Darrell Canty — Performance Marketing Leader
Performance Marketing Leader

Driving Brand Growth
Through Data-Driven Media Strategy

7+ years managing multi-channel campaigns across linear TV, OTT, radio, direct mail, and paid search — with a proven track record of measurable business impact.

$6M+
Monthly Media Spend
30%
Brand Awareness Growth
7+
Years Experience
100+
Client Accounts Managed

Results-Driven Marketing Leader

I didn’t start in marketing because I wanted to run ads. I started because I was obsessed with why things work — why one message lands and another doesn’t, why a brand dominates a market and a competitor with the same product fades. That curiosity is what led me to performance marketing, and it’s what’s kept me in it for over seven years.

Most marketers live on one side of the funnel. I’ve always worked across all of it — managing $6M+ in monthly spend spanning linear TV, OTT, radio, direct mail, paid search, and programmatic, while keeping one eye on brand awareness and the other on CPA. That dual fluency in traditional and digital media is genuinely rare, and it gives me a perspective most performance marketers don’t have: I know how the upper funnel feeds the lower funnel, and I build strategy around that connection.

I’m a data-first operator, but I don’t hide behind dashboards. I use incrementality testing, multi-touch attribution, and cross-channel analytics to make confident decisions — and then I communicate those decisions clearly to leadership and agency partners. I believe the best media strategy is one that’s explainable, defensible, and built to prove results, not just report them.

Based in Houston, TX and currently open to new opportunities. If you’re building a media function that needs to connect brand and performance — let’s talk.

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Houston, TX
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803-981-4405

Multi-Channel Media Expertise

Deep experience across linear TV, OTT/CTV, radio, direct mail, digital OOH, paid search, paid social, and programmatic display — a rare combination of traditional and digital media buying.

Brand Growth & Awareness

Proven ability to grow brand presence and capture share of voice through strategic media buying, creative testing, and competitive daypart targeting.

Data-Driven Decision Making

Advanced analytics using incrementality testing, multi-touch attribution, Sigma dashboards, and Looker to drive confident media mix decisions.

Large-Scale Budget Management

Experienced managing $6M+ in monthly spend with full accountability for strategy, buying, optimization, and performance tracking.

Professional Experience

A track record of driving measurable growth across diverse industries and channel mixes.

Performance Marketing Specialist
National Debt Relief — Remote
Feb 2025 – Apr 2026
  • Managed over $6M in monthly media spend across linear TV, radio, and OTT, overseeing full-funnel strategy, media buying, campaign optimization, and performance tracking.
  • Grew brand awareness by 30% by dominating the linear TV landscape through aggressive spend allocation, strategic daypart targeting, and creative differentiation, outpacing key competitors in the debt relief space.
  • Negotiated favorable rates with linear TV partners, securing a 10% reduction in CPM while expanding reach and increasing impression volume across key markets.
  • Managed relationships with broadcast radio and linear TV agency partners, verifying the accuracy of leads delivered, analyzing performance data, and making specific optimization recommendations to improve lead quality and channel efficiency.
  • Reduced CPA by 15–25% through optimization of placements, bidding strategies, and creative testing across broadcast and streaming channels.
  • Drove 25–35% overall revenue growth by reallocating spend based on incrementality testing and cross-channel performance insights.
  • Built and maintained Sigma dashboards for campaign performance reporting, cross-channel attribution analysis, and budget tracking, giving leadership a clear and reliable view of what was working and where to invest.
  • Managed direct mail campaigns through Valpak, coordinating over 1M+ mail pieces per month, achieving a 2% response rate and a 7% Media Efficiency Ratio (MER), contributing to measurable brand awareness growth and incremental revenue generation.
Digital Advertising Analyst
Comporium Communications — Rock Hill, SC
Jun 2022 – Jan 2025
  • Managed campaigns directly in Google Ads, Meta Business Manager, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, and programmatic display platforms, handling everything from keyword strategy and audience building to bid management and creative testing.
  • Used Google Tag Manager to implement conversion tracking pixels and call tracking, making sure our attribution data was accurate and our optimization decisions were based on clean reliable numbers.
  • Achieved a 25% increase in conversion rate and a 20% reduction in CPA through targeted bidding and budgeting strategies across paid search, display, and social channels.
  • Drove a 30% increase in ROAS through continuous campaign optimization, creative testing, and data-driven recommendations.
  • Managed Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) advertising campaigns, driving a 20% increase in brand awareness that directly contributed to bottom-of-funnel conversions and overall revenue growth.
  • Partnered with programmatic agency partners on joint campaign deep-dives to identify performance gaps and improve efficiency across Display and Programmatic channels.
Digital Marketing Consultant
Windstream — Charlotte, NC
Apr 2021 – Jun 2022
  • Managed Google Ads and Bing Ads campaigns directly in-platform across both consumer and business divisions, owning keyword research, match types, bid adjustments, and day-to-day optimization, while using Looker to track performance and build dashboards that informed our decisions.
  • Conducted regular A/B testing and delivered data-driven recommendations, leading to a 25% increase in ad engagement and directly contributing to overall business revenue growth.
  • Managed and optimized Performance Max campaigns, increasing conversion rates by 30% and achieving a 20% reduction in cost per conversion, directly acquiring net-new customers for the business.
  • Leveraged LinkedIn Ads to target business internet decision makers, supporting B2B lead generation and brand awareness for the business division.
  • Built and launched Windstream’s paid search presence for its business division from the ground up, scaling campaigns that had no prior history and driving 50% revenue growth within the channel.
Digital Ad Campaign Specialist
Spectrum Reach — Charlotte, NC
Jan 2019 – Apr 2021
  • Met regularly with clients to review campaign performance, adjust strategy, and identify new opportunities, maintaining an 85% client retention rate.
  • Managed 100+ client accounts across healthcare, automotive, legal, home services, and communications, keeping campaigns performing consistently and clients satisfied across the board.
  • Grew revenue across managed accounts by 20%+ by staying proactive with clients, tailoring media strategies to their specific goals, and continuously optimizing toward better results.
  • Managed multi-million-dollar annual ad budgets and consistently delivered a 30% increase in ROAS, using Salesforce to track performance and keep reporting clear for clients and internal teams.

