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Joana Pereira

@joanapereira2

I lead media and advertising partnerships to grow revenue across global brands and platforms.

United Kingdom
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to lead enterprise media and advertising partnerships at executive level—growing multi-market portfolios, negotiating complex deals, and turning platform and market trends into AI-driven commercial strategy that scales revenue.

I’m a commercial partnerships leader with 10+ years driving revenue growth through strategic media and advertising relationships with Fortune 500 brands and global platform partners, including Google and Meta. I build, negotiate, and scale enterprise partnerships across 80+ international markets, with direct ownership of multi-million-euro client portfolios.

In my current role as Senior Director, Media & Advertising Partnerships, I own and grow a portfolio of strategic global brand partnerships worth circa €25M in annual media investment. I lead executive-level commercial relationships, translate market and platform trends into partnership growth plans, and negotiate media commitments and commercial terms to expand scope—especially for AI-driven advertising solutions.

Across prior leadership roles at EssenceMediaCom, I’ve driven long-term partnership satisfaction and revenue retention across 83 international markets, and I scaled media and advertising partnerships across 47 markets with oversight of >$600M in annual media investment and >$50M in combined account revenue. I also led analytics and data-driven advertising product rollouts, and I’ve managed and developed teams to deliver integrated, platform-agnostic solutions with a consultative, insight-led approach.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Current

Head of Client Leadership & Partnerships

EssenceMediaCom

Mar 2025 - Present (1 year 4 months)

Own and grow a portfolio of strategic global brand partnerships (~€25M annual media investment), leading executive-level relationships with senior client and platform stakeholders. Drive revenue growth through negotiation of media commitments and commercial terms, and lead annual brief/media review strategy to translate market and platform trends into partnership growth plans.

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Global Business Director (Bayer)

EssenceMediaCom

May 2022 - Mar 2025 (2 years 10 months)

Held global commercial ownership of the Bayer relationship across 83 international markets, driving satisfaction and revenue retention across business units. Led high-stakes commercial and contractual negotiations for long-term partnership terms, and partnered cross-functionally to deliver an integrated, platform-agnostic media offering.

EG

International Partnerships Director

EssenceMediaCom Global

Jan 2018 - Mar 2022 (4 years 2 months)

Led commercial and business strategy negotiations for major global entertainment and retail brand partnerships, including account P&L, SOW, and agency resourcing. Built and scaled media and advertising partnerships across 47 markets (covering EMEA, LATAM, APAC & NA), and directed rollout of analytics and data-driven advertising products focused on cloud-based and programmatic solutions.

KG

Account Manager & Associate Director

Kellogg's Carat Global

Jan 2015 - Dec 2017 (2 years 11 months)

Led the commercial partnership for Kellogg's EMEA, managing annual media strategy and rollout across 22 markets. Coordinated end-to-end planning cycles (including global reporting, insights, and financial governance) and served as the primary commercial point of contact for creative agency partners on campaign management and financial controls.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

ISCTE– Instituto Universitário de Lisboa logoIL

ISCTE– Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Graduate Program, Sociology and Political Science

2005 - 2008

Graduate studies in Sociology and Political Science at ISCTE in Lisbon.

London School of Economics and Political Science logoLS

London School of Economics and Political Science

Summer School Program, Entrepreneurship & Communications Strategy

2012 -

Completed an LSE Summer School in Entrepreneurship and Communications Strategy.

Google logoGO

Google

Digital Marketing Certificate, Digital Marketing

2015 -

Completed a Google Digital Marketing certificate in London focused on digital marketing skills.

ISCTE– Instituto Universitário de Lisboa logoIL

ISCTE– Instituto Universitário de Lisboa

Post-Graduate Program, Communication and IT

2008 - 2009

Post-graduate study in Communication and IT at ISCTE in Lisbon.

CE

CENJOR

Program, Digital Journalism and Online Platforms

2011 -

Completed coursework in Digital Journalism and Online Platforms at CENJOR.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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