Hi, I'm Tony

Data Storyteller | Marketing Operations and Program Leader

I'll help you create data-driven stories that drive results.

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Tony D

Marketing Operations Leader with 10+ Years of Experience

I've helped major media companies, brands and agencies grow by blending marketing operations, efficient workflows and data-driven storytelling. I know how to turn complex information into clarity that move goals forward and drive measurable revenue impact.

AI Powered Workflows Thought Leadership

Brands I've Worked With

Ad Results Media Ad Results Media
AKA NYC AKA NYC
ESPN ESPN
The New York Times The New York Times
Spotify Spotify
Bloomberg Bloomberg
New York Botanical Garden New York Botanical Garden
The Met Museum The Met Museum

Professional Experience

My career journey across leading media companies and agencies.

Ad Results Media

Media Operations Director

Jan 2024 - July 2025 • Remote
Project Management AI Ad Creation Team Leadership

Led the integration of the Audio Insights and Creative teams into a unified media operations group of 14 team members which improved cross-functional efficiency and fostered closer collaboration that sparked creative innovation across podcast campaigns for 50+ clients.

Implemented an agency wide project management system (Monday.com) and ran a project steering committee that streamlined operations from 30+ Google spreadsheets and multiple ticketing systems (e.g., Jira and Basecamp) into a single organizational hub.

Successfully piloted and launched an Al and synthetic voice ad creation production offering for multiple clients enabling rapid campaign launches (within two days vs several weeks) that directly led to incremental production revenue and $100K+ in media spend in 2024-25.

30+ → 1 Spreadsheets Unified
2 weeks → 2 days Ad Production Time

AKA NYC

Data Science & Marketing Research Consultant

June 2023 - Dec 2023 • New York, NY
Marketing Research Survey Design Project Management

Conducted proprietary quantitative and qualitative marketing research using survey design, interviews, and data analysis tools, shaping the agency's positioning.

Generated $50K+ in new marketing research revenue through streamlining and creating new marketing research offerings (marketing research audits, creative testing) for nonprofit clients (inclusive of The Met Museum, Bloomberg Culture and New York Botanical Gardens).

$50K+ New Research Revenue
100% Client Satisfaction

Spotify

Program Manager, Advertising Sciences

April 2022 - Jan 2023 • New York, NY
Program Management Marketing Research Cross-Functional

Launched pilot advertiser program for ad creative measurement with 10 premier clients.

Boosted team efficiency through enhanced goal tracking and cross-functional collaboration.

Spearheaded multiple cross-functional research programs, designed methodologies, analyzed data, and delivered actionable insights (though B2B articles and client presentations) to inform decision-making and industry thought leadership.

+51% YoY Revenue Increase
Pilot Product For 10 Top Clients

The New York Times

Manager, Measurement Solutions

March 2021 - April 2022 • New York, NY
Survey Design Sales Training Thought Leadership

Drove over $2.5M in new business revenue through proactive and custom quantitative and qualitative market research surveys (custom research, NPS) through Qualtrics via the NYT Sources audience panel, generating strategic B2B insights and communication, presentations and narratives for 360 engagement with NYT advertising teams and clients.

Transitioned the Measurement Solutions team's survey workflow from Alida to Qualtrics which doubled the output of team surveys due to more efficient survey writing and data analysis.

Designed and created B2B value story sales trainings and learnings of first party data product analysis tool that helped double output of tool adoption to 80+ clients, leading to multiple multi-million dollar client renewals.

$2.5M+ New Business Revenue
80+ Clients Adopted

ESPN

Associate Manager, Audio Marketing

Oct 2016 - March 2021 • New York, NY
Sales Collateral Marketing Materials Sales Training

Created and managed entire pipeline of RFP pitch decks for 15+ account executives and $100M+ in yearly ad sales across ESPN Podcasts and Radio.

Created thought leadership and industry presentations for ESPN Audio in the podcast industry.

Developed sales narratives utilizing data and custom research that launched multiple podcasts (30 For 30 Podcasts, ESPN Daily, etc.) with multimillion dollar Presenting Sponsorships pre-launch.

$100M+ Yearly Ad Sales
Industry Presence+ Through Thought Leadership

Consulting Services

Strategic solutions for your business growth

Marketing Research

AI-powered research and analytics to uncover audience insights, test creative, and guide smarter decisions.

  • AI audience insights
  • Research audits
  • Messaging testing
  • Audience & donor analysis

Data Insights

Transform raw data into compelling stories and actionable insights that drive business decisions.

  • Insights report on existing data
  • Custom dashboards
  • Automated reporting set up
  • Data storytelling for sales / pitch decks

Operations & Strategy Consulting

Data-driven consulting to streamline workflows, optimize team efficiency, and align operations with business goals.

  • Workflow audit
  • Project management implementation & governance
  • AI-powered automations

Let's Work Together

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I'm always interested in new opportunities and exciting projects. Let's discuss how I can help your business grow.

Based in NJ