Portfolio - Kiara Mckay

Dynamic communications professional with expertise in digital content strategy, social media management, and multi-channel campaigns. Fluent in French, English, and Spanish, I specialize in creating compelling content that resonates with global audiences.

My expertises

Strategic Content Creation & Management

Content Crafting

I focus on creating and managing engaging content that aligns with brand objectives, whether it’s white papers, social media, or website content.

Digital Marketing & Engagement

Digital Amplification

I’ve worked on enhancing digital presence through SEO, SEA, social media management, and lead nurturing to drive engagement and conversions.

Project Coordination & Collaboration

Collaborative Execution

I’ve supported teams in organizing and executing campaigns and events, ensuring smooth processes and effective communication along the way.

Work Experiences

COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING OFFICER - APGAR
  • Developed and implemented annual editorial strategies, including multi-channel content plans to boost visibility and engagement.
  • Created engaging content, including white papers, webinars, videos, and infographics, ensuring alignment with brand messaging.
  • Co-managed social media accounts and crafted videos, visuals, and content showcasing Apgar’s culture and expertise.
  • Designed internal and external newsletters and executed email campaigns to enhance lead engagement and team alignment.
  • Organized physical and virtual events (trade fairs, conferences) and ensured effective communication strategies including branding, pre-event promotions, live updates, and post-event lead follow-up.
  • Optimized website content with SEO/SEA strategies and conducted audits to improve search rankings.
  • Implemented automated lead qualification and nurturing workflows using HubSpot, optimizing lead conversion.
COMMUNICATIONS - WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
  • Created monthly email newsletters that were sent out to more than 100+ members
  • Created and published content on the WCC website, including articles, infographics and videos that were viewed over 150+ times
  • Curated content and copies for 5 social media channels including Linkedin, Twitter, and Youtube assessing customer response to create targeted messaging
  • Created news and events content and maintained more than 15+ webpage layouts single-handedly for WCC’s website and implementation of SEO best practices
  • Designed, edited, and maintained an editorial calendar in addition to producing 20+ textual and graphic creative pieces monthly for WCC’s social media channels including a call to action (CTA), social media stories and video content
MARKETING DEVELOPEMENT ASSISTANT- CARAN D'ACHE
  • Produced market analysis providing in-depth analysis of current market trends
  • Assisted in market validation research through the management of a digital survey of 100+ participants
  • Managed an inventory migration of the company database on a Product Information System database (PIM) of over 1250+ products while also assisting the team of 3 product owners
  • Coordinated with creative, translation agencies and in-house communications managers to create the yearly marketing brochure
  • Performed routine clerical tasks such as: filing, answering phones, typing, copying, and open and sort incoming mail, and prepare outgoing mail and materials

UN Volunteering

UNESCO - Publishing - Regional Office for West Africa
  • Layout of the French version of SangSaeng magazine n°58 using InDesign software
  • Compliance with the magazine’s graphic charter and editorial line
  • Coordination with the Regional Office for West Africa to make adjustments based on UNESCO and APCEIU comments
UNESCO - Social Media Digital Campaign - Regional Office for West Africa
  • Key messaging creation for multi-channel delivery
  • Creation of digital cards to highlight the impact of UNESCO’s and Regional Office for West Africa’s work
  • Compliance with the report’s visual identity and editorial line

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

DIPLOMA IN DIGITAL MARKETING
  • ESM – Genève – 09/20 – 04/21
    Digital project management, Community management, SEO, SEM, Google Ads, e-commerce, webdesign
MASTER IN PRINT AND DIGITAL PUBLISHING
  • Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès – 2018-2020
    Thesis: Digital controversies in the youth publishing sector
BACHELOR IN FRENCH LITERATURE

Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès – 2014-2017

Content Library

Recommendation Letter n°1

World Meteorological Organization

NICOLAS FRANKE
Coordinator and Programme Officer

Recommendation Letter n°2

World Meteorological Organization

SULAGNA MISHRA
Scientific Officer

Recommendation Letter n°3

Caran d’Ache

ALINE HATCH
Product Owner – Colour

LANGUAGES

French (Mother tongue)
English (C1)
Spanish (B2)

HARD SKILLS

InDesign
Photoshop
Illustrator

IT SKILLS
WordPress, Woocommerce, Google Analytics, Ms Office, Trello

SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS
Hubspot, Hootsuite, Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, TikTok), Tweetdeck

Gallery

kiarap.mckay@gmail.com