Mariana Shelest

Mariana Shelest has a diverse work experience. Mariana began their career as a Press Secretary at Green Institute/Institute of Journalism in September 2020, where they served until May 2021. Simultaneously, they worked as a Social Media Manager and Copywriter at the Student Parliament of the Institute of Journalism from September 2019 to June 2021. Following this, they joined Spaland as a Copywriter and Content Manager in June 2020 and worked until June 2023. Currently, Mariana serves as a Content Strategist at Belkins from June 2023 onwards.

Mariana Shelest completed their upper secondary education at International Relations Lyceum 51 from 2008 to 2019. Mariana then pursued a Bachelor's degree in Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv from 2019 to 2023. Additionally, they obtained various certifications, including Creative Writing: The Craft of Style from Wesleyan University, From Brand to Image: Creating High-Impact Campaigns That Tell Brand Stories from IE Business School, Introduction to Imagemaking from California Institute of the Arts, Integrated Marketing Communications: Advertising, Public Relations, Digital Marketing and more from Coursera, Pricing Strategy from IE Business School, Channel Management and Retailing from IE Business School, Brand and Product Management from IE Business School, Marketing in a Digital World from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing from Google Digital Garage. The certifications were obtained between 2020 and 2021.