
Mélina Pinto
Communication & PR Consultant | Luxury & Cosmetics
Salary / Daily rate
Paris, France
Freelance
Can come onsite
Skills
Languages
About me
Intro
PR & Communications Consultant specializing in luxury, cosmetics, and lifestyle sectors with 3+ years of expertise from LVMH, Chanel, and Ogilvy Paris. Proven track record in developing strategic communication plans, managing press relations, and organizing high-profile PR events. Offering comprehensive communications solutions from strategy development to content creation, with a Sciences Po Paris education foundation.
Work experience
Communication & PR Consultant
Mélina Pinto - freelanceFreelance
Feb 2025 - Present
1 year 9 months
Paris · Hybrid
Communication & Press Relations Consultant
Ogilvy Paris
Jul 2024 - Mar 2025
9 months
92300 Levallois-Perret, France
- Create and establish communication & PR strategies: communication plan, calendars, KPI's, print and video campaigns, LinkedIn paid campaigns - Write and release communication tools: press release, press kits, Q&A, messaging... - Journalist relations: pitch, phone calls, interviews organization, answers and sending of information - Ensure the follow-up of communication campaign publications by monitoring press coverage - Benchmarck and monitoring of key industry trends
Corporate communications project manager
Plume
Nov 2023 - May 2024
7 months
Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Project management : corporate communications, editorial, internal and change communications, employer branding - Communications missions : analysis, writing... - Management of editorial assets : LinkedIn company page and website - Business development - Benchmark and trends analysis - Coordination of partners, experts, and clients
Communication & International press relations assistant - Parfums Givenchy
LVMH Fragrance Brands
Feb 2023 - Jul 2023
6 months
92300 Levallois-Perret, France
- Develop PR communication plans for products: strategy and guidelines - Develop PR and eRP communication tools (perfume, make-up, skincare): writing and follow-up of press kits, exchanges with departments, reflection on influencers' boxes - Design and organize the PR event for the launch of a new franchise: participation in the production with the agency, help with the logistical preparation - Create event guidelines - Follow-up the audit on the communication tools with the markets - Accompany the markets in the preparation of local launches linked to product launches
Merchanding & Events Assistant
CHANEL
Mar 2022 - Aug 2022
6 months
Paris, France
Chanel Fragrance & Beauty - part of new concepts team and working on the three axes fragrances, makeup and skincare - Organize intern events : virtual regional meetings and international seminar in Paris - Build and update PLV concept books - Reference new PLV elements (permanent and campaigns) : intranet platform, PowerPoint and Excel - Read skincare frames - Present campaigns results - Create a video movie for the laucnh of a campaign (IMovie) - Search for new concepts and write a weekly newsletter
Market Analyst - Luxury & Beauty division
June Marketing
Aug 2021 - Jan 2022
6 months
Paris, France
- Help in setting up the fieldwork and logistical organization - Animate of the fieldwork: interviewing consumers (face-to-face and online) and take notes - Collect and analyze qualitative data (data flattening, toplines writing, participation in internal meetings, creation of the presentation outline, verbatim research) - Follow-up client relations : active participation from first brief to final presentation - Realize final presentations : outline, writing, verbatims research, layout - Help the development of the Luxury division: monitoring, reflection on the development of new methodologies
Education
Sciences Po
Master's degree, Luxury Marketing & Communications
2020 - 2023
2 years 11 months
Pitzer College
Exchange student for one year in California
2019 - 2020
1 year 2 months
Sciences Po
Bachelor of Arts - BA
2017 - 2020
3 years 2 months
Licenses & certifications
Integrated and Strategic Communications
Issued: Feb 2025
Corporate communications
Issued: Feb 2025
Principles of Public Relations
Issued: Jan 2025
Integrated Marketing Communications: Advertising, Public Relations, Digital Marketing and more
Issued: Jan 2025
Inside LVMH Certificate
Issued: Nov 2022
The Social Intelligence for Marketing Certification
Issued: Apr 2021
The Radarly Essentials Certification
Issued: Feb 2021
IELTS (7.0/9)
Issued: Jun 2020
Portfolio

Parfums Givenchy
