Katie Cahill
Digital Marketing Manager
Data-Driven Digital Marketer & Website Specialist | Digital Marketing Strategist | Content Marketer & SEO Strategist
Summary
Katie Cahill is a results-driven Digital Marketing Strategist with expertise across SEO, website development, content marketing, marketing automation and email strategy. Throughout her career, she has led the digital transformation of multiple organisations, successfully launching commercial and corporate websites, ecommerce platforms and fundraising initiatives.
Katie takes a whole-of-system approach to digital marketing. She does more than build websites or publish content. She understands how strategy, technical SEO, on-page optimisation, site speed, paid media, analytics, content and customer experience work together to drive measurable growth. Her ability to connect data with creative execution enables her to improve performance, increase efficiency and generate valuable user insights.
With strong experience in social media strategy and content production, Katie has created engaging campaigns that strengthen brand presence across multiple platforms. She is also passionate about education and has trained teams to manage their marketing in a way that is practical, accessible and easy to understand.
Career highlights include managing and automating the 2,000-person Strawberry Sundae volunteer program and leading the centre enablement program for Australia’s largest childcare provider. These projects demonstrate her strength in digital systems thinking, large-scale project management and performance-driven execution.
Experience
Goodstart Early Learning
Senior Digital Marketing Specialist (2023 - 2025)
Katie played a key role in supporting and scaling digital marketing capability across more than 600 centres nationally. She trained and supported centre teams through webinars, mini training sessions and practical resources, while managing the Canva for Centres program to streamline content creation and improve brand consistency. She developed and executed a data-driven organic social media strategy across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, overseeing content creation, filming, editing, reporting and asset development. She also monitored online sentiment using Brandwatch and delivered regular performance insights to national and state teams to refine strategy and strengthen results.
Katie designed and launched a national centre enablement program, coordinating subject matter experts to upskill teams and increase engagement. She supported paid social and search campaigns through analysis and reporting, contributed to customer journey mapping and competitor research, and executed integrated national and local campaigns aligned to business goals. Alongside managing external agencies and collaborating with internal stakeholders, she oversaw a marketing template library, mentored junior team members and ensured marketing initiatives were delivered efficiently, strategically and at scale.
The Common Good
Digital Marketing Specialist (2021 - 2023)
Katie oversaw all digital content and performance channels, including social media, email marketing, blogs and website management, alongside reporting through Google Analytics and Google Search Console. She led day-to-day website operations, SEO optimisation and content updates, and spearheaded the development of three new websites and an e-commerce store, ensuring strong alignment with business objectives and user experience best practice. She also planned and delivered content to support both always-on initiatives and major campaigns, producing digital and print assets using the Adobe Creative Suite.
A standout achievement was the creation and execution of the Ekka Strawberry Sundaes volunteer program, where she built the full digital ecosystem including recruitment funnels, platform development, communications and marketing automations, successfully managing 2,000 corporate and public volunteers. She applied advanced audience segmentation and data-driven insights within the CRM to refine targeting, improve engagement and optimise overall digital performance.
Grace Lutheran Colleges
Digital Media Specialist & Graphic Designer (2019 - 2022)
Katie led the development and ongoing maintenance of the college website, ensuring strong functionality, user experience and performance. She created a comprehensive online Subject Selection portal featuring custom videos, iconography and tailored descriptions for more than 75 subjects, supporting informed decision making for students and families. She also oversaw social media content planning and engagement opportunities, while monitoring website and social performance through tools such as Google Analytics and Meta Business Suite.
In addition, Katie curated and produced annual yearbooks across multiple campuses, coordinating contributors and capturing high-quality photography. She managed the college’s media archive, designed print and digital collateral using the Adobe Creative Suite, and provided end-to-end event support including photography, social coverage, graphic design and on-the-ground coordination.
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Qualifications
Advanced Google Ads (2024)
Digital Advertising (2023)
HubSpot Academy
Social Media Marketing (2023)
HubSpot Academy
Inbound Marketing Optimization (2023)
HubSpot Academy
Conversion Optimization Certification (2023)
Google Ads Search Certification (2023)
Advanced Google Analytics 4 (GA4) (2023)
Marketing Attribution and Mix Modeling (2023)
Social Media Marketing for Small Business (2019)
Communication and Media Studies (2016)
Queensland University of Technology