Nicholas Burns

2426 Canada Blvd. #7 310.428.5760

Glendale, CA 91208 betweenlemontrees@gmail.com
linkedin.com/in/nicholas-burns


Client Services / Partner Solutions specialist focusing on content marketing and native advertising.
Leader of partner-development efforts and campaigns management (video and editorial).
Team management experience. Extensive collaboration with creative, technical, and sales teams.

EXPERIENCE
Nativo (Los Angeles) a native advertising platform at the forefront of brand content distribution technology
Account Manager, April 2014 – Present
• Manage 360-degree workflow for brand content ad campaigns (distributed programmatically and
displayed natively within publisher sites): Serve as advisor for pre-sale, lead for content consultation
and development, and analyst for reporting (turning data to information). [Simultaneously manage
20-30 campaigns. Total value average: $2M.]
• Collaborate with content creation partners, ad operations specialists, and sales, to assemble high-
performing content advertising executions (editorial, video, infographic).
• Lead international partner relationships (UK, Can). Train and oversee 3rd party use of Nativo’s
platform. Consult on creative to boost user engagement performance.
• Mentor junior team (Account Coordinators): Guide client communications, advise on content.
• Projects: Headline Creation Tool: A Nativo dashboard tool programmed with best-practice headline
syntax and grammar features. Article Evaluation Algorithm: A combination of rules (regarding
diction and voice) used to evaluate the editorial value of a native article and images.

Interpolls (Los Angeles) a rich media advertising company

Director, Accounts, January 2012 – March 2014
• Managed a team of five Account Mangers.
• Managed partnerships (incl. rates, contract terms) and campaigns (Entertainment, Auto, CPG).
Senior Account Manager, February 2009 – January 2012
• Managed ad campaigns and strategic partnerships.
Account Manager, January 2006 – February 2009
• Managed rich media ad campaigns.

EDUCATION – B.A., Tufts University, Philosophy major, English minor (Jr. Year: Univ. College London)

SKILLS – Mac/PC, MS Office (advanced XLS), Salesforce, Ad Ops (DBM, The Trade Desk, DCM, Sizmek),
HTML, Logic Pro, iMovie, Photoshop