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Vivian Cho

Chief Marketing Officer
San Francisco, CA, United States

Professional Summary

Growth-oriented Chief Marketing Officer with 13+ years leading integrated brand, demand, and product marketing for consumer and media businesses. Built category-defining positioning, scaled omnichannel acquisition, and aligned creative, analytics, and revenue teams to deliver durable growth. Trusted executive partner known for translating customer insight into differentiated stories, disciplined investment, and measurable commercial outcomes.

Employment History

Chief Marketing Officer
Horizon Consumer Brands · San Francisco, CA
• Own global brand, growth, and customer strategy for a $480M portfolio spanning three consumer categories. • Repositioned flagship portfolio around insight-led segments, lifting aided awareness 18 points and consideration 24% in two years. • Built integrated demand engine across paid, owned, retail, and partner channels; increased qualified pipeline 42% while improving CAC 27%. • Lead 46-person marketing organization and $38M annual budget; instituted test-and-learn governance that redirected 15% of spend to higher-return channels. • Partner with CEO, CFO, and commercial leaders on pricing, innovation, portfolio architecture, and annual planning; launched four products generating $72M first-year revenue.
VP Brand Marketing
Pacific Grove Media · San Francisco, CA
2017 · 2021
• Directed brand platform, audience strategy, content, and partnerships for a fast-growing digital media portfolio reaching 28M monthly users. • Clarified positioning and launched a multi-channel brand campaign that grew direct traffic 31% and subscriptions 19% year over year. • Managed 18 marketers plus agency partners across lifecycle, social, editorial, and experiential programs; delivered $9M in annual media value. • Introduced audience segmentation and marketing mix reporting, improving campaign ROAS 36% and reducing launch cycle time from 12 to 7 weeks. • Negotiated strategic collaborations with publishers and technology partners that expanded distribution into 14 new markets.
Marketing Director
Cascade Digital Agency · Seattle, WA
2013 · 2017
• Led integrated marketing strategy for 22 B2C and B2B accounts across technology, retail, and lifestyle categories, managing teams of 9–14. • Developed research-backed positioning, campaign architecture, and launch plans that contributed to $18M in client-attributed revenue. • Grew agency retainer revenue 44% through executive relationships, rigorous quarterly business reviews, and expansion of analytics and CRM services. • Built the agency’s first marketing operations practice, standardizing attribution, dashboards, experimentation, and lifecycle nurture programs. • Mentored account leads and creative strategists while raising on-time delivery to 96% across a 40-project annual portfolio.

Education

Master of Business Administration, Marketing & Strategy
University of California, Berkeley — Haas School of Business · Berkeley, CA
2011 · 2013
Dean’s List; Marketing Association leadership; capstone on customer-led portfolio growth.
Bachelor of Arts, Communications
University of Washington · Seattle, WA
2007 · 2011
Magna Cum Laude; student newspaper marketing editor; coursework in consumer behavior, media economics, and public relations.

Skills

Brand Strategy
Demand Generation
Product Marketing
Go-to-Market Strategy
Marketing Analytics