Strategic Communications and Marketing Professional

Melanie Janisse is a senior agency leader with experience in public relations, media relations, content marketing and integrated marketing strategies. She has helped startup organizations to global corporations share their stories, influence customers, protect brand reputations and elevate senior executives.

She is passionate about building relationships with her co-workers and clients. She’s been fortunate to build relationships with clients and journalists across the U.S. and Europe within industries such as B2B, B2C, F&B, CPG, healthcare, financial services/ Fintech, higher education, retail, technology, and more. She is a strong manager who focuses on supporting her team’s professional and personal goals through a player/coach mentality.

Melanie was born and raised in St. Louis, MO. She went to high school at Nerinx Hall before attending The University of Missouri-Columbia for dual degrees in Journalism and Communications. She met her husband at Mizzou and today they have two kids, James and Gracie, and a lab named Josie. She loves the outdoors and setting personal running/triathlon goals for herself.

Key Skills

Account management

Marketing analytics

Budgeting and project management

Crisis communications

Confident, clear communicator

Customer relationship management

Data analysis

Content marketing, management and creation

Executive thought leadership

Email marketing

Integrated marketing campaigns

Internal communications plans

Reporting and analysis

Storytelling

SEO and keyword optimization

Social media management

Team Management

Writing and editing

External communication plans

Media relations/ Public relations

Marketing

Public relations

Project management

Problem solving

Technological Proficiencies

Positive Feedback

“Melanie is every employer’s dream. It begins with her attitude, which is always positive and upbeat. She is willing to step in wherever necessary to deliver excellent client work or participate in firm-wide leadership initiatives such as the Internship program, DEI Committee or new business. She also takes time with junior staffers to work with them and develop their skills.”

“Melanie is approachable, positive, and focused on creating a memorable and meaningful communication.”

“Melanie is an efficient problem solver with a team focused approach.”

“Melanie personifies our values and truly digs into her clients’ business, often bringing innovative ideas about how to better serve them. She is detail oriented and people constantly ask about whether they can have her on their team for a project, which in an agency is the highest form of compliment.”

“Melanie sets the example from the top. She doesn’t get stressed about small things, so her team doesn’t. The overall CULTURE of stability and consistency that she leads the team with is something she should be really proud of, because it is unique.”

“Melanie loves solving problems, improving processes, and building 1-1 relationships.”