- Clay leads a team of digital media buyers and strategists, helping them hone their skills, craft insightful campaigns and work cross-functionally with our other teams
- Is committed to driving further development of Simantel’s in-house media capabilities to meet the growing needs of our clients
- Brings over 10 years of marketing, communication and media experience to his role as director of media
- Started at Simantel in 2016 with a focus on digital strategy. He joined the media team where he carved out a new position – social media strategist. He then went client-side for a couple of years and returned in 2021 as associate media director. In 2023 he advanced to director of media.
- Is a member of the American Marketing Association and holds multiple Google certifications
- Graduated from Bradley University with bachelor’s degrees in both marketing and business administration and also earned a master of science in digital marketing from Northern Illinois University where he received recognition as an outstanding student