Portfolio & resume

Emma Palatnik

Marketing strategist for financial services firms

Summary

Nine-plus years building marketing programs for companies that need to move fast and be trusted — with deep roots in the regulatory, client-behavior, and communication demands of financial services.

Experience

May 2025 — Present

Sunshine Digital Marketing Solutions

Head of Agency

  • Leads a full-service digital marketing agency specializing in financial services firms.
  • Drives business development through strategic outreach, networking, referrals, and inbound marketing, building a pipeline of high-value client relationships.
  • Provides hands-on execution and oversight across branding, content, copywriting, graphic design, website development and SEO, advertising, public relations, event planning, email marketing, social media, and analytics.
Nov 2024 — Nov 2025

A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners

Director of Prime Brokerage Digital Marketing

  • Led end-to-end marketing for the prime brokerage business — brand, digital, content, PR, and events — to drive visibility and generate leads.
  • Owned all social media strategy and execution, increasing reach and engagement through consistent content.
  • Created all graphic design assets, including social media assets, email headers, and PDFs.
  • Built and managed targeted email campaigns delivering firm updates, news, and relevant content to the target audience.
  • Implemented analytics and reporting tools to measure performance, optimize campaigns, and surface data-driven insights.
Mar 2022 — Oct 2024

Lincoln International

Content Marketing and Internal Communications Coordinator · Jul–Oct 2024

Marketing Specialist · Mar 2022–Jun 2024

  • Crafted content and copy supporting brand positioning across website, email campaigns, press releases, internal communications, articles, videos, and social media.
  • Developed new content themes and formats through collaboration, research, and internal insights.
  • Led internal communications strategy for 1,000+ employees, achieving 70%+ open rates and 10%+ click rates.
  • Managed freelance writers and coordinated with external vendors to produce marketing materials.
Jan 2017 — Oct 2024

Independent Marketing Consultancy

Founder

  • Founded and operated a digital marketing firm spanning organic and paid social (TikTok, X, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook).
  • Led content strategy and creation across articles, blogs, email, video, and graphics.
  • Planned and executed email campaigns end to end.
  • Designed, managed, and optimized client websites for SEO.
  • Ran influencer marketing campaigns, event management, and fundraising initiatives.
  • Delivered performance analytics and reporting to clients.

Education

Champaign, IL

Bachelor of Science in Journalism

University of Illinois Urbana‑Champaign

GPA 3.81 / 4.0

Skills & tools

Strategy & analytics

Google Analytics, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Apollo, AI-assisted workflows, ChatGPT

Content & design

Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro, Bridge, Canva, AP Style, Intermediate French

Platforms & web

WordPress, Squarespace, Wix, HTML/CSS, Mailchimp, Poppulo, Hootsuite, Later, Wild Apricot, Microsoft Office