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I'm Sophia (they/them), a multidisciplinary strategy director forging brand credibility at the nexus of cultural innovation, audience insights, and business opportunity.
Professional History
Ogilvy NY | Content Strategy Director
Leading strategy for Nestlé's cross-functional Content Studio across a portfolio of 27+ brands.
January 2024 - Present
Cashmere Agency | Senior Cultural Brand Strategist
July 2022 - October 2023
Pitched and won Marriott Bonvoy, escalating the one-off project scope to an AOR relationship and then producing two campaigns in the months following the AOR scope being signed.
Led Taco Bell Culture AOR to launch the Vegan Crunchwrap resulting in 88% positive sentiment, 1M+ video views, a 2% improvement on engagement rate benchmarks, 5.5B earned media impressions, and 22k organic posts from fans, with sales tripling projections in some markets.
Pitched and won St. Regis brand partnership scope.
Created the proprietary Cultural Impact Analysis model and actioned it for Kraft Mac & Cheese to guide their LGBTQ+ audience strategy. This work solidified the relationship with Kraft-Heinz, resulting in an additional scope.
Managed a team of two strategists on Marriott Bonvoy and trained both in insight development, brief writing, and success planning.
Led biweekly Media.Monks webinar on culture-driving trends (60+ attendees).
Published thought leadership pieces on agency blog (audience of 14k) and social channels (audience of 9k).
Crafted Uber Australia’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion training for the entire Uber APAC marketing team.
Clients: Taco Bell, Marriott Bonvoy, St. Regis, Ritz-Carlton, Kraft Mac & Cheese, and Uber Australia
The Many |
Social Strategist
March 2022Â - June 2022
Developed multi-platform social strategies for eBay’s luxury and high-value collectibles verticals.
Led campaign development of the Gen Z social influencer campaign for eBay for Business.
Presented a strategic POV on how brands can effectively leverage the Metaverse and published an article on the erosion of brand trust in an era of social crisis.
Headed the DEI Allyship group and developed the framework for their year-long allyship learning curriculum.
Client: eBay, luxury and high-value collectibles verticals
GS&F |
Brand Strategist
June 2019 - March 2022
Built audience segmentations, creative briefs, brand positioning maps, value propositions, audience journeys, message maps, and naming strategies.
Led multi-day rebrand workshops with multiple B2C and nonprofit clients.
Provided consistent strategic support from briefing to production.
Led agency-wide presentations on brand citizenship, countering audience distrust of brands, and appealing to Gen Z (50+ attendees).
Published blog posts on the value of ESG initiatives and the rise of absurdist marketing in times of social crisis.
Created the agency’s DEI playbook, led DEI initiatives, and hosted agency-wide trainings on inclusive language and bystander intervention.
Clients: Bridgestone, Firestone, LP Building Solutions, ProTech, Jack’s, Sparrow & Sage, and Juice Plus+
Education
Vanderbilt University
B.S. in Human &Â Organizational Development
International Leadership & Development Track
Minor in German Studies