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Gordon Geraghty

Gordon Geraghty is Head of Performance Media at Empire Amplify, based in Melbourne, Australia.

I’m Gordon Geraghty — Head of Performance Media at Empire Amplify, based in Melbourne. I build scalable growth through data-driven media strategy, AI-powered automation and marketing technology. Previously Performance Manager at EssenceMediacom (GroupM / WPP), I worked across Google Ads, Performance Max, programmatic and server-side measurement at scale — from local AU campaigns to the global adidas pitch. I’m a neurodiverse professional and an advocate for neurodiversity and disability inclusion: an Amaze advisory board member, and in 2025 the first Australian named an INvolve Enable Role Model.

Expertise: Performance media, Google Analytics 4, Programmatic advertising, Technical marketing, Neuroinclusive leadership

Career

Roles held · most recent first

  1. Jan 2026 – presentNowMelbourne, Australia

    Head of Performance Media

    Empire Amplify

    Lead performance media strategy across the agency. I manage cross-channel optimization against client KPIs, build automated workflows for execution and reporting, and design operating frameworks to support a growing client roster.

    • Implemented AI-driven workflows and automated agents across campaign execution, data processing and reporting, cutting manual overhead
    • Designed scalable operational frameworks for consistent output across a growing portfolio
  2. Aug 2022 – Nov 2025Melbourne, Australia

    Implementation + Activation Manager — Performance

    EssenceMediacom · GroupM / WPP

    Led digital strategy and implementation across the performance portfolio. I managed team output, training, and upskilling for the wider GroupM network. Promoted from Digital Manager to Digital Marketplace Manager, and finally to Implementation + Activation Manager.

    • adidas: made adidas PAC the most profitable APAC market from digital after taking over the team and rebuilding products, strategies and structures
    • adidas: +120% Shopping ROAS YoY through segmentation, automated scripts and data-quality improvements
    • adidas: first market globally to roll out Google Demand Gen and Enhanced Conversion Tracking (Global Test & Learn lead, AUNZ)
    • Milwaukee Tool: −40% CPA across all digital activity within three months
    • Frank Health Insurance: −60% CPA by excluding low-value user journeys from lower-funnel campaigns
    • World Vision Australia: −70% CPA YoY
    • FELD (Disney events): +22% ROI YoY
    • PERSOL: set up all digital marketing platforms across 12 markets
    • People First Bank: led the digital brand merger — value-based bidding, server-side GTM, new data architecture
    • Led a team of five across ten clients; rolled out AUNZ-wide manager training on supporting neurodivergent staff

    Clients adidas, People First Bank, Milwaukee Tool, CareSuper, DrinkWise, Dr Oetker, PERSOL, Deakin, Lavazza, FELD, Shell, World Vision Australia, Frank Health Insurance

  3. Oct 2019 – Jul 2022Perth, Australia

    Senior Search & Data Executive

    Bang Digital

    Hybrid SEM, SEO, and measurement role spanning over 30 agency clients across Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. I also built and maintained the agency's tracking and reporting infrastructure.

    • Managed ~$2.4M annual media budget across 21 brands
    • Grew client Google Ads investment by an average of 17% (~$400K)
    • −26% cost per conversion across all 21 managed accounts
    • Cut average campaign launch time by 44% (2 hours) with automated tracking and deployment processes
    • 4× private doctor bookings for a national private hospital; 2× leads for a national house-and-land developer
    • 100% client retention across the tenure
  4. Jan – Jun 2019Perth, Australia

    Digital Marketing Manager

    Social Generation Marketing

    Managed 22 client accounts across paid search, social, and web. Built the agency’s first CRM and automated reporting systems.

    • Managed ~$340K budget at 6× ROAS
    • Cut client reporting from 4 days to 1
    • +26% paid clicks and +23% paid impressions across all accounts
  5. May 2016 – Mar 2018Dublin, Ireland

    Founder & Managing Director

    Inceno

    Founded an Irish startup verifying restaurant reviews. Secured €13,000 in funding, placed second at ISEF, and pitched at Web Summit 2017.

Capabilities

Platforms & systems

Performance marketing · Growth marketing · Search engine marketing · SEO · Digital advertising · Measurement & analytics

Paid media
Google Ads, Microsoft Ads, Meta Ads, SA360, TikTok Ads, Pinterest, Snapchat, Spotify
Programmatic & ad ops
DV360, CM360, Xaxis, IAS, DoubleVerify, Moat, Sizmek
Measurement & analytics
GA4, Adobe Analytics, Looker Studio, Datorama, Domo, Matomo
Tagging & data
Google Tag Manager, Server-side GTM, Tealium, Segment, Conversion APIs (Google, Meta)
Automation & AI
AI workflow agents, Automated bidding & scripts, Power Automate, Zapier
CRM & CMS
Salesforce, HubSpot, Dynamics 365, WordPress, Webflow

Community & advocacy

Volunteering · advisory · teaching

  1. Feb 2023 – present

    Autistic Employee Advisory Group — A+ Employer Program

    Amaze

    Drove industry-wide neuroinclusion initiatives; co-led the GroupM × Amaze partnership.

  2. 2021 – 2022

    Marketing Director

    TEDxKingsPark

    Directed strategy and promotion across paid, earned, and owned channels; actively trained volunteer marketers.

  3. 2016 – 2018

    Organiser, Marketing Director & Licence Holder

    TEDxHa'pennyBridge

    Sold out within 24 hours. Delivered a massive 937.5% marketing ROI and slashed costs by 64% through aggressive sponsorship.

  4. 2017 – 2018

    Guest Lecturer — Marketing, Research Methods & Entrepreneurship

    Dublin Institute of Technology

  5. 2017 – 2018

    Advisory Board Member

    Enactus Ireland

Education

  1. MSc Marketing Practice

    UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School

    2017
  2. BSc Honours Event Management

    Dublin Institute of Technology

    2012 – 2016

Certifications

  • CXL Training in GTM, GA4 and Data AnalysisCXL
  • Full Suite of Google CertificationsGoogle

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