Marcus Holmlund
Marketer who writes, designs and builds. Three years of social, content and web work for public-facing organizations, with numbers to show for it. BBA in Marketing, December 2026.
Experience
Street Ambassador (Marketing and Communications)
Old St. Vital BIZ, Winnipeg
June 2025 to September 2026
- Redesigned and relaunched oldstvitalbiz.com and rebuilt its 181-listing business directory. Case study
- Planned, designed and scheduled all Facebook and Instagram content, April to September 2026: 230K+ views, 210+ new followers, Facebook views up 1,300%, 93% from non-followers. Case study
- Wrote the brand guidelines and applied them across web, print and social.
- Out talking with the 160+ member businesses, sponsors and residents most days, and promoted a summer event series.
Websites for small businesses
Freelance web designer, Winnipeg
2026 to present
- Designed and built the Spa Ojas website: mobile-first, one-tap Fresha booking, memberships and gift cards. Case study
Digital Media and Marketing Assistant
University of Winnipeg Recreation Services, Winnipeg
February to April 2026
- Shot, edited and published photo and short-form video for the department's channels.
Social Media Manager
The Local Motion, Pinawa (remote)
September 2024 to January 2026
- Planned and ran social campaigns to grow brand visibility and membership.
Tourism Services Liaison / Social Media Marketing Coordinator
Pinawa Community Development Corporation, Pinawa
March to August 2024
- Led a website redevelopment and drove visitors to it through social posts, growing web traffic 400%.
Program and Marketing Coordinator
Reyou Mindfulness, Winnipeg and Pinawa
May 2023 to February 2024
- Maintained the Shopify store and built and sent Mailchimp campaigns.
Tools
Meta Business Suite, Canva, Astro, Cloudflare Pages, Shopify, Mailchimp, website CMSs, CapCut, Microsoft 365, Claude and Claude Code (used daily, including building my own AI agents).
Certifications
- HubSpot Social Media Marketing (2025)
- Canva (2025)
- Google Fundamentals of Digital Marketing (2023)
Education
University of Winnipeg, Bachelor of Business Administration. Expected December 2026.
Coursework: Writing in Digital Spaces, Advertising, Marketing Research, Business Data Analytics, Web Design and Development.