Results-driven creative
An artist who loves business. From real estate to e-commerce, I spent years working my way across the world and saying yes to new experiences. Always the creative, I bring ideas and make everything aesthetic. I'm a rules and processes person - excited by strategy and good planning. I embrace change. I typically take on too much. Testing ad creative and path-to-purchase strategy are my two favorite things. Most of all, I'm a sucker for work product and thrive on the gratification of data. That moment when the conversions are up, oh my.
“Ellie is known by her ability to come up with disruptive, creative ideas. Ellie doesn’t take no for an answer. A mix of talent, smarts, hardwork and dedication.” - Alaa Elhawwari, General Motors
Education
University of Illinois
Gies School of Business
Master of Business Administration
Summa Cum Laude, 3.96 GPA
Specialization: Digital Marketing and Strategic Leadership
Relevant Coursework: Managerial Accounting, Digital Marketing Specialization including Analytics, Entrepreneurship from Startup to Growth, Financial Modeling, Financial Statement Analysis, Statistics, Data Analysis
“She was a great team member to work with, as she had great communication skills as well as creative ideas for our project. Thanks to her leadership, we were an efficient group always completing our work in advance of our deadlines.” - Andrew Sticklen, MBA Colleague
The University of Tulsa
Bachelor of Fine Arts
Summa Cum Laude, 4.0 GPA
Major: Oil Painting
Minors: Printmaking and Art History
Relevant Activities: Nominated & Awarded 2009 Outstanding Senior for Henry Kendall College of Arts & Sciences, Mortar Board Art Design Officer, Student Art Coalition (SAC) Founding President, recipient of coveted student research grant for year-long art series (2008)
Supplemental
Central Technology Center
2004
Graphic Design Certificate
Studied Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign
Professional Snapshot
Expert in brand development, PPC, and SEM – overseeing budget allocation, campaign structure, and audience/targeting strategy
Takes a self-directed project approach, known for innovative ideas, full-funnel POV, and people management
Accomplished at using analytics to drive eComm strategy, recently resulting in early adoption of outperformance with Meta Advantage+
Leading collaborator on creative, copy, and execution
Established content editor with over 10 years of experience writing and editing websites from PDP to blogs, marketing materials, social media, email, and more.
High attention to detail and experience handling complex spreadsheets, data, CRMs, and trackers
“She has an incredible aptitude for surveying an organizational landscape and identifying opportunities to optimize it by redesigning processes, outlining requirements, and making things, well, just work better.” - Katie Hajec, Recovery Brands Director of People & Culture
Specialties
Paid Media Strategy and Execution (Search, Social, Display), Digital Ads Creative and Copy, Search Engine Marketing (SEM), Data-Driven Digital Marketing Strategy (Buyer Persona, Funnel Planning, A/B Testing, Customer Journey), Organic Social Channel Management, Content/Copy Writing & Editing, Brand Identity Development, Brand Management, Process Analysis and Improvement, Regulatory Compliance (SEC, FINRA, FCA, COBS), Policy Drafting and Review, Digital Marketing Analytics, Social Media Strategy & Generation, Facebook Targeted Advertising, Reporting, Complex Communication (Team Management, Cross-Cultural & Language Differences), Capital Raise Marketing Materials Creation and Evolution, Automation, Research, Employee Training & Development Initiatives, Emerging Market Financial Marketing.
Technically inclined, including the following tools: Google Ads, SA360, Looker Studio, A/B Testing partners, Microsoft Ads, Meta Advertising, Merchant Centers, Pinterest Ads, TikTok Ads, Criteo, Taboola, the Trade Desk; SEO tools like Keyword Manager, SEMrush, SpyFu; Photoshop, Figma, Canva, including proprietary templates and content structure for organic and paid channels; eCommerce product feed management with GoDataFeed or Feedonomics; data and ads management with Tableau, Glew, Datorama, Google Analytics, eCommerce solutions like Nosto and Yotpo (primarily Shopify integration), schedulers and listeners like Later, Buffer, Sprout Social, HubSpot, Meltwater, MailChimp, Klaviyo; task tools like Jira, Asana, Concur, Basecamp, Trello, and yes, even Confluence; Shopify, Wordpress, Squarespace, Blogger, some HTML; and finally, UX assist like Lucky Orange and Hotjar. Microsoft and Google.
Interests
Experience
To The Letter Dec. 2015 - July 2019
Freelance Editor and Copywriter
“I would recommend the services of Ellie to anyone looking for high-quality and flexible editing services.”
- Raul Garcia, Enroute Director of Business Development
More work experience details available on LinkedIn.