About
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.
Career
Roles held · most recent first
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Feb 2023 – present
Autistic Employee Advisory Group — A+ Employer Program
Amaze
Drove industry-wide neuroinclusion initiatives; co-led the GroupM × Amaze partnership.
- 2021 – 2022
Marketing Director
TEDxKingsPark
Directed strategy and promotion across paid, earned, and owned channels; actively trained volunteer marketers.
- 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.
- 2017 – 2018
Guest Lecturer — Marketing, Research Methods & Entrepreneurship
Dublin Institute of Technology
- 2017 – 2018
Advisory Board Member
Enactus Ireland
Education
MSc Marketing Practice
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
BSc Honours Event Management
Dublin Institute of Technology
Certifications
- CXL Training in GTM, GA4 and Data Analysis
- Full Suite of Google Certifications