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Résumé
SKILLS
  • Content Marketing + Strategy

  • Marketing Analytics

  • Digital Media

  • Content Management

  • Hubspot CRM

  • Salesforce Service Cloud

  • Amazon QuickSight

  • Adobe Creative Suite

  • Thought Leadership

  • SEO Copywriting & Copy Editing

  • Clearscope

  • Video Editing (Avid, Adobe)

  • Script Notes + Coverage

  • Matlab

  • Python

  • Xojo

EXPERIENCE

Extensiv (formerly 3PL Central)Content Marketing Manager

Jan 2022 — April 2025

Proactively contributed blog articles while working as a Technical Customer Support Representative, demonstrating initiative and subject matter expertise that accelerated my transition into a full-time marketing role in January 2022

➔ Promoted to Content Marketing Manager in April 2023 after playing a key role in a successful company rebrand, developing a new brand voice, and streamlining content workflows to produce 2x monthly output without increasing headcount or cost per MQL

➔ Owned end-to-end content marketing strategy and execution as lead content creator, editor, and strategist across various formats—primarily blog articles (2+ per week), long-form written content (2 per quarter), videos, and landing pages—achieving 3x campaign longevity by optimizing pillar content to sustain high traffic and MQL performance throughout the year

➔ Spearheaded monthly business reviews and developed custom Python programs to measure and analyze content KPIs—enabling data-driven marketing strategies and increasing CTA click-through rates to 120% of target, on average

Mar 2021 — Jan 2022

3PL CentralTechnical Customer Support Agent

➔ Worked as a technical support representative responsible for handling calls and chats from WMS customers to troubleshoot software issues

➔ Sought out mentorship from the company's CMO in my first month of employment, which allowed me to write guest articles for the blog and eventually interview for the content marketing position

➔ Assisted Dr. Janet Bergstrom (Cinema and Media Studies) with in-depth academic research—especially digitizing and organizing archival media and literature—honing skills in content management, audits, and analysis critical to content marketing

➔ Supported Dr. Todd Kushigemachi by preparing lecture materials, leading study groups, and evaluating undergraduate assignments for the course History of American Motion Picture—sharpening my editorial eye and understanding of effective communication

➔ Deepened expertise in media and storytelling to advance my graduate film studies—directly informing my approach to crafting compelling, research-driven content for diverse audiences

Dec 2019 — Dec 2020

➔ Hired by Dr. Gary Rosen in USC’s Modeling and Simulation Lab to code a universal software protocol for calibrating transdermal alcohol sensor data for individual test subjects as part of the larger project aimed at developing an algorithm to convert transdermal alcohol content (TAC) to blood alcohol content (BAC), the standard measurement used for medical or legal purposes

➔ Distinguished as the second author of the scientific journal article titled "Obtaining continuous BrAC/BAC estimates in the field: A hybrid system integrating transdermal alcohol biosensor, Intellidrink smartphone app, and BrAC Estimator software tools," published in Addictive Behaviors (Volume 83, August 2018)

May 2015 — May 2018

USC Viterbi School of  EngineeringAssociate Editor

➔ Edited and published articles for USC Viterbi School of Engineering’s online undergraduate magazine run by the Engineering Writing Program, Illumin, managed the all relevant social media channels (Facebook and Twitter), and promoted the publication at industry events to increase brand awareness and strengthen its presence within targeted communities

Mar 2014 — May 2018

EDUCATION

UCLAM.A. Cinema and Media Studies

Research Professions Track, 3.97 GPA

Graduated Dec 2020

USCB.A. Cinematic Arts, Critical Studies

Additional coursework in Applied Mathematics (incomplete degree), 3.46 GPA

Graduated May 2018

AWARDS

California Community Foundation Scholarship

Fall 2016 — Spring 2017

A merit scholarship awarded through the USC School of Cinematic Arts

WISE Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship

Summer 2015

A research stipend awarded to members of the Women in Science and Engineering community, granted or my work under Dr. Gary Rosen

Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (Declined)

Summer 2015

Declined to accept the WISE Fellowship instead

Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society

Spring 2014 — Spring 2018

Honor Society for first-year students who earn a GPA of 3.5 or higher

Presidential Scholarship at USC

Half-tuition, merit-based award for achievement of National Merit Finalist rank

Fall 2013 — Spring 2018

National Merit Scholarship

Awarded for achievement of National Merit Finalist rank

Fall 2013 — Spring 2018

Official Selection at South by Southwest Film Festival

Selected for the shorts Genetika (writer/script supervisor/editor/special effects) and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (animator/editor)

2014, 2013

Get in Touch

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  • Youtube

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Los Angeles, CA 90034

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Created in 2025 by Ashley Lynn Hawkins

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