Teddy Gargiulo

About Teddy Gargiulo

10 Years of Paid Media Experience through Strategy, Execution, and Team Leadership. Proven track record of driving annual growth through execution of Paid Search, Shopping, & Integrated Marketing strategy. Background in managing large enterprise clients with budgets up to $200MM annually. Verticals include eComm, Retail, consumer electronics, clothing, apparel, sports apparel, footwear, travel and tourism, health and wellness, finance, auto service and education. Specialties include: Paid Search strategy, integrated marketing plans, product feed management, AI first campaign solutions, measurement, and mentorship. Additional channel experience in Paid Social, Display, Video, & Affiliate.

Experience

1. Digital Media Director

   DAC

   May 2025 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Paid Media Director: strategy, execution, and team leader for auto service client with over 800 locations nationally. Channels include Paid Search, Shopping/PMAX, Paid Social, YouTube, Connected TV, and Programmatic.

Education

• University of Illinois Chicago

  Bachelor’s Degree, English Literature (British and Commonwealth), Creative Writing Concentration

  2013 — 2016

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Creative Writing

  2012 — 2012

Skills

• Weebly
• Digital Strategy
• Website Updating
• Wordpress
• Customer-Focused Service
• Paid Search Strategy
• Content Management Systems (Cms)
• Small Business Marketing
• Service Delivery
• Blogging
• Promotional Copy
• Social Media Marketing
• Brand Management
• Fundraising
• Program Development
• Wix
• Data Analysis
• Nonprofits
• Google Docs
• Google Drive
• Email Marketing
• Restaurant Management
• Politics
• Copywriting
• Journalism
• Youth Mentoring
• Cocktails
• Child Welfare
• Google Analytics
• Google Adwords
• Microsoft Office
• Writing
• Mailchimp
• Website Promotion
• Creative Writing
• Community Outreach
• Promotional Marketing
• Customer Service
• Digital Marketing
• Product Promotion