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Athena Newton

Freelance Marketing Strategist

€600/day
Antwerp, BE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Athena

I help brands and businesses build content that works, marketing strategies that are grounded in data, and brand voices that actually sound like humans wrote them.
With 15+ years across fashion, beauty, luxury, and B2B, I have managed global campaigns at Estée Lauder across six international markets, grown my own fashion label to 10,000+ customers with 82% organic revenue, and worked with clients ranging from corporate language schools to executive coaches serving Fortune 50 companies. I know how to take a brief and deliver something real, on time, without needing hand-holding.
What I typically work on: content strategy and editorial calendars, brand positioning, LinkedIn strategy and content, SEO, email marketing, campaign planning and execution, website copy, and freelancer coordination.
I work in English natively, Dutch at an upper intermediate level, and I am based just outside Antwerp. I am available for both short briefs and longer retainer engagements.

My portfolio of client work:

My brand:
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Dutch

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Antwerp (up to 50km), Brussels (up to 50km), Ghent (up to 50km), Kortrijk (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Independent
    Freelance Content Strategist & Marketing Consultant
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Antwerp, Belgium
    • • Drive content strategy, SEO, LinkedIn campaigns, editorial calendars, and Google Analytics reporting for Semantics Belgium, a B2B language training company in Brussels.
    • • Lead brand positioning, content strategy, and a 90-day LinkedIn growth campaign for John Bowe, an executive communication coach serving Fortune 50 companies, with measurable audience growth month on month.
    • • Manage distributed creative teams across video, social, and content delivery for international clients across US and European time zones.
    Content marketing SEO Brand content Digital communication Social media
  • AND (Athena Newton Designs)
    Founder
    January 2019 - Today (7 years and 5 months)
    • • Built AND from zero to 10,000+ customers with 82% organic revenue and zero paid acquisition.
    • • Negotiated wholesale buying agreements directly with Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Urban Outfitters, and Anthropologie, building the full retail channel from scratch.
    • • Built lifecycle email programs that increased conversions 27% and drove a 40% repeat purchase rate.
    • • Produced and art-directed full seasonal photoshoots managing teams of up to 20 people.
  • Pulling Paint
    Fractional Director of Growth Marketing
    January 2024 - January 2025 (1 year)
    • • Managed Google Ads and Meta campaigns generating 134 conversions at $6.56 CPA through A/B testing of 15+ ad variations.
    • • Translated complex B2B services into clear marketing content across blogs, case studies, LinkedIn, landing pages, and email.
    • • Built performance reporting frameworks used directly by leadership for budget and strategy decisions.

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Education

  • Full
    Full
  • MSc
    University of Amsterdam
    MSc

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