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Sr. Digital Marketing Manager · Bay Area, CA

EMANUEL LUSCA.

Strategist. Storyteller. Growth architect.
10+ years turning data into momentum.

10+
Years Experience
12:1
Peak ROAS
$1M
Revenue Driven
104%
Organic Growth
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About

The
Strategist
Behind
the Numbers

I'm a digital marketing leader with 10+ years of turning data into decisions, campaigns into growth engines, and teams into high performers. From a $900K media budget to a mission-driven cause, I bring both creative instinct and analytical rigor to every channel.

My background bridges anthropology and philosophy with modern MarTech — a rare combination that keeps the human at the center of every funnel.

LocationPleasant Hill, CA
$0K
Annual Digital
Media Budget
0:1
Peak ROAS
Fundraising Season
0%
Organic Traffic
Growth
0K+
End Users
Served

Experience

The Work

Jul 2023 — Present

Second Harvest
of Silicon Valley

San Jose, CA

Senior Digital Marketing Manager

  • Deployed unified analytics framework (GA4, GTM, pixels) enabling cross-channel optimization and predictive donor insights.
  • Managed $900K annual media budget, driving $1M revenue at 12:1 ROAS during peak fundraising.
  • Built and led team of two senior specialists, scaling output from 2 to 6 campaigns per year.
  • Executed integrated strategies across TV, digital audio/video, paid social (Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, LinkedIn), SEM, radio, programmatic, and OOH.
  • Produced 10+ mission-driven video assets annually from storyboard to delivery.
  • Achieved +104% organic traffic growth (11K → 23K/month) via iterative SEO, AEO, and content optimization.

Feb 2021 — Jul 2023

Second Harvest
of Silicon Valley

San Jose, CA

Digital Marketing Manager

  • Established foundational paid media infrastructure across Google, Meta, and programmatic channels.
  • Launched organization's first fully integrated omnichannel fundraising campaigns.
  • Built reporting frameworks and dashboards enabling data-driven decision making across the marketing team.

Mar 2018 — Jan 2021

Freelance Digital
Marketing Strategist

San Francisco Bay Area

Marketing & Creative Services

  • Helped clients navigate the digital landscape and optimize their online presence through tailored marketing strategy.
  • Developed value propositions by identifying customer pain points and aligning brand strengths to audience needs.
  • Produced engaging copy, logo design, photography, and video for social media to increase brand awareness for restaurant and hospitality clients across the Bay Area.

Feb 2015 — Jan 2021

California Youth Soccer Assoc. – North

Pleasanton, CA

Manager — Marketing, Registration & Data Systems

  • Migrated all members to US Soccer Connect, growing online registration adoption from 35% to 65% and achieving 100% online coach registration.
  • Led inbound content marketing strategy, growing new site visitors from 2,000 to 10,000+/month.
  • Spearheaded transition from WordPress to HubSpot CMS, unifying content management and CRM data for improved marketing automation and audience segmentation.
  • Grew social media following from 1,000 to 20,000+ by prioritizing audience-first content strategy.
  • Overhauled email communications for 180,000 subscribers, improving open rates from 15% to 52%.
  • Streamlined risk management process, reducing turnaround time from 14 days to under 5 days.
  • Managed $100K+ registration and marketing budget.

Jan 2012 — Feb 2015

California Youth Soccer Assoc. – North

Pleasanton, CA

Administrator

  • Led migration from legacy software to Google Workspace, enabling a remote office environment and reducing facilities and maintenance costs.
  • Optimized administrative resources, calendars, and contact directories improving operational efficiencies.
  • Secured Google Ad Grants, increasing the marketing budget by $10,000/month and expanding visibility in Google Search.

Nov 2009 — Jun 2011

MicroAssembly Technologies

Richmond, CA

Project Coordinator

  • Developed and administered an after-school program introducing robotics and computer programming to students in at-risk neighborhoods, culminating in a presentation to Congressional Representatives in Washington, D.C. — including Congressman George Miller.
  • Responsible for all post-production editing and versioning of video and print assets for Congressional Representatives, key to securing government funding.

Mar 2008 — Jul 2009

ITX Tech

Orange County, CA

Information Technology Technician

  • Managed IT services for small business accounts throughout the Orange County area.
  • Provided onsite and remote emergency support.

Case Study

How a $900K Budget
Became a $1M Mission

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley feeds one in four people facing hunger across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. The challenge wasn't awareness — it was conversion. Turning compassion into donations at scale, across every screen, every channel, every season.

$900K
Annual Media
Budget Managed
$1M
Revenue
Generated
12:1
Peak ROAS
Fundraising Season
+104%
Organic Traffic
Growth
Campaigns Per
Year at Peak

Analytics Infrastructure

Building the
Measurement Layer

Built a unified measurement framework from the ground up — GA4, GTM, Meta Pixel, and cross-channel attribution working in concert. For the first time, the organization could see the full donor journey from first impression to completed gift, enabling real optimization decisions mid-campaign rather than post-mortem.

Paid Media Execution

Every Channel.
One Goal.

Managed an omnichannel paid strategy across Google, Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn, programmatic display, streaming audio, radio, and OOH — all laddering up to a single revenue goal. During peak fundraising season, that discipline produced a 12:1 return on ad spend and $1M in attributed revenue.

Organic Growth

Double the Traffic.
Zero Extra Spend.

Through iterative SEO, answer engine optimization, and a consistent content cadence, monthly organic sessions more than doubled — from 11,000 to 23,000 — without a dollar of paid spend. A team of two senior specialists, a clear editorial strategy, and a relentless focus on search intent made it happen.

Behind every campaign was a family that needed a meal. That's not a talking point — it's what makes the data matter.

Capabilities

The Toolkit

Technical Skills

GA4
GTM
Meta Pixel
Google Ads
Microsoft Ads
Facebook Ads
TikTok Ads
LinkedIn Ads
SEO / SEM
WordPress
HubSpot
Salesforce
Looker Studio
Asana
Adobe Creative Suite
HTML / CSS
Slack
Monday

Core Competencies

Paid Media Strategy
Analytics & Attribution
Cross-Channel Campaigns
Email Automation
Marketing Operations
A/B Testing
UX Optimization
Content Strategy
Vendor Management
Budget Management
Team Leadership

Education

Foundation"Where data science meets the study of what makes us human."

University of
California
Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts in
Anthropology & Philosophy

Class of 2007 · Berkeley, CA

Beyond the Brief

The Mind
Behind
the Marketing

Marketing is, at its core, the study of humans. These essays explore philosophy, identity, and the world — the thinking that quietly shapes everything I build professionally.

Mind Cafe · Pinned

The Best Version of Yourself Is Already You

If your name was Juan, what would your life be like? A meditation on identity, contingency, and the self.

The Apeiron Blog

What Heidegger, Existentialism & Anthropology Can Teach You

A framework for understanding what it means to exist — and what anthropologists actually study.

Blue Insights

Your Life Is Now the Most Precious Commodity

On a socioeconomic system that stymies ambition — and what we choose to do about it.

Medium · 2024

A Case Study in Bad Marketing

Alcatel's MLK Jr. TV ad — and what it reveals about brands that confuse impact with attention.

Read all essays on Medium →

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