HI, I'M
MATT WHATLEY
Marcom Strategist  ·  AI Builder  ·  Creative Thinker

19 years building the connective tissue between brands, teams, and technology. I design frameworks that orchestrate Marketing, Comms, and Creative — and deploy AI-driven systems to solve complex problems. Technical strategist and reader of rooms.

Amazon
2020 – Present
Senior Program Manager: Agentic Workflows and Experience Quality
  • Engineered repeatable AI-driven frameworks using LLM analysis to surface and close messaging gaps across global employee benefits programs.
  • Architected cross-functional launch workstreams across Product, Engineering, UX, and Legal — serving as the operational and narrative connective tissue for global campaigns.
  • Delivered personalized, compliance-sensitive communications to a global workforce for Health and Financial Wellness programs.
  • Led multi-channel awareness campaigns featuring senior leaders to drive measurable engagement around key employee benefits.
The Nature Conservancy
2018 – 2021
Director, Digital Strategy
  • Developed a global communications strategy across nature.org, social, and editorial — amplifying climate scientists and business leaders tackling conservation.
  • Designed a scalable global campaign playbook enabling 7+ regional teams to execute high-impact, localized storytelling from a shared framework.
  • Led initiatives including an annual campaign generating 120,000+ new leads through precision audience segmentation.
Fleishman Hillard
2016 – 2018
Vice President, Strategy
  • Directed targeted paid media campaigns for AbbVie at major global medical summits and drove clinical trial enrollment through precision targeting.
  • Built comprehensive global content strategies integrating earned media, analytics, and brand affinity research for multinational clients.
Ogilvy
2011 – 2016
Vice President, Digital Strategy
  • Led cross-channel campaigns for USAID, Peace Corps, DuPont, and Mozilla spanning global health, food security, and open internet.
  • Built award-winning measurement frameworks translating creative output into quantifiable brand trust — analytical rigor applied to creative work.
  • Managed a global team of content strategists; directed research teams generating actionable insights for public and private sector clients.
U.S. Department of State
2008 – 2011
Social & Digital Media Strategist
  • Trained Foreign Service Officers worldwide on integrating new media into Public Diplomacy for high-stakes digital engagement.
SRA International
2006 – 2008
Multimedia Specialist
  • Developed national training programs for DEA agents using video, graphic design, and interactive web development.
George Mason University
M.S. Instructional Design & Technology
College of Education & Human Development
George Mason University
B.A. Integrative Studies — Advertising
Minor in Multimedia & Film/Media Studies
AI & Agentic
Generative AI Agentic Workflows LLM Analytics AI Frameworks Claude Code / CLI Prompt Engineering
Strategy & Communications
Comms Strategy Go-to-Market Brand Storytelling Executive Visibility Crisis Comms Public Relations Thought Leadership
Marketing & Tools
Product Marketing Paid Media Audience Segmentation Social Strategy CX Project Management Figma
Industries
Healthcare · Financial Services · Conservation · Education · Pharmaceutical · Energy · Federal Government / NGOs · Nonprofits · Technology · Automotive