Howdy, I’m Jake, and I make businesses better. From customer experience design to paid media management to market research to virtual reality, my skillset is as broad as it is valuable. Here, I have curated the highlights of my professional and personal projects to bring you a detailed and engaging view of my talents. Browse this collection, and if you think I’m the person you need to drive growth for your startup, conglomerate, mom & pop shop, or anything in between, I’d love to get to work!

Jacob D. Ayars

Howdy, I’m Jake, and I make businesses better. From customer experience design to paid media management to market research to virtual reality, my skillset is as broad as it is valuable. Here, I have curated the highlights of my professional and personal projects to bring you a detailed and engaging view of my talents. Browse this collection, and if you think I’m the person you need to drive growth for your startup, conglomerate, mom & pop shop, or anything in between, I’d love to get to work!

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Howdy, I’m Jake, and I make businesses better. From customer experience design to paid media management to market research to virtual reality, my skillset is as broad as it is valuable. Here, I have curated the highlights of my professional and personal projects to bring you a detailed and engaging view of my talents. Browse this collection, and if you think I’m the person you need to drive growth for your startup, conglomerate, mom & pop shop, or anything in between, I’d love to get to work!

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Work Experience

Media Buyer at Organics Ocean
November 1, 2025 - Present
Manage Google, Bing, YouTube, and AppLoving with a $1,000,000+ total monthly budget, leading a 19.9% PoP increase in New Customer volume while maintaining New Customer ROAS. Founded PeMa's inbound call acquisition funnel.
Senior Paid Search Marketing Associate at Udemy (NYSE: UDMY)
August 1, 2024 - June 1, 2025
Managed all paid search initiatives for Udemy Business, oversaw and managed an agency relationship, led comprehensive audits and solutions implementing a $10,000,000 paid search budget, ideated new growth opportunities through account optimizations.
Services Engineer at Instapage
June 1, 2022 - January 1, 2023
Led the pre-Services analysis of 70+ prospects including PMF audits and financial projections. Implemented technical services of 20+ new clients and developed Fit Score Algorithm with VP of Services.
Digital Advertising Strategist at Instapage
July 1, 2021 - June 1, 2022
Closed 31 logos amounting to $5,232,000 ARR at a 25% win rate, performed pre-Sales paid media analyses of 120+ prospects.
Digital Marketing Lead at Instapage
July 1, 2021 - November 1, 2023
Led a 134% lift in Trial Sign-Ups, 59% lift in media CVR, and 25% lift in Google Quality Score QoQ. Managed and implemented a $3,000,000 media budget, strategized ideation and oversight of all digital marketing efforts.
Digital Media Specialist at Innovative Group
February 1, 2020 - May 1, 2021
Earned a 76% average increase in client MQLs while leading all client marketing services, created, marketed, tested, and drove a C-level virtual event for American Express.
Digital Media Specialist at Muy'Ono Hospitality
August 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Implemented and managed BF/CM promotions earning $30k/day in revenue and a 5:1 ROAS, led all digital marketing initiatives.

Education

Master's of Business Administration at Quantic School
January 1, 2022 - March 1, 2023
Bachelor's of Science at University of Texas at Austin
August 1, 2014 - May 1, 2019

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Industry Experience

Education, Financial Services, Consumer Goods, Gaming, Healthcare, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Travel & Hospitality, Wholesale & Distribution, Software & Internet, Retail