Mélina Pinto

Communication & PR Consultant | Luxury & Cosmetics

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Freelance

Can come onsite

Skills

Communication CampaignEvent ManagementCopywritingPress RelationsCRMBranding StrategyCommunity ManagementCanvaEmailing

Languages

French (Native)Portuguese (Native)English (Fluent)Spanish

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.

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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

Certified by University of Colorado Boulder

Corporate communications

Issued: Feb 2025

Certified by UC Irvine

Principles of Public Relations

Issued: Jan 2025

Certified by University of Colorado Boulder

Integrated Marketing Communications: Advertising, Public Relations, Digital Marketing and more

Issued: Jan 2025

Certified by IE Business School

Inside LVMH Certificate

Issued: Nov 2022

Certified by LVMH

The Social Intelligence for Marketing Certification

Issued: Apr 2021

Certified by Linkfluence - a Meltwater Offering

The Radarly Essentials Certification

Issued: Feb 2021

Certified by Linkfluence - a Meltwater Offering

IELTS (7.0/9)

Issued: Jun 2020

Certified by British Council

Portfolio

Parfums Givenchy

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