Hi! I'm Lyla.
​I am a Brooklyn-based digital strategist focused on how progressive organizations can leverage innovative digital tools and authentic storytelling to engage and move audiences to take action.
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I have run integrated, impactful digital communication programs with organizations across the political, advocacy, and media ecosystem. I am currently working at The New York Times to develop and execute campaigns that support digital subscription growth and audience engagement across News, Cooking, and Games products.
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I am most passionate about helping organizations identify stories that matter, distilling complex messaging into clear, engaging copy and visuals, and building partnerships rooted in empathy and trust. ​
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Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, I love to spend time exploring the outdoors, petting every dog I can find, baking my way through New York Times Cooking, and embarking on every art project imaginable.
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creative work / email me / linkedin
Work
The New York Times
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As a Senior Marketing Manager at The New York Times, I oversee cross-channel marketing initiatives that support digital subscription growth and audience engagement across The New York Times’ web/mobile products, including News, Cooking, and Games. Central to my work is cross-functional project leadership that spans across creative, audience, analytics, and product teams to build strong processes and produce high-performing, innovative work.
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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While at the DCCC, I led digital media programs for 12 competitive Congressional races. I managed six advertising and production agencies, executing 32 unique flights of creative that illustrated a stark contrast between candidates on issues that affect working families, while mobilizing new and low propensity voters, prioritizing multilingual creative development in Spanish, Korean, Mandarin, and Cantonese.
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Elizabeth Warren for President
As a Senior Media Strategist, I led media planning and execution for the campaign’s $13 million persuasion program, including targeting strategy, daily campaign optimization, management of junior planners, and creative ideation across digital, print, and radio. I managed vendor partnerships and directed our constituency outreach program, partnering with over 50 print publications and 100 radio stations to reach Black, Latinx, AAPI, and Native American communities.
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Precision Strategies
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As a Principal on Precision’s digital advertising team, I focused on the design, management, and execution of data-informed paid media strategies for a wide variety of the firm’s high profile clients. I have worked to increase voter turnout in swing districts across the country, to launch new advocacy organizations from the ground up, to drive large-scale grassroots action to protect health care access, and to amplify the corporate responsibility initiatives of Fortune 500 companies, among other projects.
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Education
Tufts University ​
Bachelor of Arts Degree: International Relations
Sigma Iota Rho International Relations Honor Society
Summa Cum Laude
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Trainings
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IDEO Cultivating Creative Collaboration
Managing to Change the World
Google AdCamp + Google Analytics Academy
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Volunteer Projects
U.S. Digital Response
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USDR puts experienced, pro bono technologists to work with governments responding to the COVID-19 crisis to help deliver critical services to the people who need them. Most recently, I developed training materials and a tactical guide for a group of 5 Public Information Officers in rural counties of Colorado, focused on how to effectively deploy public health messaging online.
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CardsForMom.org Fundraiser
for Reproductive Justice
In 2017, I founded an annual fundraiser which brings together a coalition of women and femme artists to design Mother’s Day cards, printed and sold to benefit Planned Parenthood and independent reproductive health organizations. The project has raised over $12,500 to date.
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Planned Parenthood Developing Leaders Program
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I participated in year-long leadership and advocacy training program at the DC affiliate of Planned Parenthood, learning from expert faculty and health care providers about sexual health policy and activism. I was served on the leadership team responsible for planning Cherry Blossoms for Choice – a gala supporting the organization attended by over 200 donors, driving 45 new partnerships, and raising $23,000. As Communications Chair, I designed and executed the event's website, promotional materials, and event collateral.