Key Results & Metrics

Numbers that tell the story of measurable, consistent performance across every role.

$6M+
Monthly media spend managed across linear TV, radio, and OTT
30%
Brand awareness growth through TV dominance and share of voice strategy
25–35%
Overall revenue growth driven by cross-channel optimization
15–25%
CPA reduction through placement and bidding optimization
10%
CPM reduction through strategic TV partner negotiations
50%
Revenue growth from paid search program built from scratch at Windstream
1M+
Direct mail pieces per month via Valpak with 2% response rate and 7% MER
85%
Client retention rate across 100+ accounts at Spectrum Reach

Skills & Expertise

A full-stack performance marketing skillset spanning media buying, analytics, and strategy.

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Performance Marketing & Media Buying

SEMGoogle AdsBing AdsMeta AdsLinkedIn AdsDV360Linear TVOTT/CTVRadioDirect MailDOOHProgrammatic DisplayCRO
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Analytics & Attribution

Google AnalyticsSalesforceSigmaLookerSEMrushMozGoogle Tag ManagerExcelIncrementality TestingMulti-Touch Attribution
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Campaign Strategy

Full-Funnel StrategyA/B TestingAudience TargetingGeofencingBudget OptimizationROAS OptimizationCPA ReductionDemand Generation
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SEO & Digital Strategy

On-Page OptimizationKeyword AnalysisCompetitor ResearchLink BuildingCross-Channel Strategy
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Agency Partner Management

Broadcast TV AgenciesRadio AgenciesProgrammatic AgenciesDirect Mail PartnersCreative AgenciesGoogle Reps
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Creative & Testing

Ad Copy DevelopmentMultivariate TestingCreative StrategyBroadcast CreativeConversion Optimization

Certifications

Industry-recognized certifications that validate my platform expertise and commitment to continuous learning.

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Google Ads Certified

Google

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Google Analytics Certified

Google

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Apple Search Ads Certification

Apple

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SEMrush SEO Toolkit Certification

SEMrush

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Edge Academy — Marketing Foundations

The Trade Desk

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LinkedIn Advertising Fundamentals

LinkedIn

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LinkedIn Marketing Measurement

LinkedIn

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LinkedIn Marketing Strategy

LinkedIn

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BS, Business Administration

Marketing Concentration

Winthrop University — Rock Hill, SC

Get In Touch

Open to new opportunities and conversations. Reach out via email, phone, or LinkedIn.

© 2026 Darrell Canty. Performance Marketing Leader — Houston, TX

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