About

Melodie Akers
During my decade working in digital marketing, I have successfully brainstormed, strategized, and implemented nearly every task related to online promotion. I am confident working independently or in collaboration with my team or other departments.
  • Strategized successful pre-order ad campaigns, resulting in a Billboard charting album
  • Created engaging content: 125% increase in comments, doubled post Shares, and doubled reach on all Meta social media platforms
  • Copywriting and editing experience, including compiling and editing liner notes on three physical music releases
  • Doubled online store sales by reimagining products and digital presence
  • Built a YouTube channel with over 4 million views and 15k subscribers
  • Increased link click conversions by 1,000% with strategy, design, and management using Meta Ads
  • Scripted, shot, and edited successful video ads
  • Developed a YouTube Shorts posting strategy to reach a new audience: 1,000% increase in views and watch time
  • Designed and wrote weekly email campaigns, including graphic design and articles
  • Detail oriented: built hundreds of emails without mistakes
  • Optimized efficiency by developing new systems to increase productivity in email campaign coordination

Skills

  • Content creation
  • Digital design
  • Social media management
  • Website management
  • Digital advertising
  • Photo and video editing
  • Writing, editing, proofreading

Tools & Software

  • Adobe Creative Suite
  • Google Suite
  • Meta, YouTube, X, LinkedIn
  • Canva, InShot
  • Constant Contact, Mailchimp, Sendinblue
  • Later, Planoly
  • WordPress, Squarespace, Shopify
I am based in Los Angeles. I earned my BA in English from UC Berkeley after studying journalism at NYU and the University of Sheffield. In my free time, I like to laugh with friends, read non-fiction, and think about art.