Henry MacLean

HenryMacLean

Creative strategist and paid media buyer. Los Angeles.

$300K+
Paid media managed across Google Ads, Meta, TikTok, Reddit, and X.
55%
Lower cost per install on Meta after an iterative creative testing program, from $2.39 to $1.08.
$1.22
Blended cost per install across nearly 10,000 US installs on Meta, iOS and Android combined.

Voloco

Music recording app with 70M+ users. Paid acquisition and creative, December 2024 to present.

What I did

Ran US paid acquisition across five platforms and built a creative testing program on Meta. Each round tested new concepts across UGC, talent-led video, and statics. Winners got budget and new variants. Losers got cut.

What happened

Cost per install fell 55% between the first round of concepts and the later ones. The top concepts drove 71% of Meta installs at $0.85 each on half the budget. One static cut its cost per install 66% between its first and second version.

Vertical story ad: a floating phone running Voloco with earbuds against a sunset sky, captioned 'The #1 hack for making music'.
3D phone render, 9:16 story
Square static ad on a blue and pink gradient: 'You record. Let AutoMix do the rest.' beside a phone showing Voloco's mixer.
AutoMix feature static, 1:1
Static ad styled as an iMessage thread where a friend recommends Voloco for recording vocals without a studio.
Text conversation static, 4:5
Square static ad written as an apology letter from Voloco, signed 'Sincerely, Voloco', with a five-star reviews badge.
Apology letter static, 1:1
Static ad styled as an iPhone Notes page titled '2026 Goals' with 'Download Voloco' checked off.
Notes app static, 4:5

Reel

Editing, motion, and VFX work for brands and post houses.

Background

2024 – now

Voloco

Paid acquisition, creative strategy, and video editing.

2023 – 2024

Rickhouse

Creative strategist.

2017 – 2023

Freelance editor, motion and VFX artist

goop, OSEA Malibu, Select World, The Mill, MPC, Parliament, Fischbowl.

Ongoing

Independent filmmaker

I produce, direct, and act in my own short films. Emerson College graduate.

Work with me

macleanhenry@gmail.com