Brent Durand
Brent Durand
Building Brands through Community, Content, & Creative
San Anselmo | US
Work experience
Johnson Outdoors
Content Marketing Manager | 03/2021 - Current
Lead the SCUBAPRO content marketing team within Johnson Outdoors' in-house agency through a company-wide digital transformation.
• Led an overhaul of SCUBAPRO social media strategy resulting in dramatic YoY KPI growth.
• Established and manage global ambassador and creator marketing program, generating strategic work-made-for-hire content for thousands of SKUs, amplifying brand reach online/offline, and supplying 80% of the social media content mix aligning with brand voice.
• Actively scaling end-to-end content production and creative development by increasing global shoots per year, onboarding new agencies and freelancers, and ensuring timely on-strategy asset delivery.
• Functioning as a creative director, develop global brand and product campaign creative strategies that have supported extremely successful marketing activation plans.
• Working on the brand side pre-agency, implemented an updated visual identity, including photography style, mood, color tones, and design elements to strategically broaden appeal with expanded market segments.
• Responsible for several budgets across U.S. and EMEA business entities, effectively delivering on marketing objectives while maximizing ROI.
Atlantis Dive Resorts and Liveaboards, Philippines
Sales Manager, West Coast | 01/2019 - 01/2021
Brent Durand Media
Creator & Content Marketing Expert | 01/2013 - 12/2020
BrentDurand.com
Bluewater Photo & Travel
Editor-in-Chief / Digital Marketing Lead | 01/2013 - 06/2017
CBS Interactive
Account Executive | 01/2012 - 01/2013
