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← All workjune 2019 — may 2022 · Wollongong, NSW

BuildBee

Marketing manager
Industry
3D Printing / Hardware SaaS
Paid advertising
Google, Meta, Reddit
analytics & tracking
Implemented GTM  conversion tracking
content management
Photo, Video, CMS copy
brand management
Established and built a new brand
Stack
Zoho CRM, Contentful
About The role

Three years of full-stack ownership at a fast-moving startup.

At BuildBee, I owned the entire marketing function for a 3D printing SaaS startup, building a brand from near zero, running every paid channel, managing six social platforms, creating content in-house, and contributing directly to product and UI/UX decisions. Three years of full-stack marketing ownership at a fast-moving startup.

BuildBee is a cloud-based 3D printing platform spun out of Me3D, and I joined as Marketing Manager at a stage when the brand needed to be carved out and built as a distinct identity. The challenge wasn't just running campaigns — it was defining what BuildBee stood for, who it was talking to, and how it sounded across every channel.

Over three years, I ran every marketing function simultaneously: paid advertising across Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit; SEO and content; email automation and CRM; social media across six platforms; in-house photo and video production; PR; and direct input into product and UI/UX decisions. BuildBee is the role that made me a genuine full-stack marketer.

key achievements

Brand, growth, and product influence across three years.

01

Built the BuildBee brand from scratch. Developed and maintained a distinct brand identity for BuildBee, differentiating it from the parent company Me3D, defining the visual language, tone of voice, and positioning that gave the product a unique audience in a niche but fast-growing market.

02

Multi-channel paid advertising ownership. Designed and executed digital campaigns across Google Ads (Search and Display), Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit, managing targeting, creative, budgets, and optimisation across all channels simultaneously with regular reporting and performance reviews.

03

Full social media management across 6 platforms. Managed BuildBee’s presence on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Reddit — scheduling content via Zoho Social, driving community engagement, and building an audience from the ground up across every platform.

04

Email automation and onboarding workflows. Managed customer data in Zoho CRM, built targeted email lists, created campaigns and autoresponders, and designed a fully automated onboarding email workflow to convert and retain new users at scale.

05

In-house content production. Created image and video content for all marketing channels using Photoshop, Premiere, and Canva — reducing reliance on external creative agencies and enabling faster, more authentic content output. Also wrote copy for the BuildBee blog and contributed to SEO content strategy.

06

Product and UI/UX contribution. Assisted in UI/UX decision making for both the BuildBee website and web app — including running user tests to generate behavioural data that informed product development decisions. Also contributed directly to product roadmap discussions alongside the engineering team.

07

PR and influencer relationships. Managed an ongoing PR campaign to develop relationships with content creators in the 3D printing space — building organic reach and third-party credibility through strategic outreach and long-term relationship management.

Skills applied
zoho CRM
contentful cms
brand Strategy
google tag manager
reddit ads
social media
google ads
SEO
meta ads
ui/ux
user testing
Email Automation
Reporting & Analytics
Trade Exhibitions
pr/influencer management
content creation & management

What this role demonstrates.

BuildBee is where I became a full-stack marketer in the truest sense. Running every channel, producing content in-house, contributing to product decisions, managing a PR programme, and building a brand identity simultaneously for three years, is the kind of formative experience that produces marketing leaders who genuinely understand every layer of the function.

The UI/UX and product contribution is particularly relevant in a senior leadership context: it signals that I think beyond the marketing brief and engage with the customer experience at a product level, exactly what growth-stage companies need in a Head of Marketing.