
Anaïs Merino Schneider
CMO | Strategic Marketing & Branding Expert
Salary / Daily rate
Madrid, Spain
Mobility: Paris
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
Fractional CMO with 15+ years helping startups and scale-ups build strong brands and high-performing marketing strategies. Led marketing at Evaneos, Assurland and advised 20+ companies across travel, SaaS, green tech and luxury. I audit, co-create brand platforms, define OKRs using AARRR framework, and build teams that drive growth. Let's structure and accelerate your marketing for sustainable impact.
Work experience
Branding & Marketing Expert
Fractional CMOFreelance
Jan 2017 - Present
9 years 10 months
Need a strong brand and a high-performing marketing strategy? I help startups and scale-ups structure, accelerate and elevate their marketing — through fractional CMO missions or consulting projects. I work with you in two ways: 1️⃣ As a part-time or interim CMO, during a maternity leave, recruitment gap, or to launch a new phase. 2️⃣ As a consultant, to build your brand strategy, personas, marketing roadmap, or coach your team. 🔧What I do: - Audit your current ecosystem and market positioning - Co-create your brand platform and personas (via workshops, surveys, and data) - Define your marketing strategy, OKRs and roadmap (using AARRR framework) - Plan and manage the rollout (website revamp, content, social, paid media, PR...) - Build or coach your internal marketing team 🧠 Sectors I’ve worked with: Travel, SaaS, mental health, food tech, slow fashion, crowdfunding, mobility, green tech, education, luxury, creator economy... 🤝 Clients & collaborations include: Klarys, Inbonis Rating, L’Envers, Join Secret, Malt, Dolead, Grupo Planeta, Lumio, Fundeen, Debuencafé, Wooskill and more. 📩 Contact me on LinkedIn to receive my brochure (methodology, case studies, testimonials) or to book a call.
Marketing Advisor
Travel ShaperFreelance
Nov 2023 - Dec 2024
1 year 2 months
Valencia, Spain
We are The Smart Travel App for Passionate People. We are set to revolutionize the way people book their travels by integrating cutting-edge AI and human expertise, with passion at the heart of the user experience. Achievements: - Brand Creation: Defined the brand platform, personas, and the app's naming strategy - Content & SEO Strategy: Co-developed the editorial line and supervised the SEO agency - UI/UX Participation: Provided marketing vision during UX workshops - Launch & Acquisition Strategy: Defined marketing budgets and strategy, selected partner agencies - Key Recruitment: Hired product managers and content marketing managers - Support to the CMO: Assisted the CMO in the pre-launch phase of the project
Sparring Partner for Marketing Managers & CMO
SidekicksFreelance
Sep 2023 - Jan 2024
5 months
Paris, France
J’accompagne les responsables marketing et chief marketing officer de start-ups pour les challenger avec bienveillance, leur faire identifier et dépasser leurs facteurs limitants pour qu'ils relèvent leurs défis. Formé et supervisé, le sidekick (acolyte en français) a une posture à mi-chemin entre le coach et le consultant. Prêt à dépasser vos limites ? Contactez-moi sur Linkedin.
Chief Revenue Officer
Fundeen
Apr 2019 - Oct 2019
7 months
Madrid, Spain
Fundeen is the first platform in Spain authorized by the CNMV that allows individuals to invest in renewable energy projects until now reserved for large electricity companies and investment funds. Achievements: - Studied the sector and competition. - Marketing and branding strategy: created the dashboards and defined the KPIs. - Implemented paid media campaigns (FB, IG, Linkedin, Twitter). - Content strategy: created blog articles, launched a campaign of videos and pedagogical comics. - Communication strategy for social networks and newsletters. - Reviewed the Workflow of communication with customers. - Implemented the Chatbot and FAQs. - Specified UX Enhancement for the web. - Negotiated collaborations. - Recruited and managed a team.
Head Of Marketing and Communication
Evaneos
May 2012 - Aug 2015
3 years 4 months
Paris, France
Evaneos.com is an online platform that helps conceive, estimate the cost and book a completely personalized trip by relying on the advice and assistance of local agents established in the destination country. Markets : France, Spain, Germany, Italy and UK. Achievements: Strategic planning and roadmap definition. Monitored all website and conversion KPIs. Market research and benchmark. Management of a team of 15 people. Responsible for all traffic acquisition activities. Display, affiliation program, social media, e-mails, viral marketing. SEO, content marketing, adwords campaigns. Strategic partnerships. Responsible for increasing conversion rates and optimizing user experience. AB testing, user tests, mobile user experience, inbound marketing. Responsible for customer loyalty and satisfaction. CRM and call center programs. Maximized the customer life time value. In charge of communication and brand awareness. Developed community events. Set up advertising campaign in Paris subway. Revamped the brand, implemented the new identity.
Assurland
Apr 2007 - May 2012
5 years 2 months
Paris Area, France
Marketing Director
Jan 2010 - May 2012
2 years 5 months
Paris Area, France
Assurland.com was the leader in insurance comparison in France. Defined the marketing strategy. - Annual budget: 5M€ ; Sales revenue 2010: 28M€. - Tools optimization: SEO, SEM, advertising, emailing, affiliation. Reported to the CEO. Lead a team of 8. User tests & focus groups. Functional specifications, project management & roadmap. Responsible for launching new websites and functions. Specifications for the mobile app and the mobile website.
Online marketing & Business development Manager
Apr 2007 - Dec 2009
2 years 9 months
Région de Paris, France
Lead negotiations with the partners (AOL, MSN, Free, Orange, Yahoo, etc.) Identified potential acquisition targets Responsible for search engine optimization Optimized the customer itinerary (UX) Full website revamping to optimize user flows Retained customers (responsible for CRM and newsletters) Ran the base (2.5+ million subscribers) Launched a new community website : Opinion-Assurances.fr Developed Creditland.fr
Marketing & Fundraising Manager
Sidaction
Sep 2003 - May 2007
3 years 9 months
Paris Area, France
Defining the annual fundraising strategy - Annual budget : 3.5M€ ; Raising : 9M€ - Identifying and setting up new fundraising projects (such as the street-fundraising or the online fundraising) Piloting raising and loyalty campaigns - e-mailings, paper mails, phoning campaigns, street-fundraising - editing a quarterly donor newspaper (outreach of 200,000) - assisting TV show once a year Running a 400,000 donor database
Assistant to the Product Manager Skin Care (internship)
Guerlain
Jul 2002 - Dec 2002
6 months
Paris Area, France
Contributing to the launch of a new anti-aging cream : developing a deep understanding of consumers and competition ; giving feedback and recommendations ; wording the texts on the packaging... Prospecting a new market (the men) : writing a recommendation of positioning
Assistant to the Product Manager Hair Care (internship)
L'Oréal
Jul 2000 - Dec 2000
6 months
Paris, France
Monitoring the development of a hair colouring product line : refining packaging and communication support, implementing promotions, analysing sales reports, monitoring inventory, ... Competitive intelligence and market study
Education
ESSEC Business School
Master of Business Administration, Grande Ecole program, Management, marketing, strategy
1999 - 2003
5 years
Lycée Descartes, Tours
Preparatory classes to the Grandes Ecoles
1997 - 1999
3 years
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