Experience

Verizon Media

• United States
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Creative Director

  • 2000 - Present

  Recruited to the organization in 2000, holding multiple positions of increasing responsibility and scope. I was promoted to Creative Director to provide guidance and leadership across multiple entities within the organization, including Launch.com, Yahoo!, AOL, MSN, and HuffPost. In my 20-year tenure with the company, I played a key role in guiding creative vision and strategy. I was accountable for a team of 7-17, including recruitment, on-boarding, training, and mentoring. STRATEGIC PLANNING, VISION, & DIRECTION • Aligned my team’s goals to the organization’s “easy button” goal by running a comprehensive analysis of pre- and post-sales processes, conducting cross-organizational reviews to ensure a frictionless internal and external process. • Strove to strike a balance between advertiser’s KPIs, design aesthetics, and smooth usability. TEAM LEADERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, & DEVELOPMENT • Fostered a culture of creative collaboration, leading brainstorming sessions with designers, account directors, and advertisers to conceptualize campaigns. • Recognized by executives as someone who can leverage training and past experiences to resolve problems quickly, and then communicate those wins to team members to improve performance at multiple levels of the organization. PROCESS IMPROVEMENT & WORKFLOW OPTIMIZATION • Key member of taskforce integrating the Yahoo! and AOL in-house agencies. • Streamlined workflow across the integrated organization, resulting in considerable increases to efficiency, productivity, quality, and creative ROI. CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATION & PARTNERS • Brought different departments together to smooth over competing interests by listening and bringing out their true motivations then looking for common ground. • Developed and solidified strategic internal partnerships to increase revenue and align ourselves to the company’s goals. *************************** may_kahng@yahoo.com