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Isla Meridian

Brand Marketing Manager
San Diego, CA, United States

Professional Summary

Brand marketing leader with 8+ years building distinctive identities and integrated campaigns for consumer, retail, and digital-first brands. Translates customer insight into clear brand systems, creative briefs, and channel strategies that have increased awareness, engagement, and revenue. Proven partner to creative, product, sales, and agency teams, using testing and analytics to turn growth goals into measurable outcomes.

Employment History

Brand Marketing Manager
Pacific Crest Consumer Brands · San Diego, CA
2022 · Present
• Repositioned a 4-brand portfolio and launched integrated paid, retail, email, and social campaigns that lifted aided awareness 18% and generated $4.2M in attributed revenue. • Built a modular brand system, messaging architecture, and creative briefing process adopted across 6 product lines, cutting campaign production time 30%. • Led quarterly customer research, media testing, and dashboard reporting; improved paid social ROAS 42% while reducing CAC 21%. • Directed agency and cross-functional teams of 12 across 20+ launches, delivering 96% of campaigns on time and within budget.
Senior Marketing Specialist
Harbor Lane Digital · San Diego, CA
2019 · 2022
• Managed integrated launch plans for 14 B2B and DTC clients, increasing average qualified pipeline 35% and improving campaign-on-campaign conversion 24%. • Developed positioning, audience segmentation, creative briefs, and content calendars across paid search, LinkedIn, email, and web channels. • Introduced weekly performance reviews and A/B testing that reduced cost per lead 28% and lifted email engagement 31%. • Coordinated 8-person internal and freelance teams, delivering 60+ assets per quarter with 98% on-time completion.
Marketing Coordinator
SoCal Retail Collective · San Diego, CA
2017 · 2019
• Supported seasonal campaigns for 18 retail locations, coordinating promotions and local partnerships that increased store traffic 16% year over year. • Maintained content calendars and produced 120+ social, email, and in-store assets annually, raising organic engagement 38%. • Tracked weekly sales and channel analytics, surfacing insights that improved promotional response rates 22%. • Organized photo shoots, vendor timelines, and community events with budgets up to $75K and zero missed launch dates.

Education

Bachelor of Arts in Marketing
San Diego State University · San Diego, CA
2013 · 2017

Skills

Analytical Thinking Skills
Project Management Skills