Jacob Gonzales

Creative Catalyst in Advertising | CCM at Amazon | Empowering Growing Brands Through Branding & E-Commerce Strategies

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Jacob Gonzales is a highly accomplished performance marketer, media planner, and brand management expert. Currently, he serves as a Creative & Campaign Manager on Amazon’s Entertainment Ads Team. Beyond his professional responsibilities, Jacob dedicates his time to supporting small businesses in their advertising efforts. He also finds great pleasure in hiking, beach activities, and international travel with friends. In the future, Jacob envisions continuing his career in branding and advertising, providing valuable guidance to emerging businesses in launching their media and e-commerce campaigns.

Experience

  • Creative & Campaign Manager at Amazon
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • OMD USA (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area)
    • Global Manager, Digital Activations
      Jun 2023 - Jul 2025 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Associate Manager, Digital Activations
      Jun 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Senior Associate, Digital Activations
      Oct 2021 - Jun 2022 · 9 mos

      Manage client-facing communications across the Marcom and AOS LOBs for the United States and LATAM Manage internal and external finance and billing for all Apple LOBs across 5 markets Manage a team of 5 associates in day-to-day account maintenance, billing, and Marcom/AOS campaigns across 5 countries Report to the US and WW Search Paid Media Directors to produce high-level insights, NPI activations, and client presentation materials Develop new ad copy and visual asset compilations for all Paid Search activity for iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and MX Apple TV+ activations

  • Pro Bono Brand Manager/Account Executive at The LaunchPad at UT Austin
    Jan 2020 - May 2020 · 5 mos

    •Participating as the managing account executive and client liaison between my team, the professor, and The Blackstone Launchpad •Developing brand tenets, motivations, and personality traits alongside a team of five •Curating mood boards, color palettes, and logo options to rebrand the visual skin of the company •Establishing a media strategy to implement the rebrand and increase awareness among the newly established target audience

  • Student Media Investor at STAND Austin
    Jan 2020 - May 2020 · 5 mos

    This is an academic project as a part of the Media Investments Course in the Texas Media and Analytics Specification Track. •Generating buy summaries, buying grids, and insertion orders for TV/Digital/Print/Audio/Radio/OOH •Negotiating added value and price discounts within guidelines from the client’s Approve to Buy (ATB) •Providing/presenting flowchart and RFP responses to the client alongside a team of five

  • Leasing Agent at Housing Scout
    Feb 2018 - Jan 2020 · 2 yrs