Emily Kayser, MBA
Emily Kayser, MBA
Digital Strategy Leader
Emily Kayser, MBA
Digital Strategy Leader
About Me

I am an accomplished digital media leader recognized for developing and executing major projects to benefit audiences across platforms and channels. My unique background combines editorial strategy and marketing acumen with formal business education to provide smart, user-focused content and communications choices.

 

I have proven experience working across functional silos and with internal and external clients to build relationships and deliver results. I am recognized as a creative, dynamic leader with superb interpersonal and collaborative skills in both heavily-siloed and highly-matrixed environments. I bring a mix of for-profit, non-profit and association experience and I’m drawn to roles where I can build teams. 

 

I live in the Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD area where you’ll find me snapping photos (the film kind, mostly) and exploring the neighborhood with my doggo, a goofy Husky named Sacha.

 

I am currently seeking full-time remote or local opportunities.

My Skills
Content Strategy

I have often joked that my greatest professional skill is my ability to conjure something from nothing. I'm scrappy, and I love to help my teams get creative to make the most of any available assets.

Content Marketing

I am skilled at building audience trust to ensure powerful campaigns that benefit organizations and users.

Management

I am recognized as a creative, dynamic leader with superb interpersonal and collaborative skills. I love helping teams thrive.

Literature Major & MBA

My unique background combines editorial strategy and marketing acumen with formal business education to provide smart, successful content choices for users.

Outside the Office
Darkroom Photographer
Life-long Book Nerd
Dedicated Podcast Listener
Extremely Slow Runner
Résumé
Experience
2021-Present
Consumer Technology Association (CTA), Producers of CES
Director, Marketing (Digital Channels)

Leads email marketers, content strategists and site producers who build, maintain and promote the association’s two web touchpoints, CTA.tech and CES.tech, a primary channel for both the in-person and digital 2022 Consumer Electronics Show. Led mobile app and digital venue attendee messaging for in-person and virtual attendees at CES 2022.

2019-2021
Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
Director, Digital Strategy

I was the Digital Strategy department head. In this capacity, I led content strategists, science writers, site producers, social media specialists and product managers who build, maintain and promote two of the Society’s primary web touch points, sfn.org and Neuronline, a member benefit site offering professional development opportunities for neuroscientists. Additionally, I was charged with leading strategy development for organic social media and member email outreach for both ongoing communications efforts and Neuroscience 2019, the Society’s in-person annual meeting that attracted 28k attendees.

2012-2019
PBS
Director, Digital Programming

I led a team of nine project managers, program managers and site producers that builds, maintains and retires digital content for a portfolio of 400+ sites that collectively serve 17M users per month. I was responsible for growing engagement and time-on-site for digital audiences; and for developing new pipelines for high-quality, low-cost content opportunities for direct-to-PBS series and specials. I am especially proud of the work I did on the Ken Burns website portfolio, including the first complete re-design and overhaul of the catalog in its history.

2007-2012
AOL
Senior Manager, Search Integration

I spearheaded search revenue operations through the distribution of dynamic products across all corporate websites and products. I also worked to integrate social media including Facebook, Twitter and blogs into consumer experiences to drive wider distribution and adoption of key search-related products and managed highly-visible digital campaigns in collaboration with AOL Advertising.

Education
MBA, Consulting Focus
American University
Washington, DC

I worked with a variety of consulting clients, including the World Bank, SRA International, Ben & Jerry's, and the Department of Interior Federal Credit Union. I was also a leader in my campus community, serving as a member of the Graduate Business Association (GBA) board, the annual Case Competition board, and as a student member of the admissions committee.

BA, English
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

I served as a peer tutor in writing at the University Writing Center, and I was one of only a handful of undergraduates selected to present at the National Conference on Peer Tutoring in Writing at Penn State University. Additionally, I was a founder of my campus chapter of Free the Planet - an organization that trains student leaders to protect environmental laws - and I was an active member of the George Mason Storytellers' Club.

Professional Certificate
George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

The Positive Leadership program helped me infuse qualities of optimism and resiliency into my own leadership style, to the benefit of my team and my organization.

Professional Certificate
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

The Sustainable Business Practices program focused on methods to instill a sustainability mindset at all levels of an organization. The highlight of this program was a consulting project for Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream.

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