Paula Cárdenas

Marketing Manager and Brand Strategist

Salary / Daily rate

Paris, France

Mobility: London, Amsterdam, ...

Freelance, open to permanent contract

Can come onsite

Skills

Event ManagementMarketing StrategyBranding StrategyMarketing ManagerBrandingEmailingCommunity ManagementContent StrategyGoogle AnalyticsSales ManagerAccount ManagerMarketing Operations ManagerCopywritingCommunication CampaignKlaviyoBrand ManagerHead of MarketingSocial Media ManagerDigital Marketing ManagerPress RelationsHubspotAccount ExecutiveSales StrategyBusiness DevelopmentGo-to-marketCommunity ManagerContent Marketing Manager

Languages

Catalan (Native)English (Native)Spanish (Native)French

About me

Intro

Brand strategist with 7+ years specializing in creative direction, social media strategy, and brand identity for high-impact markets. Former Engagement Brand Owner at imagin, expert in audience research, brand strategy, and campaign performance optimization. I transform brands into magnetic, authentic experiences through data-driven creativity and strategic positioning that drives lasting relevance.

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Work experience

Head of Branding and PR - Freelance

OnéliaFreelance

Sep 2025 - Present

1 year 2 months

Paris, France

Freelance Marketing & Brand Strategist

Self-employed Freelance

Jan 2023 - Present

3 years 10 months

Paris, France

After several years learning from the best in the agency and corporate world, I decided to start working for myself. In the last 3 years that I have been freelancing, I have: • Provided strategic guidance and creative solutions for several clients in partnerships, social media, and strategy planning, always backed by a deep analysis of the audience, market, and industry’s data. • Assisted clients as a freelance marketing manager for the Spanish and LATAM markets, dealing with everything marketing-related in longer-term missions. • Managed & assisted event, shooting, and campaign production for clients in Barcelona & Paris. • Worked across the tech & lifestyle industry with clients like IMAGIN, ISDIN, Maison Violet, Elle Magazine...

Marketing Manager Spain

VeesionFreelance

May 2024 - Jul 2025

1 year 3 months

Paris, France

imagin

Nov 2018 - Dec 2022

4 years 2 months

Barcelona, Spain

Engagement Brand Owner

Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

2 years

Barcelona, Spain

- Developing social media strategies and in-app campaigns in alignment with brand marketing objectives (alongside several creative agencies). - Conducting audience research to profile demographics, interests, and behaviors across platforms (in collaboration with the Data team). - Creating tailored content calendars for diverse platforms based on audience preferences and research. - Monitoring campaign performance and brand presence using analytics tools, extracting valuable insights (in collaboration with the Data team). - Identifying, activating and overseeing influencer collaborations to enhance social media reach. - Executing Paid Social Advertising campaigns and managing budgets with the Paid Media team. - Monitoring brand-related conversations and leveraging insights for strategy enhancement. - Keeping track of competitors' social media activities & strategies, identifying areas for improvement. - Generating concise reports on key metrics, campaign performance, and insights, with actionable recommendations. - Conducting A/B tests and experiments to optimize content, messaging, and tactics for improved ROI.

Communication Product Manager

Jan 2020 - Jan 2021

1 year 1 month

Barcelona, Spain

Marketing Assistant

Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

1 year 3 months

Barcelona Area, Spain

Marketing And Public Relations Assistant

Adevinta Spain

Jan 2018 - Jul 2018

7 months

Barcelona, Spain

During my apprenticeship at Shibsted Spain (now part of Adevinta Spain), I collaborated with the marketing team of Fotocasa and Habitaclia, two of the biggest real estate digital platforms in the country. Reporting to the Head of Customer Engagement, I assisted the team in: - Email Marketing and Campaign Launch: creation, management, launch, and monitorization of weekly email campaigns for audiences of 1000+ users. Included regular A/B testing, management of the creative deliverables with external agencies, and results analysis for insight extraction. - Digital campaign launch: assisted in creating and managing regular digital campaigns across platforms, and collaborated extensively with external agencies. - Event planning and management, assisting in B2B corporate events held almost every other week with an average of 100 invitees. - Creation of regular benchmarks on the competition, focused primarily on their digital presence.

Social Media & Content Trainee

Cyberclick

Jan 2017 - Jan 2018

1 year 1 month

Barcelona, Spain

For my first internship, I had the honor of being trained in Social Media and Content by the exceptional professionals at Cyberclick. I spent a full year focusing on: - Community Management: managed several Facebook communities, focusing on increasing engagement by regularly posting curated content, interacting with followers, and moderating the conversations. - Content planning: creating of content calendar across platforms for several accounts, content sourcing, and curation. - Data and results analysis: social metrics analysis and monitoring, including weekly reports on the performance of several accounts. - Paid Media Campaigns assessment: assisting with creating and launching several paid media campaigns for clients like SNCF and Iberia, amongst others.


Education

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Grado, Publicidad y Relaciones Públicas

2015 - 2019

4 years 1 month

Escola Cervetó

Bachillerato, Social

2013 - 2015

2 years 1 month


Licenses & certifications

Social Media Management

Issued: –

Certified by Meta

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