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TAHRELL MILLER

Toronto

Summary

Highly skilled digital marketing specialist with nearly a decade of expertise in Paid Search, Paid Social, and Media Planning. Demonstrated success in sales and strategic development over a span of five years, most recently being promoted to the current position as a Lead Growth Strategist.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Growth Strategist

Utopiads (formerly WSI Paid Search)
11.2020 - Current
  • Promoted from Advertising Strategist in March 2024
  • Fostered, managed, and grew relationships with more than 50 WSI consultants/agency owners
  • Grew the agency's portfolio of active WSI consultants from 20 to 35
  • Primary point of contact for all new business opportunities (consultants and direct business)
  • Developed strategies, audits, and advertising proposals (200 - 300 per year)
  • Leading end-to-end sales process (consultation, research, proposals, onboarding)
  • Collaborated with WSI Head Office to present quarterly paid media training for new consultants
  • Implemented multi-source sales reporting (Hubspot + internal data tracking)
  • Worked directly with agency leaders to restructure service model and pricing
  • Spearheaded internal AI implementation to improve sales efficiency
  • Increased lead to close rate from 16% in 2019 to 22% in Q1 2025

Intermediate SEM Specialist

NAV43
01.2020 - 10.2020

Overview: Global SEM Lead for Ceridian, a publicly-traded Payroll & HR company.

  • Development and implementation of SEM strategies for the client's German market launch
  • Executing native campaigns through StackAdapt
  • Pacing over $100K in monthly budgets across the global account (North America + Europe)
  • Lead reporting projects by creating dynamic reports through Google Data Studio
  • Leveraging Google Analytics for goal creation and audience population

Campaign Manager

Reprise Digital
11.2018 - 01.2020

Overview: Managed North American SEM accounts for BMO Bank of Montreal across various lines of business.

  • Developed keyword research & creating impactful ad copy
  • Campaign set up & ongoing optimizations for both Google & Microsoft
  • Pacing over $1M in monthly budgets
  • Ongoing reporting & providing meaningful insights/recommendations

Digital Media Planner

Bensimon Byrne
02.2018 - 11.2018

Overview: Planned and bought all digital media (including DOOH) for clients such as Ontario Liberal Party, UFC & Kijiji for Business

  • Agency lead for paid social and SEM campaigns across the three agencies under Bensimon Byrne
  • Managed Meta, X, LinkedIn and Snapchat campaigns across a variety of clients
  • Worked directly with in-house PR agency and influencers for paid influencer campaigns
  • Developed client deliverables and supported in presentations for media plans, RFPs and POVs
  • Lead trafficking process with third party vendors and internal programmatic team

Digital Media Coordinator

Havas Media Canada
07.2016 - 02.2018

Overview: Paid social lead for clients such as Volvo, Michelin Tires, New Balance, Quiznos, and FootJoy

  • Executed briefs from media planning team into full-scale paid social strategies
  • Dedicated paid social specialist for Havas' Quebec office and its clients
  • Created post-campaign reports and making monthly presentations to clients
  • Assisted the Paid Search team with keyword research, ad copy creation and campaign/client management

Education

Corporate Communications And Public Relations

Centennial College
Toronto, ON
04-2016

Creative Advertising

Seneca College of Applied Arts And Technology
Markham, ON
04-2015

Skills

  • Google Ads
  • Meta Ads
  • Microsoft Ads
  • Sales (Sandler sales certificate)
  • Digital Strategy
  • CRM

Timeline

Lead Growth Strategist

Utopiads (formerly WSI Paid Search)
11.2020 - Current

Intermediate SEM Specialist

NAV43
01.2020 - 10.2020

Campaign Manager

Reprise Digital
11.2018 - 01.2020

Digital Media Planner

Bensimon Byrne
02.2018 - 11.2018

Digital Media Coordinator

Havas Media Canada
07.2016 - 02.2018

Corporate Communications And Public Relations

Centennial College

Creative Advertising

Seneca College of Applied Arts And Technology
TAHRELL MILLER