Sam Valenzuela

Marketing & Business Analyst | Growth & Audience Strategy | Data-Driven Decision Making

Morgantown, West Virginia, United States

About

I work in marketing analytics and business strategy, helping teams make better decisions using data, experimentation, and audience insights. Currently, I manage paid media strategy across Meta, Spotify, and YouTube for a record label artist, where I’ve helped grow an audience from 0 to 40K monthly Spotify listeners and 12K+ Instagram followers. Previously, I worked in financial analysis reviewing $100K–$1.5M government grant and contract packages, ensuring accuracy and supporting approval workflows, and in client operations at Vanguard supporting high-volume financial services work. I’m interested in roles in marketing analytics, growth strategy, and business analysis where data directly drives decisions and outcomes.

Experience

  • Strategy & Analytics Lead at Confidential Record Label
    Dec 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 7 mos

    > Manage a ~$4K/month paid media budget across Meta, Spotify, and YouTube, deciding platform allocation and campaign spend based on performance data. > Grew an artist from 0 to 40K monthly Spotify listeners, 600+ subscribers, and 12K+ Instagram followers over three years through targeting, experimentation, and content/distribution strategy. > Drove the artist from $0 to $500+/month in revenue by improving audience quality and campaign efficiency. Use custom Meta targeting and audience filtering to reach higher-return segments and improve advertising performance. > Work directly with executives, artists, and stakeholders to shape marketing direction, audience growth, and brand presentation.

  • Financial Analyst at FP&C Consulting
    Apr 2023 - Dec 2025 · 2 yrs 9 mos

    > Reviewed government grant and contract funding packages ranging from $100K to $1.5M to verify financial accuracy, eligibility, and compliance requirements. > Processed about five grant files per month, helping applicants understand required fixes and available funding paths before approval. > Worked directly with applicants and internal teams to resolve discrepancies and move funding requests toward approval.

  • Client Representative Associate at Vanguard
    May 2021 - Jul 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos

    > Handled high-volume client support, answering dozens of calls daily while resolving account and service issues under compliance and accuracy requirements. > Worked across service, operations, and compliance teams to maintain accurate client outcomes and regulatory adherence. > Used account and client data to identify recurring issues and support process improvement efforts.

  • Cloud and Infrastructure Services Intern at M&S Consulting
    Apr 2019 - Aug 2019 · 5 mos

    My work here included the automation of installing applications onto and securing servers with AWS. I also worked to implement a new training program for future interns and new team members.

  • Connected and Automated Vehicle Systems Programmer at WVU EcoCAR: Mobility Challenge
    Aug 2018 - May 2019 · 10 mos

    This work involved the interpretation of radar signals. With those radar signals, my team and I created a user interface such that drivers can use the radars to their advantage. This process included, the aesthetic design and data presentation of a user interface.