Elysa Strug

Digital Marketing Leader | Performance Marketing Strategist | Growth Marketer | DTC

West Orange, New Jersey, United States

About

With over 25 years of experience as a digital marketing leader, I've honed my skills in driving direct channel revenue growth and orchestrating end-to-end digital marketing programs that deliver tangible results. Throughout my career, I've had the opportunity to work with with renowned brands to maximize digital marketing performance and fuel demand growth both online and offline. I thrive in dynamic environments where creativity meets data-driven decision-making, managing multi-million-dollar budgets, forecasting investments, and executing targeted campaigns across various channels such as paid search, paid social, display/online media and affiliate marketing. My strength lies in effective collaboration with cross-functional teams and external partners, fostering a culture of teamwork and transparency. The best and most successful media campaigns and site development projects have come from leveraging the diverse talents of the team. I'm a clear communicator, trusted colleague, and creative problem solver, approaching challenges with a positive and proactive mindset. I pride myself on adapting and excelling in fast-paced environments, delivering results that consistently meet and exceed expectations. Digital Strategy | Digital Marketing | Digital Media | Paid Search | Paid Social | Display/Online Media | Affiliate Marketing | Search Engine Optimization (SEO) | Content Marketing| Strategic Thinking | Forecasting & Planning | Problem Solving | Data Analysis | Team Building | Cross-Functional Collaboration | Agency Management |

Experience

  • Assistant Vice President, Digital Strategy at RWJBarnabas Health
    Jul 2025 - Present ยท 1 yr

    Lead the execution and delivery of RWJBarnabas Healthโ€™s enterprise digital roadmap, supporting both consumer and employee-facing strategies that elevate the brand, enhance experience, and drive measurable business impact. Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, I translate organizational goals into high-performing digital solutions that align with strategic priorities across service lines.

  • Digital Marketing Consultant at Elysa Strug Digital Solutions
    Feb 2024 - Present ยท 2 yrs 5 mos

    CLIENTS: โ€ข ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ - Partnered with this womenโ€™s apparel brand on digital marketing initiatives across paid, owned, and earned channels to drive customer acquisition and retention. โ€ข ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฎ - Elevated organic social presence to boost B2B outreach and strengthen B2C visibility for launch. โ€ข ๐—ก๐—ฌ๐—จ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ (๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜) - Supported the launch and growth of Beyond the Ballroom, increasing awareness of career opportunities in the events, meetings, and experiential space.

  • Director, Digital Marketing at Eddie Bauer
    Jul 2022 - Jan 2024 ยท 1 yr 7 mos

    Led the digital performance marketing team responsible for driving revenue and customer file growth. Accountable for the development and optimization of digital marketing channel strategies - paid search, paid shopping, organic search, paid social, display/online media, affiliate marketing and marketplaces (Amazon) - with a keen focus on overall measurement, return on ad spend, and validation of program performance. Implemented strategies to efficiently acquire and retain customers through engagement campaigns designed to increase customer productivity. Managed customer segmentation and communications strategy across paid media channels. Partnered with internal and external partners on site experience updates, conversion rate optimization initiatives and organic search improvements. Owned and managed the budget, demand forecasting and planning, and analysis for all channels โ€“ Amazon, paid media, CRM (email/SMS) and non-paid.

  • Director, Digital Marketing at Party City
    Jun 2015 - Apr 2022 ยท 6 yrs 11 mos

    Developed and implemented performance-driven paid media strategies across digital channels including paid search, paid shopping, organic search, paid social, display/online media, and affiliate marketing to drive demand growth and achieve sales targets while maximizing ROAS efficiency. Directed SEO strategies and established systematic processes to improve organic discoverability, accomplished through consistent site audits as well as proactive engagement in technical and content site updates. Owned and orchestrated the planning, budgeting, forecasting and analysis of paid media, CRM (email/SMS) and non-paid channels. Presented regular updates with critical insights and key next steps to leadership. โญ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜: ๐——๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—บ ๐—”๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐—˜๐—ข: ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น & ๐—˜-๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐— ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—˜๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜๐˜€

  • Sprint (Warren, NJ ยท On-site)
    • Director, Digital Marketing and E-commerce - Sprint Prepaid Group
      Jul 2011 - May 2015 ยท 3 yrs 11 mos

      Led a bi-coastal team to drive direct channel sales for all 3 Sprint No-Contract Brands: Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless. Managed digital marketing initiatives spanning paid search, display/online, paid social, affiliate marketing and SEO. Oversaw the development, prioritization, and execution of IT roadmap, coordinated weekly site releases with creative and content teams, and forecasted monthly direct channel inventory requirements.

    • Director, Digital Marketing and E-commerce - Virgin Mobile USA
      Sep 2008 - Jun 2011 ยท 2 yrs 10 mos

      Drove direct channel revenue growth by developing and implementing online marketing campaigns including paid search, SEO, display, paid social and affiliate marketing. Championed and steered IT roadmap for continuous site improvement initiatives.