KAT ✦ YAN

KAT ✦ YAN

Insights | Brand | Product in Melbourne, Australia, they/them

About

Consultative, curious, and culturally sensitive, with global experience working cross-functionally with technical teams to build products people want to use.

Product-literate marketer and researcher with 6y+ in-house experience at high-growth startups alongside 5y+ creative agency experience in diverse verticals: consumer apps, gaming, investment/financial products, fintech, lifestyle, fashion/beauty, sustainability, and travel.

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Work Experience

2023 — Now
Research Editor at The University of Melbourne

Undertook major structural/copy editing, research, and writing, supporting the Office of the Associate Dean (Indigenous) in the Faculty of Arts.

  • Bachelor of Arts Indigenous Student Success Report

  • Indigenous Curriculum Resource Project

2018 — Now
Melbourne, Australia

Connecting brands to culture → providing subject matter expertise in youth/fan online cultures and digital identity formation from the APAC/Oceania perspective.

2022 — 2023

Bridged user/market insights with business objectives to lead global Go-To-Market campaigns for new product and feature releases, surpassing revenue targets of 5-10x budget through innovative transmedia tactics.

2021 — 2022

Analyzed and showcased trends across travel, sustainability, design, manufacturing, and energy in the Oceania geo, contributing to a monthly global compilation insights report for a major urban development client.

2021 — 2022
Melbourne, Australia

→ Led GTM for feature launches and new game development and drove development and implementation of new production processes, doubling output of in-game content.

→ Played a key role in closing an acquisition deal with Animoca Brands, resulting in a promotion within four months.

2020 — 2020
Melbourne, Australia

Promoted within three months for innovating cross-collaborative processes to improve campaign delivery and for playing a key role in sensitively managing executive communications during emerging crisis situations.

2019 — 2019
Melbourne, Australia

Supported events marketing, community management, fundraising/sponsor outreach, and copywriting for Agile Australia/Tech23 conferences and associated editorial content.

2019 — 2019
Melbourne, Australia

Supported research collaboration between Melbourne Social Equity Institute Research Fellows and VICE Media.

2018 — 2018
Melbourne, Australia

→ Developed insights on youth culture for pre-sale decks.

→ Generated branded content/native editorial content pieces for campaigns.

→ Provided copywriting and sub-editing support for Creative and Native teams.

2014 — 2014

Women's Committee Representative | UMSU Women's Department

2013 — 2013

Education

2022 — 2022

Building the liberal arts for crypto. Crypto Culture & Society is a learning DAO exploring the impact of crypto on culture and society. CCS aims to be a leading voice in the academic conversations around web3.

2021 — 2021

A decentralised finance ('DeFi') educational initiative aimed at onboarding and empowering more womxn into the new financial economy enabled by web3/blockchain technology.

2017 — 2018
Master of Marketing Communications at The University of Melbourne

First Class Honours

2013 — 2016
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at The University of Melbourne

First Class Honours, The School of Culture & Communications
English Literature | Screen & Cultural Studies