Austyn Smith is a global digital marketing strategist with experience at Fortune 100 companies all the way to start ups. She joins us from Launch Education Advisors, a higher education consultancy based in Amsterdam, NL, where she led marketing strategy end to end. Prior to LAUNCH, Austyn worked at Nike’s European headquarters in The Netherlands in Digital Marketing Operations. Austyn began her career at Vitaminwater | Smartwater in New York, NY, as the CEO/Founder’s assistant. Joining the company as they were acquired by Coca-Cola was a front row seat to business school, as she played a vital role in the global launch of the brand and fell in love with marketing. Trained at Northwestern’s Medill School of Integrated Marketing Communications, Austyn has a passion for higher education, and uniting institutions’ marketing efforts to generate the greatest impact.
Austyn enjoys the Portland outdoor scene, hiking, trail running, and discovering new cafes around town. When she is not at work or in nature, Austyn stays very busy shuffling her four children around to sports and activities, listening to a comedy podcast, or perusing a bookstore. Welcome, Austyn!