Daron
Daron
Jenkins
about
work experience
SPOTIFY
Podcast Project Manager (Contract) | Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
Landing a contract role at Spotify was a dream come true. After all, Spotify is a leader in podcasting and I was very interested in learning more about their process and culture and getting a peak behind the curtain.
As a podcast project manager, my role was smack dab in the middle of Sales, Marketing, Creative, Talent, and Podcasting. So I was in a great spot to learn and collaborate with many keys players in the company.
WebMD
Ad Inventory Analyst | Aug 2017 - Oct 2020
Ad Ops Traffic Coordinator (Contract) | Oct 2016 - Jul 2017
Once my contract within the Ad Ops team was exhausted, I was offered a role in another department on the recommendation of my former supervisor and even though I had no previous experience in the role, she was confident I would succeed because of my ability to learn quickly and my willingness to pitch in where needed.
I learned a great deal and quickly became an invaluable and trusted team member.
other work experience
ROLE
COMPANY
LOCATION
Digital Implementation Specialist
Nielsen Online
New York, NY
Sr. Client Services Manager
The Feedroom
New York, NY
Operations & Events Manager
Online Publishers Association
New York, NY
Social Media & PR Consultant (freelance)
We Are Not Afraid Campaign
New York, NY
Social Media Consultant (freelance)
Lateral Thinking / Taste of Tennis NY 2016
New York, NY
KEY SKILLS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Strategic Content Development: Strategized and produced over 300 events such as NYC Film & Finance Forum, The Future of Virtual Reality (at Samsung 837), Media Night (at LittlStar), as well as other media/tech related fundraisers, conferences, panels, forums and festivals. Produced over 400 hour long interview style podcast episodes. Managed marketing initiatives and suggested new advertising strategies for 10 of the top 50 Spotify podcast shows, including Smartless, Call Her Daddy and Joe Rogan.
Collaboration: Successfully recruited and worked with other partners to organize and run industry accelerator programs like Populate Wall Street and Hollywood Pay it Forward. Also helped to organize a Hackathon and Relief Agency Conference with #NYTechResponds in order to raise $100k for the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts. Teamed up with Social Media Week and the School of Visual Arts: Design for Social Innovation to create Doing Well by Doing Good conference. Collaborated with Tribeca Film Festival on Imagination Day featuring Richard Branson, Virgin.
Relationship Management: Oversaw client accounts for top 50 digital publishers while at The Feedroom, Online Publishers Association (OPA), WebMD and Spotify. Acted as the voice for the client internally, helping to manage client projects and maintaining clear and informative client communication. Clients included ESPN, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Joe Rogan, Smartless, Northwell Hospital, Merck, etc.
Writing skills: Assisted in editing more than a dozen white papers while at the OPA. Prepared press releases, media alerts, presentation decks and one-sheets for conferences, breakfast forums, etc. Wrote, edited and published “Inside the OPA” the weekly company e-newsletter to over 5k c-level execs from the top digital publishers in the world. Wrote 500+ social posts and created livestream events for multiple clients (We Are Not Afraid, Taste of Tennis NY, etc.) across popular platforms like Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
tools
Squarespace • Adobe Audition • SEO • HTML/CSS • Social Media • MYSQL • Copywriting • Zoom • Content Strategy • Photography • Canva (Software) • WordPress • CMS Management • Photography • Mac/PC • Salesforce • DAMS • Asana • Slack • Javascript • Microsoft Office • Google Suite • Spotify for Podcasters • Adobe Premiere Pro • Affinity Designer • Chat GPT • Midjourney • Restream • Adobe Audition • Megaphone • Magellan • Twitch • Discord • CapCut • DaVinci Resolve • Instagram • Tiktok • Facebook
Advertising Week New York
AlleyNYC
BidSlate
Backstage
Brooklyn Fashion Week
Chris Saunders Music
Congressman Albio Sires
Deloitte
Final Draft
Hollywood Reporter
HDFestival
Internet Week New York
LittlStar
Love Actually Int’l Short Film Showcase
Media Services
Media That Matters Film Festival
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week
New York Comic Con
New York Entrepreneur Week
NY Tech Responds
ProductionHub
Samsung
Social Media Week New York
Taste of Tennis New York
Tribeca Film Festival Imagination Day
WilliFest
