Michaela Garibaldi

About Michaela Garibaldi

I am a steady-handed and strategic leader who brings a unique mix of editorial instincts and operational savvy to streamline processes, foster collaboration, and deliver results. With deep experience driving editorial content and creative production for global brands across media and marketing, I\'m adept at optimizing workflows, managing high-performing teams, and guiding complex projects from concept to delivery. Known for building trusted partner relationships and providing calm, motivating leadership—especially in high-stakes and fast-moving environments.Career Highlights• Led agency-side operations for global campaigns for Microsoft and Charter Communications—overseeing timelines, workflows, and multimillion-dollar budgets—while driving year-over-year revenue growth and strengthening partner relationships.• As the in-house operations leader, managed content workflow for large national publishing brands including Parents, Parents Latina, and American Baby, while launching branded content partnerships with national advertisers.• Mentored and developed creative talent, fostering collaboration and guiding teams through the development of large-scale campaigns and editorial products over multiple executive leadership changes.

Experience

1. VP, Client Leadership

   Inspired Thinking Group (ITG)

   Sep 2025 — Present

   Lead the strategic and operational delivery of large-scale, content, and digital marketing programs (consumer & B2B) for top-tier clients, including Microsoft and Charter Communications- Oversee cross-functional creative teams—designers, writers, animators, and analysts—ensuring seamless execution from briefing through delivery across digital, video, social, and ecommerce channels- Build and streamline complex, cross-functional workflows that align agency resources with client goals—delivering integrated campaigns on time and on budget, often while managing multimillion-dollar POs and quarterly resource plans- Develop and manage strong, trusted relationships with client executives and partner agencies, translating diverse feedback into clear, actionable plans and high-bar content products - Advocate for creative excellence while maintaining focus on strategic business goals, helping to grow account scope year-over-year- Guide data-informed decision-making by synthesizing campaign analytics into insights that shape future strategy- Partner to bring AI-enabled content automation solutions to clients who want to deploy campaigns at scale and reduce costs Highlight: Coordinated the synchronized launch of over paid media assets in 49 global markets, announcing the rebrand of Office 365 to Microsoft 365 across upper- and lower-funnel tactics on display, social, native, audio, and video channels.

Education

• Fordham University

  BA

• New York University

  Summer Publishing Institute