ELECTRONIC ARTS · 2016–2018

Building the performance engine
behind global game launches.

As Manager of Programmatic and Social, I helped shape brand and direct-response strategy across a defining launch slate, with Star Wars Battlefront II as a centerpiece. I also built the tracking, marketing operations, and execution model that made the work measurable and easier to optimize.

Star Wars Battlefront IIBrand + DRProgrammaticPaid socialTracking architectureMarketing operationsPeople leadership
Star Wars Battlefront II promotional key art
FEATURED GLOBAL LAUNCH · 2017

Battlefront II connected Disney and Lucasfilm, entertainment moments, fans, influencers, media, and measurable player action.

MY ROLE

Beyond managing media: building EA's performance-marketing capability.

I helped create the brand and direct-response strategy supporting many of EA's largest launches. That meant connecting upper-funnel demand creation to measurable acquisition, using programmatic and paid social to move players from awareness toward purchase and engagement.

I created the backend tracking and marketing-operations foundation: campaign taxonomy, data flows, measurement processes, testing structures, reporting, and the cross-functional operating rhythm needed to understand performance and optimize investment.

LIVE + DIGITAL

The stage was only the start.

For E3, EA Play, Gamescom, and other major launch moments, I connected physical reveals and fan experiences to real-time social, influencer campaigns, PR, programmatic reach, owned channels, direct response, and backend measurement.

01

Create the moment

Live reveals, hands-on play, talent, spectacle, and fan access.

02

Turn it into culture

Influencers, creators, social conversation, PR, and modular content.

03

Scale the attention

Programmatic, paid social, video, retargeting, and global market activation.

04

Convert + learn

Direct response, tracking, testing, optimization, and launch reporting.

Star Wars Battlefront II reveal at E3 2017
FEATURED ECOSYSTEM · 2017

Star Wars Battlefront II

One of the largest and most complex launches of the period. I helped connect EA's brand and direct-response strategy with the Disney and Lucasfilm partnership, E3 / EA Play reveals, major influencer campaigns, social conversation, paid amplification, and entertainment moments across Star Wars movies and shows.

The campaign extended beyond launch day. Content tied the game to the wider Star Wars calendar, including The Last Jedi season, while tracking and marketing operations connected cultural attention to measurable player action.

Disney + LucasfilmE3 / EA PlayInfluencersMovie + show integrationsBrand + DRGlobal measurement
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Battlefield 1 promotion at EA Play 2017
E3 / EA PLAY · NORTH AMERICA

From live reveal to global launch signal

Hands-on play and stage moments became social assets, influencer stories, PR, paid video, audience building, and direct-response journeys.

Electronic Arts booth at Gamescom
GAMESCOM · EUROPE

One operating model across markets

Major European fan moments supported FIFA, Battlefront, Battlefield, and the broader portfolio. Global strategy was adapted for local audiences and media behavior.

2016–2018 LAUNCH PORTFOLIO

A defining run of global franchises.

From shooters and sports to RPGs, racing, and EA Originals, I helped shape strategy and success across the brand and direct-response sides of a remarkably diverse launch slate.

SHOOTERSEA SPORTSRPGRACINGEA ORIGINALS
Star Wars Battlefront II key art2017

Star Wars Battlefront II

EA + Lucasfilm global launch · The Last Jedi season

FIFA 17 key art2016

FIFA 17

21M+ players by EA's FY17 year-end

Titanfall 2 key art2016

Titanfall 2

Major global shooter launch

FIFA 18 key art2017

FIFA 18

24M+ copies sold in roughly 11 months

Battlefield 1 key art2016

Battlefield 1

19M+ players by EA's FY17 year-end

Mass Effect: Andromeda key art2017

Mass Effect: Andromeda

Major BioWare franchise launch

Need for Speed Payback key art2017

Need for Speed Payback

Major global racing-franchise launch

Madden NFL 18 key art2017

Madden NFL 18

Major EA Sports launch · Frostbite era

FIFA 19 key art2018

FIFA 19

Major global EA Sports launch

A Way Out key art2018

A Way Out

Breakout EA Originals co-op launch

Battlefield V key art2018

Battlefield V

Major global Battlefield franchise launch

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 key art2016

Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2

Major PopCap franchise launch

Player, sales, and company-revenue figures provide public business context. They are not presented as individual attribution.

THE ENGINE

Strategy, infrastructure, and execution working together.

The work was built as a system, not a collection of channel plans.

01

Brand demand

Build awareness and anticipation around world-class entertainment launches.

02

Direct response

Use programmatic and social to move players toward purchase and engagement.

03

Tracking architecture

Create the backend instrumentation, taxonomy, and data flow needed for measurement.

04

Marketing operations

Build repeatable briefs, workflows, reporting, testing, and decision cadence.

05

Creative optimization

Test messages, formats, audiences, and sequencing across the launch curve.

06

Global leadership

Align direct reports, agencies, franchise teams, analytics, creative, and markets.

OUTCOMES

+30%campaign-attributed revenue
−40%time to market
$2.41B → $3.45BEA company digital revenue, FY16–FY18

EA was rapidly becoming a digital-first business.

My work helped create the strategy and operating capability needed to support that shift: connecting brand storytelling with measurable performance, improving the speed of execution, and giving teams better visibility into what drove results.

LEADERSHIP

Leading a capability across teams.

I managed programmatic and social, led direct reports, and worked across franchise marketing, product, creative, analytics, media, agencies, finance, and global markets. The job was to create clarity and infrastructure, not just place media.

Direct reportsAgency leadershipCross-functional planningMeasurement governanceBudget stewardship

SELECTED PUBLIC PROOF

Battlefront II global launch + The Last Jedi season ↗Battlefield 1 and FIFA 17 player milestones ↗EA's FY18 digital growth ↗EA Play 2016 live and fan experience ↗
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