Aliya Elshami

Aliya Elshami currently serves as the Marketing Promotions Manager for Major League Soccer, focusing on the FIFA Club World Cup since April 2025. Prior to this role, Aliya worked as a Freelance Marketing Consultant for TRUFIT Customs in late 2024 and as a Brand Manager for Proximo Spirits from October 2021 to May 2024, specializing in 1800 Tequila. Aliya's experience also includes positions at UM Worldwide as an Associate Media Director for ExxonMobil, and at Hearts & Science as a Media Supervisor and Media Strategist for clients like HBO and P&G. Earlier career roles featured work as a Communications Strategy Planner and Assistant at Generator Media + Analytics, an Event Planning Intern at Sioux Falls Jazz & Blues Society, a Retail Marketing Intern at The University of South Dakota, and a Media Coordinator Intern at Lawrence & Schiller. Aliya holds a Bachelor of Arts in Media & Journalism from the University of South Dakota.