Steven Hellman
Growth & Digital Marketing | MBA | Veteran | 5+ Years Building Online Businesses
Digital marketing professional with 5+ years building audiences, creating content, managing email campaigns, and testing messaging across social and web channels. Military Veteran with an MBA in Marketing who uses data and experimentation to grow engagement, generate leads, and improve customer journeys.
Portfolio
Experience
INDEPENDENT MEDIA PROJECTS
Digital Media, Content, and Audience Growth (April 2021 - Present)
Built digital brands across social, email, web, landing pages, and e-commerce, growing a combined audience of 60K+ followers
Generated millions of content views through ongoing testing of messaging, positioning, creative, and conversion funnels
Developed content strategies across video, social, web, and email by using performance data to refine content and identify growth opportunities
Built landing pages, email campaigns, and lead funnels using Squarespace, Wix, Beehiiv, Kit, MailChimp, HubSpot, and Canva
MILITARY STUDENT ONBOARDING MANAGER
MissionWise at Fordham University (July 2025 - March 2026)
Managed multichannel lifecycle communications across email, text, phone, and HubSpot for prospective students
Built and optimized a HubSpot campaign enrolling 650+ contacts, generating 38 meetings, 52% opens, and 14% clicks
Managed CRM segmentation and lifecycle campaigns for 4,000+ contacts, consistently hitting 60%+ open rates
Used prospect feedback and engagement data to refine messaging throughout the enrollment journey
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF MILVET SERVICES
Fordham University (Jan 2020 - Dec 2022)
Led outreach and communications supporting recruitment, enrollment, and engagement of military-connected students
Grew program engagement 200% through improved messaging, educational content, and direct outreach
IT PROJECT MANAGER / BUSINESS ANALYST
Fordham University (Oct 2018 - Jan 2020)
Translated business needs into technical requirements and led stakeholder communication, reporting, and delivery for cross-functional projects
CULINARY OPERATIONS MANAGER
U.S. Coast Guard (Dec 2012 - Dec 2016)
Led high-volume operations, supervising teams and managing $500K+ in inventory, logistics, vendors, and operating systems