamers within a 20 mile radius utilizing and helping connect them through similar genre’s of board
games
Result: Within 2 months of launch, our app had over 2000 downloads with a 4.7 app rating and within
the first 90 days, there were over 400 board game meetups
Growth Strategist
Situation: Employee engagement was low through a company-wide survey with employees
indicating not being connected to the organization or understanding how their role connects to the
organization
Task: I took initiative in researching how to improve employee engagement and identified a formal
mentorship program can improve employee engagement AND retention
Action: I approached leadership requesting approval to send a survey to our organization and found
basis to start a pilot program with 40% of respondents indicating they did not feel connected to other
people in the organization and 37% of people not feeling like they understood their role and how it
contributes to the company. I led the pilot program that included a robust matching system and
curriculum to keep mentorship assignees engaged
Result: The company fully adopted the program across its 10,000 employees and included it as a key
part of their employee evaluations. This program is still running as of 2024.
Organizational Change
I'm passionate about
making a difference
in the places where I
call home and work
Serving The Community
Recognition
Non-Profit Volunteerism
- United Way of Forsyth County
- Board (2022-2025)
- Leader of Emerging Leaders United
- Down Syndrome Association of Greater
Winston-Salem- Board and PR Advocate (2021-Present)
- Hope Presbyterian Finance Committee
and Leading Sunday School Teacher