Stephanie Smith

Stephanie Smith

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Chief Marketing Officer
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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  • The N Company
    Chief Marketing Officer
    The N Company
    Sep 2022 - Current (4 years 1 month)
    --Spearheaded rebrand of 17-year-old Stroll magazine product, standardizing 500+ franchise editions to enable cross-selling, streamline design, and drive 15% revenue growth and increase top-line revenue by $20M after three stagnant years; 8% growth projected in 2025.
    --Led team of 15 across marketing, digital, email, content, and design; previously directed 60-person production/design group during company restructure.
    --Built and executed full-funnel omnichannel recruitment strategy across SEO, paid, social, email, and PR. Franchisee applications rose 219% in year 3 and 195% in year 4. Reimagined lifecycle marketing funnel including drip and SMS campaigns.
    --Created first scalable marketing infrastructure, including Canva-ba
  • University of the District of Columbia
    Information Processor
    University of the District of Columbia
  • The N Company
    Head of Marketing and Content
    The N Company
    Jan 2021 - Aug 2022 (1 year 8 months)
  • Informa Connect
    VP of Content and Marketing | Social Media Expert
    Informa Connect
    Sep 2019 - Jan 2021 (1 year 5 months)
    --Oversaw $25M acquisition and integration of BizBash into $44M Connect, increasing combined revenue to $69M and positioning the company for acquisition by Informa.
    --Created multi-market go-to-market strategies across advertising, email, and social media channels, driving lead acquisition, client retention, and new revenue.
    --Spearheaded brand refresh for both platforms to establish clear market positioning and audience segmentation.
    --Repositioned Connect as a vibrant, lifestyle-driven brand and BizBash as a premium event designer platform to eliminate overlap and expand reach.
    --Redesigned frequency, tone, and messaging across all marketing and editorial touchpoints to unify brand voice and improve engagement.
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  • Modern Luxury Media
    VP of Editorial | Digital Director | Editorial Director
    Modern Luxury Media
    Oct 2016 - Sep 2019 (3 years)
    --During acquisition of Niche Media (MLM’s largest competitor), integrated nearly 20
    new titles into the portfolio.
    --Led cross-functional team of 85 people working on 80+ unique titles for 22 local
    markets across the US (more than 200 issues/year), while ensuring strong editorial vision, unified execution production and well-managed budget.
    --Created strong brand differentiators (MLM vs. Niche titles) in partnership with national sales, local publishers and marketing teams, enabling expansion of content and sales opportunities that drove leads and revenue.
    --Conducted comprehensive analysis of high-level operations—encompassing client needs, talent abilities and resources/tools—which led to extensive cost-savings a
  • Informa Connect
    Editor in Chief | Editorial Director
    Informa Connect
    Oct 2014 - Oct 2016 (2 years 1 month)
    --Rebranded four B2B magazines and redesigned websites, resulting in increased circulation across all titles and greater advertising demand.
    --Developed custom advertorials and interactive content that expanded revenue opportunities and positioned the brand as a lifestyle-focused B2B leader.
    --Boosted social engagement 300%+ through innovative digital campaigns and platform-specific strategies.
    --Collaborated with sales executives to package and promote new integrated ad solutions to national clients.
  • Modern Luxury
    Editor in Chief, The Atlantan
    Modern Luxury
    Jan 2011 - Oct 2014 (3 years 10 months)
    --Oversaw production and creative execution of flagship title The Atlantan, along with Men’s Book Atlanta, Interiors Atlanta, and The Atlantan Weddings.
    --Led content creation, editorial planning, design, and live event marketing to elevate luxury brand positioning and support high-value advertisers.
    --Collaborated with marketing teams to amplify the brand across digital, print, and in-person platforms.
  • Cox Enterprises
    Editor in Chief, Skirt! Atlanta and National Web Editor
    Cox Enterprises
    Mar 2006 - Jan 2011 (4 years 11 months)
    --Directed digital and print editorial strategy across 30+ city markets and 15 social media channels, expanding digital reach and advertiser engagement.
    Oversaw large community bloggers and contributors to build national platform for user-generated content.
    --Launched first blogger conference, opening new digital revenue stream and deepening community engagement.
    --Led digital transition during ownership change to maintain content consistency and user experience during replatforming.
    --Moved with the brand from Cox Communications to Morris Communications as National Web Editor overseeing a community of hundreds of bloggers, online-exclusive content and 15 social media accounts. Initiated and helped plan the first-ever sk
  • Condé Nast
    Assistant Editor, GQ Magazine
    Condé Nast
    Feb 2004 - Mar 2006 (2 years 2 months)
    Wrote across all departments, assisted two senior editors, worked on first iteration of GQ.com.
  • Condé Nast
    Assistant Editor, Self Magazine
    Condé Nast
    May 2002 - Feb 2004 (1 year 10 months)
  • Condé Nast
    Rover
    Condé Nast
    Mar 2002 - May 2002 (3 months)
    A post-college paid internship program for only six entry-level positions at a time. Each week, rovers are placed at a new magazine or with C-level executives to fill in where needed. During this time, worked in various departments at Gourmet, Self, Allure, Brides, GQ and more.
Education verified_user 0% verified
  • The University of Georgia
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A, Magazines (Minor in English)
    The University of Georgia
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  • S
    Stroll Rebrand
    Jun 2021 - Jun 2022 (1 year 1 month)
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