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Javy MartinezPerformance Marketing & Growth Resume

Growth Operator · Performance Marketer · Community Builder · Dallas, TX

jdmartinez607@gmail.com · linkedin.com/in/javyd · javierdmartinez.com

Summary

Performance marketing operator with 10+ years driving growth across DTC, fintech, and startup verticals. Managed $50M+ in paid media across 33 brands. Built and ran multi-channel programs spanning paid social, email, SMS, affiliate, influencer, and wholesale. Grown brands from pre-launch to scaled revenue. Comfortable owning the full funnel from acquisition through retention.

Highlights

$50M+
Paid Media Managed
33
Brands Scaled
350K+
Zirtue App Installs
$5M+
Raised for Nonprofit Partners
10+
Years in Performance Marketing
7
Person Team Led at TopFoxx

Experience

Marketing Director

2025... Present
  • Own paid social strategy and a 5-figure monthly ad budget across Meta and TikTok for a 7-figure DTC eyewear brand.
  • Lead a team of 7 including a creative director, paid media editor, graphic designer, email/SMS assistant, affiliate and influencer manager, community manager, and freelancers.
  • Run a weekly creative testing system across Meta and TikTok covering multiple hooks, angles, and formats per channel.
  • Build and oversee full-funnel omnichannel acquisition and retention across 6+ channels including paid social, email, SMS, and organic.
  • Oversee affiliate and influencer marketing from recruitment through activation, managing creator relationships and campaign performance.
  • Oversee community across owned channels to support brand affinity and repeat purchase.

General Manager

Jan 2025... Aug 2025
Gameday Men's Health... Lakewood, Dallas, TX
  • Grew clinic ARR from $40K to $430K in 8 months by owning local marketing, sales, and operations.
  • Ran paid local campaigns, community outreach, and direct sales that drove the majority of new patient acquisition.
  • Passed all CoLA and government inspections with the highest scores recorded by the franchisor.
  • Managed full P&L, staffing, and day-to-day operations for a single-location healthcare franchise.

Founder · Advisor · Consultant... Performance Marketing

2023... 2025
Javannah Capital International & FINTX
  • Advised 5+ early-stage DTC brands and startups on paid media, email, and affiliate and influencer channel builds.
  • Built and launched affiliate and creator programs with pro athletes, generating millions of monthly impressions across Instagram and TikTok.
  • Launched 3 DTC products with athlete partners from zero, owning channel strategy, creative direction, and acquisition.
  • As part of a team, helped raise $5M+ in grants, donor capital, and fundraising events on behalf of nonprofit partners including Milestones Development and Play Park.

Freelance Performance Marketer... 33 Brand Engagements

2019... 2023
Agency & Independent... Meta, BlackRock, ESPN, General Mills, GigSky, HealthTap, Found, Pillsbury, Novi
  • Helped oversee $50M+ in paid ad spend across Meta, Google, and TikTok for 33 brands ranging from $10K to $1M+ monthly budgets, as part of cross-functional teams.
  • Built a 2,176-person ambassador and affiliate program for GigSky that drove $900K+ in revenue at near-zero CAC using a 12-email recruit, onboard, and activate sequence.
  • Reduced blended CAC by 30–50% across multiple accounts by enforcing a weekly creative cadence of 3 hooks, 2 angles, and 1 net-new concept.
  • Replaced ROAS-only reporting with MER and CAC payback tracking across 10+ accounts, correcting overspend and improving budget decisions.
  • Built 5-figure email and SMS campaigns for DTC brands using Klaviyo and Braze, including automated flows and segmented broadcast campaigns.

Head of Growth Marketing

2019... 2021
Zirtue... FinTech, Dallas, TX
  • Led growth marketing from pre-launch through 350K+ installs and 120K+ active users across iOS and Android.
  • Owned paid social, ASO, email, and referral program channels as the primary growth operator.
  • Drove user acquisition for lending, borrowing, and bill-pay products in an underserved financial inclusion market.
  • Worked directly with engineering, product, and executive leadership on growth roadmap and channel prioritization.

Director, Inventory Solutions

2015... 2018
Reagor Dykes Auto Group... Lubbock, TX
  • Pitched and built a new internal division that brought vehicle photography and merchandising in-house across 22 dealerships, generating $750K+ in revenue at 24% ROI in 9 months.
  • Scaled team from 3 to 10 photographers and cut per-vehicle merchandising cost by building a standardized in-house workflow.
  • Led 15 inventory analysts and trained GMs across 22 stores on data-driven pricing.
  • Co-developed a patent-pending VR in-car shopping experience through an acquired tech company.

Founder

2018
TX-Hauler Auto Transport
  • Built and exited a 6-figure auto transport business with 100+ customers and 500+ vehicles delivered.

Selected Clients & Brands

Logos of clients and brands Javy Martinez has worked with

Board & Community

  • Managing Director... Founder Institute NTX (2021... 2024)... 50+ companies graduated, $2M+ raised by alumni
  • Executive Director... Single Parents Family Foundation (2022... 2024)
  • Executive Producer... Inside the Huddle & An Evening with Dak (2018... 2024)
  • Board of Directors... Milestones Development & Play Park (2017... Present)
  • Board of Directors... Alström Angels (2015... Present)
  • Wish Grantor... Make-A-Wish North Texas (2016... 2020)

Tools & Platforms

Meta AdsGoogle AdsTikTok AdsTikTok ShopKlaviyoBrazeAttentiveRebuyShopifyTriple WhaleFigmaGoogle Analytics 4Looker StudioAsanaNotionGenerative AI Tools

Channels & Skills

Paid SocialPaid SearchEmailSMSAffiliateInfluencerTikTok ShopWholesaleCROCommunityLifecycle MarketingCreative TestingGrowth StrategyFunnel BuildingCopywritingData AnalyticsStartup AdvisoryFundraising

Education

BBA... International Business, Management & Marketing
Texas Tech University · Minor in Spanish · Certificate of Leadership

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