After a decade leading social media, community management, content production, and partnership strategy for brands brands like Charlotte’s Web, HarperCollins, Ancient Nutrition, and SmileDirectClub, I began a freelancing project built on one belief: marketing should benefit your community as much as it benefits your bottom line. I partner with growing CPG, lifestyle, wellness, and tech brands as a fractional marketing strategist, consultant, and freelancer building systems that scale, support community, and positively impact net revenue. My approach blends data with empathy, helping founders and in-house teams: • Optimize systems for campaigns and content • Clarify what’s moving the needle and what's a time-suck • Help build community with storytelling, not scare tactics • Scale without burning out or creating busywork If you’re ready to ditch panic posting, understand your numbers, and show up with clarity, consistency, and connection, then let’s build a marketing system you can actually stand behind.

Carlisle Russell

After a decade leading social media, community management, content production, and partnership strategy for brands brands like Charlotte’s Web, HarperCollins, Ancient Nutrition, and SmileDirectClub, I began a freelancing project built on one belief: marketing should benefit your community as much as it benefits your bottom line. I partner with growing CPG, lifestyle, wellness, and tech brands as a fractional marketing strategist, consultant, and freelancer building systems that scale, support community, and positively impact net revenue. My approach blends data with empathy, helping founders and in-house teams: • Optimize systems for campaigns and content • Clarify what’s moving the needle and what's a time-suck • Help build community with storytelling, not scare tactics • Scale without burning out or creating busywork If you’re ready to ditch panic posting, understand your numbers, and show up with clarity, consistency, and connection, then let’s build a marketing system you can actually stand behind.

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After a decade leading social media, community management, content production, and partnership strategy for brands brands like Charlotte’s Web, HarperCollins, Ancient Nutrition, and SmileDirectClub, I began a freelancing project built on one belief: marketing should benefit your community as much as it benefits your bottom line.

I partner with growing CPG, lifestyle, wellness, and tech brands as a fractional marketing strategist, consultant, and freelancer building systems that scale, support community, and positively impact net revenue.

My approach blends data with empathy, helping founders and in-house teams:
• Optimize systems for campaigns and content
• Clarify what’s moving the needle and what’s a time-suck
• Help build community with storytelling, not scare tactics
• Scale without burning out or creating busywork

If you’re ready to ditch panic posting, understand your numbers, and show up with clarity, consistency, and connection, then let’s build a marketing system you can actually stand behind.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Director of Acquisition & Partnerships at Charlotte's Web
March 1, 2025 - July 1, 2025
Led acquisition and partnerships initiatives; developed and scaled a Memorial Day promotion resulting in a 120% year-over-year revenue increase for the same period, without increasing budget, headcount, or resources. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive growth and strengthen channel partnerships.
Senior Social Media Manager at Carlisle Brand's, LLC
January 1, 2024 - March 1, 2025
Launched a direct-to-consumer organic social media strategy generating a five-figure revenue stream with 3.5% conversion; increased affiliate-driven Black Friday/Cyber Week 2024 sales to over $150K net; led paid media strategy in H2 2024, increasing net revenue by 75% while reducing spend by 50%; boosted organic engagement and built a scalable project-management process with cross-team onboarding.
Owner & Lead Strategist at Carlisle Brand's, LLC
March 1, 2024 - Present
Developed and maintained contract-based relationships with eCommerce and founder-led brands; created growth, engagement, and conversion roadmaps; conducted in-depth audits; built platform-specific strategies for new offerings and products; established content systems for founders and internal teams.
Director of Social Media & Partnership Marketing at HarperCollins Publishing
June 1, 2021 - January 1, 2024
Strategized, built, executed and reviewed 1,000+ campaigns across 7 brands with an average campaign conversion of 2.5% through integrated marketing; expanded the DTC affiliate program generating $500k+ revenue YoY; managed social campaigns for 7 eCommerce brands across 5+ platforms and produced 12K+ content pieces in 3 years; drove 387k sessions and 75k form submissions; increased organic conversion to 5%+; reached 575M+ organic impressions through author collaborations; established SOPs enabling 6.2k social posts in 2024; built an online community of 9k members; created GA4 dashboards for insights.
Social Media Manager at Ancient Nutrition
November 1, 2018 - November 1, 2020
Built a video-centric social media strategy leveraging live and long-form video to reach over 2M followers and 800M impressions in under 2 years; managed Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, and Twitter for the brand and co-founder Dr. Josh Axe; launched 4 new categories and 25+ products generating $5M in top-line revenue from organic social; launched top-selling categories into major retailers; improved engagement from 3.2% to 6% and adopted Sprout Social to streamline workflows; served as Social Media Creative Director, expanding brand reach and engagement through influencer partnerships.

Education

B.S. in Communications at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
August 1, 2012 - December 1, 2015

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail, Software & Internet, Professional Services