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RoyedYakub

Creative & Brand Strategy · Digital Marketing

Your brand has a story. I’ll make people care about it.

Open to part-time roles from November 2026 · Full-time from April 2027

AT A GLANCE
Profile
Creative & Brand Strategist with hands-on experience in paid social, short-form video, content and SEO.
Now
Social Media & Digital Marketing Specialist (Freelance) at eCreative Agency · Creative Strategist Intern at ORA · University of Miami — B.S. Communication (Advertising & Marketing) · Dec 2025 · MIM International Business, EAE Business School (May 2027).
Availability
Open to part-time roles from November 2026 · Full-time from April 2027 · Barcelona → San Francisco 2027 · U.S. citizen, no visa sponsorship required · English & Spanish.

ROLES I'M A FIT FOR

  • Creative Strategist
  • Brand Strategist
  • Social Media Manager
  • Content Marketing Specialist
  • Paid Social Specialist
  • Marketing Coordinator

RESULTS

Key results

30%+

Website traffic growth from paid campaigns I supported

ORA · résumé

Team result

35–40%

Organic growth from SEO work I assisted

ORA · SEO · résumé

Team result

50%+ reach / 30%+ engagement

From social content I planned and published

Accretive Capital · résumé

60%+

Business growth for the sunglasses brand I founded

Stay You Lenses · résumé

Source: résumé. Stay You business-growth measurement basis unspecified.

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PROFILE

Hello, I’m Royed.

Bilingual in English and Spanish, comfortable in a room full of strangers, and always curious about what makes people care about a brand.

How I workI help brands grow by understanding people first — then making content they actually stop for.

Royed in a black suit and black shirt, light sneakers and glasses, holding a glass on the red carpet before the LUMAS liberation of arts backdrop
I’m a marketer who likes understanding people, and why some brands stick. I work across paid social, short-form video, email and brand building. Bilingual in English and Spanish, shaped by California, Miami and Barcelona.

Experience & education

  1. Jun 2021–Aug 2022

    Experience

    Noel Box

    Marketing Specialist

  2. 2023

    Education

    Saddleback College

    Associate of Science in Business Administration

  3. Jan 2024–Jan 2025

    Experience

    Stay You Lenses

    Founder & Marketing Manager

  4. Apr 2024–Apr 2025

    Experience

    Accretive Capital

    Social Media Marketing & Analytics Intern

    50%+ reach · 30%+ engagement · 25%+ follower growth · résumé

  5. Dec 2025

    Education

    University of Miami

    B.S. Communication (Advertising & Marketing)

  6. 2026–Present

    Experience

    ORA – Optimal Recruitment & Automation

    Creative Strategist Intern (Paid Acquisition)

  7. Oct 2026–Present

    Experience

    eCreative Agency

    Social Media & Digital Marketing Specialist (Freelance)

  8. May 2027

    Education

    EAE Business School

    Master in Management (International Business)

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SKILLS & TOOLS

Working Skills

The toolboxStrategy, content and data — I plan it, make it and measure it.

DESIGN

  • Photoshop logoPhotoshopEditing campaign imagery
  • Illustrator logoIllustratorDeveloping brand graphics
  • InDesign logoInDesignLaying out presentations
  • Lightroom logoLightroomRefining photo color
  • Canva logoCanvaCreating social and brand visuals

VIDEO

  • Premiere Pro logoPremiere ProCutting social and ad videos
  • CapCut logoCapCutEditing short-form video

ADS & ANALYTICS

  • Meta Ads Manager logoMeta Ads ManagerSupporting paid social campaigns
  • Google Ads logoGoogle AdsSupporting paid acquisition
  • Google Analytics logoGoogle AnalyticsReviewing audience and traffic data
  • HubSpot logoHubSpotContent and email marketing
  • Metricool logoMetricoolScheduling social content

ORA

Professional · Creative Strategist Intern (Paid Acquisition) · 2026–Present

One hook, one message.

What I did

  • Edited five short-form recruitment videos, each built around one clear hook
  • Supported Meta & Google Ads creative and SEO
  • Scheduled organic social content in Metricool

My contribution

My video edits and creative support within ORA’s marketing team.

Result

30%+ traffic growth, 35–40% organic growth (team results)

Still frame from an ORA recruitment video

E-Creative Agency

Professional · Social Media & Digital Marketing Specialist (Freelance) · Oct 2026–Present

Your Business. Amplified.

What I did

  • Researched positioning to clarify the agency offer
  • Planned paid social and SEO channel concepts
  • Designed a campaign proposal to present the strategy

My contribution

I developed the proposal independently; freelance work sits within the agency team.

Result

Pitch led to an ongoing freelance role (Oct 2026–Present)

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Stay You Lenses

Professional · Founder & Marketing Manager · Jan 2024–Jan 2025

Stay you.

What I did

  • Developed sunglasses with a manufacturer
  • Built brand identity, packaging and the website
  • Created social content for the launch campaign

My contribution

I led brand, website and content; a manufacturer developed the frames with me.

Result

60%+ business growth; product taken from idea to launch

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Noel Box

Professional · Marketing Specialist · Jun 2021–Aug 2022

Gifts, made personal.

What I did

  • Created promotional visuals for online discovery
  • Optimized Amazon and Etsy product listings
  • Coordinated manufacturing and fulfillment

My contribution

My promotional visuals and listing optimization supported the wider team’s growth.

Result

~20–30% growth in customer acquisition

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MyS Atelier

Independent · Creative Strategist & Content Creator · Barcelona · In progress

Un rinconcito, mil momentos.

What I did

  • Pitched the café owners in person
  • Developed a content strategy for local discovery
  • Film and edit short-form café videos

My contribution

My self-initiated café pitch, strategy and ongoing video work.

Result

In progress

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Lululemon Nulu

Academic · Email Marketing & Creative Strategy · EAE Business School · 2026

Move Freely. Feel More.

What I did

  • Designed and coded a mobile-first HTML email
  • Wrote benefit-led copy
  • Paired products with Barcelona imagery

My contribution

My email concept, copy and HTML for an EAE student assignment; unaffiliated with lululemon.

Result

Academic concept, no launch results

User-supplied Nulu brand symbol

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Academic · Marketing Specialist / Campaign Strategy · With Jazmine Halawa · University of Miami

Be Seen.

What I did

  • Researched audiences to guide brand positioning
  • Developed creative direction for “Be Seen”
  • Planned social and in-store campaign touchpoints

My contribution

My research and campaign direction in group coursework with Jazmine Halawa.

Result

Academic concept, no launch results

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Eco Spoon

Academic · Digital Marketing, Brand & Creative Strategy · EAE Business School · Group concept

A small object, a bigger idea.

What I did

  • Researched customers to guide brand strategy
  • Designed the concept website
  • Proposed Google Ads and Meta Ads campaigns

My contribution

My brand strategy, website and proposed ads within the EAE group concept.

Result

Academic concept, no launch results

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