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D. Sharif

Marketing - Paid Media, Lead Gen, Content

€600/day
Essen, DE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

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About D.

Over 15 years of experience in digital marketing in B2B and B2C, with a focus on Paid Media, Lead Generation, and Performance Operations.
I work across the full funnel, connecting Brand and Performance by clearly defining goals and KPIs, ensuring measurability, and conducting structured testing.

I help companies and agencies make their Paid Media and Lead Gen programs measurably more successful. My focus is on Paid Media and Performance Operations, meaning the setup and routines that deliver stable performance. This includes clear KPI logic, campaign and tracking standards, launch readiness and QA, a structured testing process, and reporting routines and governance.

Typical results include improved efficiency, stronger perception among relevant target audiences, lower cost per lead or acquisition, and higher conversion rates from click to lead, because setup, measurability, and processes are cleanly integrated.

I consider owned and earned media where they directly influence performance, especially landing pages and conversion paths, email journeys, messaging, and SEO basics. Implementation is hands-on in Google, LinkedIn, and Meta as needed, or in collaboration with internal teams and partners.

Typical project types include:
Campaign audit and optimization, quick wins (Google, Meta, LinkedIn, Display, ABM)
Consulting on target audiences, channels, budget allocation & ad-to-landing page flow
Account and tracking review
Copywriting for ads, landing pages, LinkedIn posts & short web texts
B2B/B2C funnel concepts for lead generation (Awareness to Conversion)
Content evaluation & simple process optimization
Launch readiness and QA; testing roadmap
Reporting and KPI framework

Tools & Methods:
Google Ads, Meta Ads, LinkedIn Campaign Manager, Account-Based Marketing (ABM)
Google Analytics (GA4), Power BI (basic knowledge)
Project management, team coordination & agency management
KPI-driven optimization & data-based decision-making
  • German

    Native or bilingual

  • English

    Fluent

Can work on-site
Essen (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Freiberuflerin
    Freelance Digital Marketing
    April 2025 - Today (1 year and 4 months)
    • Independent activity in marketing with a focus on Performance Operations, Paid Media, Lead Gen, and Content
    SEA Paid Social Web Marketing Digital Marketing Online Marketing Strategy
  • Career break/Sabbatical & Weiterbildung
    Professional Development in Digital Marketing & Project Management (VelpTec)
    February 2024 - July 2025 (1 year and 6 months)
    • Technical deepening in data-driven Digital Marketing & Project Management as part of professional development
    • Systemic Business Coaching for career reorientation
    • Voluntary activities
    • Initial collaboration and consulting for small businesses on Paid Media, Social Media, Content, and Lead Generation
    Digital Marketing Project Management Paid Social Web Marketing
  • Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
    Paid Media Lead (Marketing Communications Manager)
    DIGITAL AND IT
    January 2018 - February 2024 (6 years and 1 month)
    Kreisfreie Stadt München, BY, Germany
    • Leadership and execution of the Paid Media strategy and planning for the Central Marketing Organization
    • Development and management of scaled B2B demand generation programs and campaigns in Paid Media
    • Management of local Paid (Social) Media activities and ABM campaigns, including budget planning and allocation
    • Management and coordination of external agencies
    • Definition and development of proof-of-concepts and testing of innovative digital programs
    Paid Media Strategy Campaign Planning Paid Social B2B Marketing Project Management

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Education

  • IT System Administrator (Chamber of Industry and Commerce)
    Heinz-Nixdorf Berufskolleg
    IT-Systemkauffrau (IHK)
  • Bachelor of Arts
    University of Duisburg-Essen
    2002

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