Ella Coffin

MBA · Marketing · Brand Strategy
Boston, MA
Ella Coffin

Projects

Brandeis MBA · Consumer Behavior · 2025
MARKET RESEARCH

Music Platforms Study

Led a qualitative research project using focus groups and laddering interviews to surface what users actually value in music platforms. Translated insights into concrete recommendations for how streaming services should modernize and create new value.

Focus groupsLaddering interviewsConsumer insightsStrategy
Qualitative Research
Teaching Assistant · Digital Marketing (MBA) · 2025
Brandeis University

TA — Digital Marketing Master's Class

Teaching assistant for the Digital Marketing master's-level course. Taught a section on paid social, led an in-class group exercise, graded assignments, answered student questions, and supported the professor with day-to-day classroom leadership.

TeachingPaid socialLeadershipGrading
MBA Course
Marketing Intern · 2025
Tangify

LinkedIn Social Architecture

Built a LinkedIn presence for an AI patent startup — quick visual posts paired with thought-leadership articles. Doubled engagement and generated new inbound leads for B2B legal-tech.

LinkedInB2BAI / Legal-techCanva
+2x Engagement
Marketing Intern · 2025
Tangify

Inbound Blog & SEO Strategy

Researched the rise of AI in patent discovery and wrote a blog post tuned for Tangify's target audience of innovators, startups, and legal pros. Published in HubSpot, structured for SEO and aligned to the inbound funnel.

HubSpotSEOLong-form
Inbound Funnel
Brandeis MBA · Marketing Mgmt.
Kinder

U.S. Re-Entry Strategy

Audited Kinder's U.S. position post-egg-ban and rising cocoa costs. Pitched a Lunchables co-brand, mature flavors for adults/teens, and a snack-size SKU — backed by competitor and macro analysis.

Market researchBrand strategyGTM
Full GTM Plan
Freelance Marketing · Portland, ME
Wildflower Florals

Coaching a Florist on Social + SEO

Worked one-on-one with the Wildflower team to teach them how to run their own marketing — strategy fundamentals, social media best practices, and the basics of local SEO so they could keep growing without an agency.

Local SEOInstagramSmall business
Marketing Coordinator Intern · Pinch Media
Natural Delights

Natural Delight's YouTube

Ran Natural Delights' YouTube channel — edited videos, instructed influencers, wrote SEO copy, and set the posting schedule. Significantly grew views, subscribers, and engagement. The 'Save The Date' video I planned, edited, and posted solo became one of the channel's top performers at 1,700 views.

YouTubeVideo editingSEO copyInfluencers
1.7k Top Video
VP of Public Relations · Bryant
Delta Zeta

Public Relations and Socials

Created content and managed social for the chapter, capitalizing on trending TikTok formats to push videos past 6,000+ views. Grew followers by 100+, drove recruitment sign-ups, built a new recruitment website, and creative-directed multiple photoshoots.

TikTokTrend strategyBrandCreative direction
6k+ Views
Marketing Coordinator Intern
Pinch Media

Newsletter + Natural Delights YouTube

Designed and shipped Pinch's monthly newsletter in MailChimp. Ran Natural Delights' YouTube — wrote copy, edited videos, scheduled posts. The 'Save The Date' video I planned solo became one of the channel's top performers at 1.7k views.

MailChimpYouTubePremiere Pro
1.7k Top Video
Featured Guest
Remote Routine

Podcast on Creative Drought

Sat down with Pinch Media founder Ryan Geiger to talk through the 'blank Canva page' problem and my hack for breaking creative block in remote work.

PodcastPersonal brand
Guest Episode

Experience

5/25 — 8/25 · Boston, MA

Marketing Intern

Tangify

Built a marketing and social strategy for an AI patent startup reaching B2B audiences. Created LinkedIn lead-gen content, identified PR and fundraising events, and developed the company website using Lovable.

Content creationSocial mediaWebsite devAI marketing
2024 — Current · Portland, ME

Freelance Marketer

Self-Employed

Working with small businesses in the Portland area to grow engagement, awareness, and conversions through SEO and social strategy. Continuously monitor analytics to refine content and ads.

SEOLocal marketingAnalyticsContent
5/23 — 8/23 · Remote

Marketing Coordinator Intern

Pinch Media

Ran multi-brand marketing — email campaigns, Google + Meta Ads, influencer marketing, and YouTube production. Lifted CTR, conversions, and subscribers for Natural Delight Dates and Spartan Mounts.

Google AdsMeta AdsEmailAdobe PremiereCanva
6/22 — 8/22 · Westbrook, ME

Customer Relations Intern

Cintas

Coordinated with customers on tax documentation, organized and analyzed data in Excel, and rotated through departments to learn the business model end-to-end.

Customer serviceExcelCommunication

Education

Brandeis University seal
2024 — 2026

Brandeis University

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Concentration in Marketing

International, business-focused MBA covering innovation, strategy, and competition through case studies, group projects, and real-world consulting.

Involvement: VP, International Marketing Club
Bryant University seal
2020 — 2024

Bryant University

B.S. Digital Marketing, Concentration in Communications and Literary & Cultural Studies

Consumer behavior, digital marketing, marketing analytics, business strategy, and economics. Led teams in case-study competitions.

Involvement: Delta Zeta (VP Academics, PR) · Honors Peer Mentor · The Women's Network Ambassador