Katrina Melvin

Katrina Melvin has a diverse work experience spanning over 17 years. Katrina is currently the Content Marketing Director at Fastmarkets since December 2020. Prior to that, they served as the Head of Content at Wood Mackenzie from August 2018 to November 2020. Katrina also worked at Editions Financial as a Group Content Strategist and a Senior Content Strategist in 2018, and at Quintiq, a Dassault Systèmes company, as a Global Communications Manager and a Senior Content Strategist from 2015 to 2016. Katrina started their career in the education sector as an English Teacher and gradually moved into various roles such as Academic Coordinator and Digital & Features Editor.

Katrina Melvin has a diverse education history. In 1999 to 2003, they attended the University of Aberdeen, where they obtained their MA in English Literature. In 2003, they furthered their education at the Basil Paterson School of English, earning a Cambridge Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults (CELTA). In 2009 to 2010, Katrina pursued their Master of Letters in Publishing Studies at the University of Stirling. Later, in 2018 to 2019, they enrolled at the Oxford College of Marketing and completed a Diploma in Professional Marketing, where they focused on marketing strategy, digital marketing strategy, and marketing metrics. Additionally, Katrina secured several certifications, including a Data visualization for professionals certificate from The University of Edinburgh in January 2023, and a Brand Leadership: Building Brand and Culture certificate from LinkedIn in June 2021. Katrina obtained CIM MCIM Member statuses in March 2021 and June 2020 from CIM | The Chartered Institute of Marketing. Katrina also completed courses such as "Shane Snow on Storytelling" on LinkedIn in January 2021, Crucial Conversations Training by VitalSmarts in May 2016, and a Content Marketing Institute Certification in August 2015.