I'm Yuan Chen, a data-driven marketing professional with over 14 years of experience at Tencent, Publicis, JWT, and more. I specialize in turning insights into ROI-driven campaigns across search, social, ecommerce, and programmatic media, always aiming to optimize performance and measurement. I thrive when collaborating with product, creative, and client teams to craft compelling narratives and efficient customer journeys. I enjoy translating complex data into actionable media and creative strategies, building scalable tracking frameworks, and enabling partners with practical training and guidance to maximize the value of advertising ecosystems. My goal is to drive measurable business growth for automotive, tech, and consumer brands while maintaining strong client partnerships and high-quality deliverables.

Yuan Chen

I'm Yuan Chen, a data-driven marketing professional with over 14 years of experience at Tencent, Publicis, JWT, and more. I specialize in turning insights into ROI-driven campaigns across search, social, ecommerce, and programmatic media, always aiming to optimize performance and measurement. I thrive when collaborating with product, creative, and client teams to craft compelling narratives and efficient customer journeys. I enjoy translating complex data into actionable media and creative strategies, building scalable tracking frameworks, and enabling partners with practical training and guidance to maximize the value of advertising ecosystems. My goal is to drive measurable business growth for automotive, tech, and consumer brands while maintaining strong client partnerships and high-quality deliverables.

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I’m Yuan Chen, a data-driven marketing professional with over 14 years of experience at Tencent, Publicis, JWT, and more. I specialize in turning insights into ROI-driven campaigns across search, social, ecommerce, and programmatic media, always aiming to optimize performance and measurement. I thrive when collaborating with product, creative, and client teams to craft compelling narratives and efficient customer journeys.

I enjoy translating complex data into actionable media and creative strategies, building scalable tracking frameworks, and enabling partners with practical training and guidance to maximize the value of advertising ecosystems. My goal is to drive measurable business growth for automotive, tech, and consumer brands while maintaining strong client partnerships and high-quality deliverables.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Key Account Manager – Advertising & Marketing Services at Tencent Technology Shanghai, China
January 1, 2016 - March 1, 2025
Data-driven marketing professional responsible for managing ads performance campaigns across search, social, ecommerce, and programmatic placements within Tencent Ads. Improved CPA, CTR, and conversion metrics for major automotive clients (BMW, Volvo, BYD, Mercedes-Benz). Led pacing, forecasting, budget allocation and delivery accuracy to align with client KPIs. Collaborated with creative, bidding strategy, landing pages and audience segmentation to refine user journeys and improve measurement accuracy across the customer lifecycle. Built data tracking frameworks and partner enablement programs to support data-driven campaign management.
Key Account Manager – General Motors Team at Publicis Advertising Shanghai, China
March 1, 2015 - December 1, 2015
Led end-to-end process from brand strategy to creative execution for General Motors. Conducted product and consumer research; aligned brand positioning and messaging with global team; oversaw creative development and fully integrated campaigns across digital, PR, media and owned channels; ensured brand consistency and local market relevance. Coordinated cross-functional teams and managed timelines, approvals, and deliverables.
Key Account Manager – Ford Team at JWT Advertising Shanghai, China
October 1, 2012 - January 1, 2015
Led annual brand strategy planning; conducted consumer insight research and brand equity analysis; translated findings into actionable communication strategies; oversaw creative research, stakeholder interviews, and focus groups to validate concepts; delivered integrated campaigns across digital, PR, media and owned channels with strong cross-channel effectiveness.
Marketing Specialist at Microwave Vision Group, Paris, France
July 1, 2011 - February 1, 2012
Conducted market research, product analysis and competitive positioning for MVG’s antenna measurement systems; supported marketing material development including product comparisons, sales decks and technical summaries; collaborated with sales, product and engineering teams to maintain updated product documentation and marketing operations.

Education

Master of Science Global Business Management at ESC School of Business Rennes, France
October 9, 2010 - June 30, 2012
Bachelor of Art Advertising at Tongji University, Shanghai, China
September 1, 2009 - June 30, 2009
Certificate IV in Education Support at RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2012
Master of Science Global Business Management at ESC School of Business, Rennes, France
September 1, 2005 - June 1, 2009
Bachelor of Art Advertising at Tongji University, Shanghai, China
January 11, 2030 - December 9, 2025

Qualifications

Certificate IV in Education Support
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2012

Industry Experience

Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Education, Retail