Melissa Hucal

Melissa Hucal has a diverse range of work experience. Melissa currently works as an Associate Director of Shared and Earned Media at Simantel. Prior to this, they worked as an Instructional Designer at Simantel. Melissa was also a Content Marketing Writer at Newfangled.

Before joining Newfangled, Melissa held various roles at Simantel, including Program Manager, Marketing Automation Consultant, and Content Strategist.

Melissa has prior experience working as a Manager of Internal Communications at Alorica.

Earlier in their career, Melissa worked as a Marketing Coordinator at Simformotion LLC, a Marketing Director/Public Relations at PSB, and as the Owner/Publisher/Editor of Peoria Macaroni Kid.

Melissa also held the position of Senior Director of Marketing & Development at Hearts at Home.

Melissa began their career as a Senior Communications Representative at Caterpillar Inc. where they worked on the company's annual report.

Melissa Hucal holds a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Communications from Eureka College. Melissa also obtained an Associate's Degree in Journalism from Illinois Central College and a Master's degree in Communications from Illinois State University.

In addition to their formal education, Melissa has earned additional certifications. Melissa completed the "Fundamentals of Media Relations" course offered by Muck Rack in September 2023. Furthermore, they became a "Salesforce Certified Marketing Cloud Email Specialist" in August 2020, after completing the certification program offered by Salesforce.