Marissa Smith
Senior Digital Marketing Strategist
Marissa (she/they) is a multi-channel marketing mage, bringing a breadth of experience to Dittoe PR from previous roles at both agencies and nonprofit organizations. As Senior Digital Marketing Strategist, she develops and executes digital advertising campaigns for our clients that cohesively run alongside organic social media and public relations efforts.
Most recently, Marissa served in a dual-purpose account management and digital strategy role for a Texas-based SaaS agency specializing in healthcare marketing. In previous roles, they have led social media, brand positioning, SEO, stakeholder communications, business development, community engagement, website optimization and more.
In addition to her wide range of marketing expertise, Marissa has worked on such varied topics and projects from sheep farming to foot diseases, wastewater to international sports, and a number of social issues, including working with the ACLU of Indiana to help educate Hoosiers on reproductive rights.
Marissa studied journalism with a concentration in PR at Indiana University Indianapolis. In addition to her title as Senior Digital Marketing Strategist, she also accepts baker, cat mom, pisces queen, nerd and others. When they’re not working, Marissa can be found petting stray cats, reading fantasy novels, playing video games, wandering in the woods, or making art.
Industry Articles
Agency vs. In-house: Sports PR
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Valuable PR lessons I learned from watching “The Office”
Cover image via Bustle. I’m proud to say that I’ve watched the entire series of “The Office” four or five times and consider myself a true fan. I’m sure there are a few of you reading this and getting competitive saying, “Ha, but I’ve watched it SIX times!” There’s no...
