Hi, I'm Melissa, and you’re probably here to learn more about who I am and what I do. My resume, LinkedIn, this portfolio, a quick look at my Google search results… they all can tell you all about what I’ve done and why I might be qualified for a role, but they can’t really tell you who I am as a professional, and a person. So, I’ll try to share some insights here.

I’m the classic storyteller—spinning yarns over a beer with friends for a laugh or being clever while penning copy for a tech startup. Whatever the situation, my stories always focus on utility, simplicity and interest. In a world too full of marketing noise, I tell stories that are easy to digest and make people pay attention.

I’ve never met a creative brainstorm I didn’t like or a design concept I wasn’t happy to dissect ad nauseum. But I’m not just fun taglines and pretty pictures—I’m a unique hybrid, a true creative at my core yet deeply motivated by work that makes an impact and drives results. Any of my teams can quote my most notorious line: “I hate feeling like overhead.”

I've been doing this sort of thing for more than 12 years, including everything from creating and managing content, developing comprehensive content marketing and thought leadership strategies, fueling and planning demand generation campaigns, creating public relations programs and lots more.

Of course, I haven’t done it all alone. The best part of what I do is getting to work with awesome teams of creatives. I've been lucky to work with some of the smartest, most talented junior and senior level marketers in the biz over my five-plus years as a people manager—there’s nothing I love more than helping my people thrive and find their own passions.

What else do I bring to the table? Energy. Curiosity. Ideas. The willingness to dive in and try stuff. A ridiculous sense of humor. Really skilled at finding animated gifs for any situation.

Other stuff to know: I love em dashes (clearly). Hate Oxford commas. I like most every dog I meet. I snowboard and cycle, watch embarrassing television shows and am (unfortunately) a New York Giants fan.

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