
Maria Kieval
Verified Expert in Marketing
Marketing Expert
Golden, CO, United States
Toptal member since September 19, 2024
Maria is a professional creative copywriter and content strategist with experience writing for luxury brands and publications in the beauty, wellness, hospitality, and fashion industries. As a ghostwriter for blogs, emails, web pages, and marketing materials for the past seven years, her experience in eCommerce and retail marketing strategy has given her a unique edge in developing brand copy and content. Maria has a strong understanding of consumer behavior, SEO, and branding trends.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Advertising Copy
- Blogging
- Business
- Copywriting
- Email Content
- SEO Copywriting
- Taglines
- Tone of Voice
Work Experience
Brand Copywriter
Ascent
- Established myself as the brand copywriter for a large protein and supplement label sold nationwide in Whole Foods, Walmart, Costco, and King Soopers.
- Worked with high-level marketing executives to consistently provide engaging SEO content for the company's blog.
- Collaborated with the marketing and sustainability teams to translate the company's sustainability initiatives into easy-to-read blog posts.
- Partnered with the marketing team on copy for exciting product launches, including creatine and electrolyte powders.
Brand Copywriter
YUNI Beauty
- Worked with founders, marketing managers, and agency partners to develop engaging SEO-led blog posts on clean skincare, holistic and ayurvedic beauty, and ingredient spotlights.
- Led the brand voice and marketing copy for several product launches, including tagline creation for the website homepage, emails, and ads.
- Reworked the brand's website copy during a rebrand and transition to seamlessly include SEO keywords and phrases throughout the site, including the home page, about pages, product descriptions, and category pages.
Brand Copywriter
Joanna Czech
- Performed weekly blog writing and ghostwriting for Joanna Czech, a renowned skincare expert and an esthetician to the stars.
- Edited content as a ghostwriter, partnering with publications such as The Cut and Vogue.
- Wrote hundreds of emails for Joanna featuring skincare tips and product recommendations, encouraging subscribers to shop in her eCommerce shop or read content on her blog.
Digital Marketing Manager
ZENTS
- Managed promotional and evergreen digital marketing campaigns from conception to completion.
- Successfully launched a CBD line, ANTARA, by developing a digital strategy for a new website, email campaign, and social channels.
- Project-managed all digital marketing initiatives and worked with contract partners, including agencies, designers, vendors, developers, and copywriters.
- Worked as a copywriter, content writer, and editor for the digital brand voice, leading the creative direction and the media and photography production for all eCommerce content.
- Drove 65% year-over-year growth for the 2020 Black Friday holiday campaign.
- Maintained an above-industry average of open and click rates for the campaign and evergreen emails.
Project History
Email Copywriting for Joanna Czech
https://s3.amazonaws.com/external_clips/4959776/Joanna_Czech_Emails.pdf?1709007402Wrote email copy including subject lines, headers, taglines, CTAs, and engaging copy for Joanna Czech, a celebrity esthetician and skincare brand, driving engagement and sales.
Ascent Protein Blog
https://www.ascentprotein.com/blogs/nutritionWrote research-based and science-backed SEO blog posts for a nationwide fitness supplement brand.
Email and Blog Copywriting for YUNI Beauty
https://www.yunibeauty.com/blogs/communityConducted brand copywriting since 2022 for a nationwide clean skincare brand.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Merchandising
Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO, USA
Skills
Core
Blogging, Copywriting, Email Marketing, Content Marketing, SEO Tools, SEO Content, Marketing, Content
Platforms & Tools
Asana, ActiveCampaign
Other
Blogs, Product Launch, Email Content, Blog Posting, Advertising Copy, Google Docs, Business, SEO Copywriting, Email, Tone of Voice, Taglines, Web Content, Management, Mentorship & Coaching, Direct Response, Design, Google Sheets, New Products, eCommerce, Copy Editing, eCommerce SEO, Website Audits, Content Writing, Article Writing, Slogan Writing, SEO Writing, Beauty Products, Fashion, Merchandising
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