Kate Black

Kate Black has had a diverse and progressive work experience. Kate started their career as a Visual Merchandiser at Coach, where they worked from May 2008 to March 2012. Kate then joined Blue Fountain Media, where they held multiple marketing roles, starting as a Marketing Specialist in September 2013 and eventually becoming an Associate Director of Marketing from May 2015 to July 2016. After that, Kate worked as a Freelance consultant for Paid Media & Digital at Digital Marketing from July 2016 to March 2017. Kate then joined MediaCom as an Associate Director of Paid Media from March 2017 to July 2018. Subsequently, Kate worked at Havas Media Group, where they started as a Director in the Health & Beauty department in July 2018 and was promoted to VP in October 2019. Kate held this position until November 2021. Currently, Kate is working at Horizon Next, where they started off as a VP of Social Strategy in November 2021 and got promoted to SVP in November 2022.

Kate Black obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing from Canisius University, where they studied from 2007 to 2011. Kate also earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Fashion Merchandising/Management from the Fashion Institute of Technology, completing their studies from 2010 to 2011. In terms of additional certifications, Kate Black completed The Trade Desk Edge Academy Certified: Executive Program in June 2023, and the Reddit Ads Formula | Reddit Fundamentals Exam in February 2023. Kate also obtained the Launch and Connect Badge from Twitter in April 2022, as well as the LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Fundamentals certification. In the same year, they acquired the Performance Fundamentals Badge from Twitter and the Ads Manager Campaign Optimization certification from Snap Inc. Additionally, they completed the Snap Focus certification in February 2022. Kate Black is also listed as a Facebook Certified Buying Professional, but the month and year of obtaining the certification are unspecified. Lastly, they hold a Yoga Teacher Training Certification of 200 hours from Yoga Alliance, with no specified month or year of completion.