Melanie Martinez is a trained journalist and marketing professional based between Miami and New York City. She began her career as a social media manager and publicist for brands like Cirque du Soleil and American Red Cross. She later joined the creative shop at Code3, a digital marketing agency, where she led full-funnel paid media strategies for clients like Marriott and Procter & Gamble, in addition to heading organic social for brands like Hawaiian Airlines and Rodan & Fields. She was most recently the marketing director at a gaming company, overseeing operations across digital, experiential, public relations, and D2C.