Avery Balint

Social media and marketing student with hands-on experience across a health startup, a social media agency, and retail brands. Plans and produces photo and video shoots, researches brand strategy, builds content calendars, and creates content for Instagram. Strong eye for brand identity and visual storytelling, backed by a psychology background in what makes audiences engage.

Marketing & Communications Intern - MLPA · Online longevity clinic startup

(2026-07 - 2026-08)

• Led marketing and communications for an early-stage online longevity clinic offering supplements, proteins, peptides, and physician consultations, researching brand strategies to recommend the company's marketing direction.
• Planned and managed a full photo and video shoot for the company website: sourced and hired the photographer/videographer, scheduled shoot dates, and coordinated logistics.
• Wrote interview questions and led on-camera interviews, capturing footage for the brand's YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram channels.
• Coordinated with packaging vendors and scheduled supplier meetings to support product packaging development.
• Learned Shopify to support the company's online storefront, bug-testing the website and creating visuals for its pages.

Content Creator - Goldsnap

(2024-05)

• Manage and curate the brand's Instagram presence, building a consistent visual style and voice.
• Shoot and edit original photos and short-form video for posts, Stories, and Reels.
• Plan content themes, photo shoots, and promotional campaigns with the team.

Social Media Marketing Intern & Assistant - Sunday Social Studio

(2025 - 2025)

• Supported the founder of a boutique social media agency in managing a roster of 5–7 client accounts.
• Helped produce Story sets, planned posts, and content calendars, tailoring each client's feed aesthetic to their brand voice and audience.
• Learned the agency's Canva design workflow for client graphics, templates, and Story designs.
• Filmed and edited short-form clips and researched social trends to keep client content timely and on-brand.

Manager & Visual Merchandiser - Brandy Melville

(2021-03 - 2025-12)

• Advanced from Sales Associate to Keyholder to Manager over nearly five years, recognized for creative initiative and reliability.
• Led visual merchandising, designing in-store displays, styling, and layouts that upheld the brand's visual identity.
• Created product-focused content for the store's Instagram and modeled for the brand, gaining insight into both sides of content production.

Social Media Coordinator - Alpha Phi Sorority

(2023 - 2024)

• Ran the chapter's Instagram account, planning and scheduling posts, Story sets, and event content.
• Designed and maintained a cohesive feed aesthetic that reflected the chapter's brand.
• Collaborated with a small team on branding and visual campaigns to promote recruitment.

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Minor in Business - Michigan State University (2027)